the scariest amusement park
You probably remember the news helicopter shots of a flooded Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans, after hurricane Katrina. The WebUrbanist has assembled a spooky collection of more recent shots of the park that show its decay and life of abandonment. Sad and spooky, yet inspiring to urban explorers.
From @dabitch. Image from Brynne Photography.
Labels: creativeinspiration, hospitality, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:07 AM
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
the taxi tops of tokyo
Photographer Alexander James has a beauteous collection of Japanese taxi top photography.
Chances are, there's something you see in your life every day that could be realized as art, too. Or maybe you should just hire Alexander to walk around with you to point these things out.
Labels: art, japan, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:23 AM
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
google now mapping mountains
You probably already know that Google tricks out cars to capture images for their street view pics across the world. But now there's street view for Canada’s Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. (Just in time for the Olympics.)
How'd they do that? They tricked out a snowmobile.
Find even more pics and behind the scenes fun at the Google Street View blog.
Labels: google, gps, photography, sports marketing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:37 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
photo effects without all of the photoshop
Add a bunch of hipster groovy effects to any photo in your library with the Rollip filter tool. Then download the shot or order prints from the company.
Cool fun without all of the Photoshop mess.
Labels: photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:02 AM
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Monday, January 18, 2010
all the camera you need
Think you need an expensive camera to shoot gallery worthy photographs? Check out this collection of photos from cameras found in junk stores. From Boing Boing.
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:31 AM
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
milking got milk
Finally, there's a blog devoted to documenting the campaign that will never, ever go away. The Got Milk campaign must be the most parodied ad campaign in history, and it continues with each and every day.
Milking Got Milk is a group blog devoted to documenting the exploitation of this legendary addition to pop culture. Seen a "Got ____" ad around your town? Submit a photo. This could go on for eternity.
Labels: adindustry, blogging, creativeinspiration, photography, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:46 AM
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
something to make you go "awwwwww."
Who says traffic cams don't capture interesting moments? From @everysandwich
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:07 AM
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Monday, November 23, 2009
los angeles, without people
Ever wonder what Los Angeles might look like, without all of the people? Photographer Matt Logue explores this for you.
The good news: after the apocalypse, you'll be able to get to work much, much faster. From @gregsantos
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:20 AM
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
need a walk in the park?
If you're having a stressful day and need a nice walk in the park (but are too lazy to actually get up from your desk), this is for you.
A walk in the park is a video produced from 2,038 still images that photographer Mark Louis Weinberg assembled after documenting his own walk in the park.
The result is a beautious piece of creative self promotion. You'll want to check out his website, blog and learn more about this photographer that just provided a three minute escape from your ridiculous day.
Labels: creativeinspiration, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:07 AM
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Friday, November 13, 2009
what happens in nyc is photographed
Here's a wonderful photographic essay featuring Gail Albert Halaban's view...from NYC apartment windows. From Eric Fleming.
Labels: creativeinspiration, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 6:55 AM
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
talking to old people is creepy
AdFreak thinks this new spot from Kodak is a little creepy. Like the Grandma (and maybe the little girl) come off as being ghosts.
Maybe it's the shrinking couch that feels like something from the Shining, or just the thought of looking at photos in their non-digital medium, but we tend to agree.
Labels: ads, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Friday, October 30, 2009
rock and roll: dead, but well photographed
There's an incredible exhibit that just opened at the Brooklyn Museum, featuring a collection of works from the legendary photographers of rock and roll.
The show includes early shots of artists, live shots, portraits, crowds and fans, and album covers and concepts. See you there. (One of my all time favorite covers is pictured above - Bow Wow Wow, shot by photographer Andy Earl.)
Labels: music, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:47 AM
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
the sexiest zombies ever
Just in time for the zombie festivals, zombie walks and zombie bar crawls. My Zombie Pinup salutes the classic pinup style calendars with a twist: zombie girls.
Laughing Squid points out that several shots pay tribute to the classics of Gil Elvgren. Who says zombies aren't totally hot??
Labels: photography, pop culture, zombies
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:49 AM
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Monday, October 26, 2009
wartime could use some super heroes
Artist and photographer Agan Harahap has placed modern day superheroes into classic war photography. Why not?
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:50 AM
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Monday, October 19, 2009
lifestreaming made easy
There's a new hot camera about to hit the market that should have lifestreamers wetting their pants.
It's worn around your neck, and snaps photos automatically about every 30 seconds. It even has an accelerometer and light sensors to snap images when you enter a new environment, and an infrared sensor that senses body heat when someone is in front of you.
The camera was originally developed for patients with Alzheimer's, but now there's a planned consumer release for 2010. Get ready to document, tweet and share everything. From Loic.
Labels: blogging, photography, social media, technology
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:36 AM
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
life on google
ResearchBuzz reports that Google's just made the entire collection of Life Magazines from 1936 to 1972 available online. That's over 1800 issues of yesteryear ready for your browsing.
It's also cool to see (on the cover pictured above) that "tweens" used to be called "subteens", and that they were going to hell in a handbasket because of heavy necking and sensual dancing. (And why don't ladies wear hats like that anymore??) From BBH Labs.
Labels: google, photography, pop culture, publishing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Friday, September 25, 2009
it's only a little dust
There's some stunning photographs of the "red storm" that hit Sydney earlier in the week. Tom Coates decided to cruise the interwebs and pull together the best of them into a collection. Check 'em out if you haven't already - you'll swear it's Photoshop or a movie set.
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:21 AM
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Friday, September 18, 2009
behind the cover of wired magazine
Wired Magazine has some of the best covers in what's left of the print publishing industry.
Check out this presentation from Creative Director Scott Dadich, who takes you throught the creation process of several of their more magnificent cover designs. From Michael Surtess.
Labels: design, photography, publishing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:33 AM
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Friday, September 04, 2009
nyc from the eyes of semi famous new yorkers
Time Out New York sent 83 photographers, artists and personalities a disposable camera and challenged them to capture the city as they see it, then asked them about their experience.
The photo above was captured by Keith Powell (who has appeared in 30 Rock and Night at the Museum.) See other shots by Drew Barrymore, Sean Lennon, and other actors, dancers, porn stars, architects and photographers.
Interesting. Kind of.
Labels: newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 6:51 AM
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
the best gas ever.
A most wonderous collection of the most glorious gas stations you'll ever roll your chariot into.
Labels: architecture, photography, travel
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:53 AM
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what's for school lunch?
Ever wonder what school lunch really looks like? What's for School Lunch is a blog dedicated to documenting the photo goodness that is actual school lunch.
That taco salad pictured above looks utterly delicious. ;) Submit your own before you scarf down the meat object. From Coudal.
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography, yummyfood
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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Friday, August 21, 2009
who is that stock photo girl?
Do you ever wonder who those people are in the stock photos? Meet Yvonne. She was in the right place at the right time and posed for a photo. Her shot has since been available and licensed as a stock photograph across industries, media and countries.
Yvonne believes that her timeless haircut has given her photo longevity that doesn't exist with other shots that were taken years and years ago. And so she continues to pop up in odd places. A friend of hers even found her image in a shop window in Barcelona.
Yvonne seems entertained by it all, and has assembled a nice collection of her shots in use. Pretty fun to meet the people behind the photo in your ad. From Waxy.
Labels: photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
in the olden days, they didn't have photoshop
Someone's collected a sweet archive of shots by English photographer Arthur S Mole, and American colleague John D Thomas who created these massive human assemblies/sculptures/party of soldiers.
They served as inspirational images, and were produced during World War I and World War II. A Hawaiian division is pictured above. Thanks, Devon!
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:35 AM
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
how designers travel
You'll be inspired by the manner in which Christine from LAMA Designs travels. In the digital age, it's almost expected that we document our travels on Twitter, on Flickr, Facebook and everywhere else.
Christine's photo essay shows how easy (and valuable) it is to document your travels. She emails her friends a daily journal while on the road, complete with pics and details of her adventures (I suppose Facebook would be better for this). Once home, she creates digital movies for each of her trips, complete with soundtracks representative of the journey.
From Pretavoyager, a blog devoted to the creative side of traveling. Found by Rosso.
Labels: photography, travel
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:42 AM
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spelling with trucks
The entire alphabet realized on the backs of trucks. Use this as a font set for the trucker in your life.
Or just be amazed that photographer/typographer/artist Eric Tabuchi was able to find enough trucks with enough letters to complete two entire sets.
Labels: photography, typography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:25 AM
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what it takes to make a magazine cover
If you've ever wondered what it takes to put together a magazine cover (those paper things, that are like blogs), or maybe you've questioned why your creative agency takes so long to complete that ad of yours - then you have to watch this time lapse video of the creation of a MacWorld cover.
From photo shoot to published in three minutes. Wonderful and beautiful and you'll wish that we could time lapse every project like this.
Labels: adindustry, creativeinspiration, mac, photography, publishing
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:15 AM
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
entertain your friends with the squirrelizer.
If you do this, your normal friends will think that you've totally lost it. But your internet geeky friends will think you're awesome.
The Squirrel meme started as a freak photo accident and now entertains millions of bored internet citizens daily.
Finally, you can add the internet famous squirrel to any online image without the aid of Photoshop. Just use the handy Squirrelizer. (I've used it above to show the squirrel crashing a night out with coworkers.)
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography, viral
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:53 AM
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Monday, August 17, 2009
how to make killer profile pics
This fun piece for Samsung shows you how to make the most awesome profile pic for the social network of your choice. (Of course it helps if you have the Samsung ST550 or TL 225 cameras.)
A fun play on what has become part of all of our lives. Thanks, Lee!
Labels: ads, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Friday, August 14, 2009
google street view as art
A wonderful photo essay on the observance of Google's Street View as a reflection of society, architecture, humanity and art. Nice.
Labels: creativeinspiration, google, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:10 AM
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
watch coachella from the comfort of your desk
Couldn't make it to the Coachella music festival this year? Wonder what it might have looked like?
Now you can watch the entire festival from beginning to end, in this super cool time-lapse video. Half the fun, without getting your hair messed up.
Labels: creativeinspiration, music, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:11 AM
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Monday, August 10, 2009
would you let the internet pick your avatar?
This is an old story - but it's completely relevant to a decision you make all the time: your avatar.
We were joking last week about Plaid's newest employee Ausra, and how "difficult" she was being about picking the right headshot for her announcement on Brand Flakes (girls. sigh.) Ms. Herr quickly chimed in supporting Ausra with some background on how the Ms. Herr avatar came to be.
Like a true social media icon, Ms. Herr crowdsourced her avatar. Photographer Tyson Crosbie posted 16 shots, and the internet voted. The end result (while awesome) is different than what Ms Herr would have picked herself.
Would you leave your avatar up to the internet?
Labels: photography, social media
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:54 AM
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lady gaga dressed by architects
Lady Gaga's outfits compared to architecture: nothing but awesome. If for no other reason, this gives you reason to stare at Lady Gaga's pics while at work, and wonder if she's sporting a disco stick. Go ahead, it's research.
Labels: architecture, creativeinspiration, fashion, photography, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:18 AM
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Friday, August 07, 2009
spray paint without all of the mess
Now you can paint your tags without getting your fingers all messy. Designer Aïssa Logerot created a spray can that uses an LED in place of a nozzle. The device is powered by the shaking of the can, like you would need to do if it were actually paint. Use it to create awesome light paintings. Sweet.
Labels: photography, streetart
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:39 AM
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
i fixed it
You know that you've done something almost as ridiculous at one point or another in your life, justifying some stupid fix in your own crazy head.
And that's what makes this blog of things getting "fixed" so much fun. From Urban Outfitters.
Labels: blogging, creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:25 AM
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Friday, July 31, 2009
dude, I really wouldn’t get too close if I were you
Most people recognize the films of atomic tests going off at Yucca Flats, but this series of pictures from Life freeze many of those moments in a creepy, stark way. (Via FFFFound!)
Labels: photography
posted by mtlb @ 7:59 AM
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Friday, July 10, 2009
maybe you could do this with some free time and an olympus camera
60,000 pictures. 9,600 developed prints. 1,800 shot pictures and absolutely no post production. Whoah. That's one sweet stop motion masterpiece to promote the Olympus PEN.
(What happened to his wife and kid??)
Labels: ads, creativeinspiration, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:32 AM
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
outdoor ads that know you're there
To promote the Nikon D700 camera, agency Cheil Worldwide created some fun lightboxes in the connecting passageway between the Seoul Sindorim Subway Station and a shopping mall.
When pedestrians walk by the ad, sensors note their presence, and bulbs from the paparazzi begin flashing. The effect is further complimented by the installation of a red carpet in front of the ad, which leads followers to the Nikon store within the mall.
Labels: ads, outdoor, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:50 AM
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Monday, June 29, 2009
preserving moments in a new way
News from the Herd points us to This Moment, a new tool geared toward saving and sharing the moments of your life.
All of these things exist separately thanks to countless internet tools, but This Moment has brought the art of photo, media and story telling together in a unique way. Fun concept. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
(Oh, and I have no idea who any of those people are. Just sharing someone else's "moment." ;))
Labels: photography, social media, video
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:53 AM
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
remember times of awesomeness or just live vicariously
Everyone loves a great music festival. If you're too uptight to go to one, or just want to see the experience through other eyes, your day is here. Festival Annual looks to be the most glorious photo annual ever assembled.
What better way to share the festival experience, than with the people that make it happen? Festival Annual is collecting the most awesome gallery of shots from festivals across the globe. The best will make the book. You can get in on the action and submit your own shots, too. Or at least follow them on Twitter. Awesome idea.
From FrankLampen
Labels: music, photography, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:36 AM
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
in the olden days of the ad industry...
Adbroad points us to the Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies, so that we may never forget that prior to the button pushing futuristic world that we now live in, artists and ad people actually had to work. Like getting ink on their hands and stuff. Gross.
Labels: adindustry, creativeinspiration, photography, workplace
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:37 AM
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Monday, June 22, 2009
looking into the past
Self explanatory and absolutely awesome.
Labels: photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:19 AM
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Monday, June 15, 2009
wifi for your camera
Soon, we'll shoot photos and they'll go directly to the internet.
In the meantime, the folks at Eye-Fi have invented a cool device that is part memory card, part wifi card. The device connects to 25 online sharing sites, including Flickr. Sounds like something you need.
Labels: photography, technology
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:45 AM
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Friday, June 12, 2009
bringing movie posters to life
There's a bunch of buzz about this new hot digital video camera, the Red One, invented by the billionaire founder of Oakley. The short: this is a video camera that has a resolution that rivals 35MM film. It's super hot in the film and video community, and the resolution is so good that you can use a single frame of video as a high resolution photograph.
Which...opens up some amazing opportunities. Check out the video clip above, which details the making of a movie poster that comes to life. The future is awesome, isn't it?
Thanks, Justus!
Labels: ads, film, photography, technology, video
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:38 AM
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
poodles are the new hot
Did you ever wake up thinking that life would be soooo much better if only more people appreciated Poodle get ups?
Rejoice. Your day is here. The Divine Diva Studio is dedicated to bringing out the diva in rock star dogs. If you don't have a poodle, don't even worry. Because there's a book devoted to showcasing the grandest poodle styles in all of the land. Or enjoy the video fashion show.
Pure awesomeness.
Labels: creativeinspiration, pets, photography, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 8:07 AM
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Monday, May 11, 2009
in a puma world, you only need to wear underwear
For the new Puma Lift ads, agency Droga5 put models in nothing but Puma shoes and their underwear - and then projected the apparel and background scenes onto them. Pretty cool effects.
You can see before and after shots at Homotography - but only if you won't get fired for visiting a site with nearly naked men and lots of...homotagraphy.
Labels: ads, fashion, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:46 AM
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Friday, May 08, 2009
the cool stuff you see on a road trip
Someone's taken the responsibility of collecting photos of tank art. Because it absolutely had to happen. And oil, gas and other combustible substances are in a better place now. From Quipsologies.
Labels: art, outdoor, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:43 AM
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
fly over nyc without air force one
Check out this floating view of NYC.
You can select multiple start points, and then glide over the city as if you were in an exclusive aircraft and didn't ask permission or tell anyone about it. From the Gothamist.
Labels: creativeinspiration, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:50 AM
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
because pirates aren't enough action
If you're not too busy fighting pirates while at sea, here's an interesting project you could try the next time you're piloting a freighter out of port. Oh - you don't normally ride on freight ships? Ever wonder what it might look like?
Check out this cool time-lapse photography of a freighter leaving the port in Houston, TX. The camera was set to take a shot every six seconds. The result is more beautiful than industrial shipping has ever been.
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography, pirates
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:34 AM
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
who says thumbnails can't be beautiful?
Here's an inspiring way to showcase photography. From Cory Obrien.
Labels: ads, creativeinspiration, photography, social media
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:15 AM
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Friday, April 17, 2009
preserving the history of the skyline
Seeing the twin towers represented in logo treatments can pull a variety of emotions.
Artist Ji Lee has begun collecting logos with the Twin Towers skyline, and started the World Trade Center Logo Preservation Project, an open project to photograph and preserve the Twin Towers in the New York skyline logos.
From LogoDesignLove. <3
Labels: identity, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 6:37 AM
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
100 abandoned houses
Since the mid-90's, Kevin Bauman has been photographing abandoned houses in Detroit. What started as a hobby is now a full blown project.
100 Abandoned Houses is a stunning collection of 100 photos. Of abandoned houses. Seem like a lot? According to Kevin, the actual number of abandoned homes in Detroit is more like 12,000.
You can buy prints of the photographs for $35, and a good piece of that goes to some great causes. From Urban Outfitters.
Labels: architecture, books, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:20 AM
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
stunning collection of nyc people on the street
And by collection, we mean collecting scenes of similar people and putting them all together in one image. You really need to scroll through them all. Amazing. From Quipsologies.
Labels: creativeinspiration, newyork, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:11 AM
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Friday, April 10, 2009
what your tweets look like as photos
Portwiture takes your current Twitter status and pulls photos from Flickr that relate to what you're tweeting. Let's call it tweetart.
(For the record, I am almost positive that I have never tweeted about kittens, cats or kitties - yet there's a kitten photo in my Twitter collage. Clearly a bug.) From TSand.
Labels: art, mashup, photography, social media, twitter
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:37 AM
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Thursday, April 09, 2009
television studio sets designed for very little people
This is amazing. On the Set has created miniature versions of countless television show sets. Entire sets. You've got to see this to believe the level of detail and the number of studio sets featured. Awesomeness.
Labels: art, creativeinspiration, photography, pop culture, tv
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:46 AM
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Monday, April 06, 2009
what to do tonight in nyc
If you're a girl, you could dress up in sexy vintage pinup outfits and pose for photographers. Or, if you fancy yourself a photographer, you can take photos of girls in sexy vintage pinup outfits.
It's all a part of the New York Pin-Up Photography Meetup Group. This is a club of women who like to dress vintage sexy, and of photographers who like to shoot women who like to dress vintage sexy. Sounds like a match. Their next meeting is tonight, at Lucky Jacks. Lucky Jacks. Ahem. Back to work.
From TimeOut. (Brittany photo by Brandon Herman)
Labels: creativeinspiration, models, newyork, photography, pop culture
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:24 AM
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
how to do sxsw without doing it
Didn't make it to SXSW, the interactive, film and music conference in Austin, Texas? Instead of sitting back getting all annoyed at how conference attendees took over Twitter for a couple of weeks, you could attend virtually.
That's what Todd Sanders did. There are thousands of SXSW photos being tweeted and uploaded to Flickr. And Todd's got a few friends here, too. So, he's created his second "imagication." This time, he's Photoshopped himself into attendance at the famed interactive portion of SXSW.
See how Todd joined us for lunch at the Jackelope yesterday. Or maybe you can spot him attending a panel, above. He's still "here" - so stay tuned for more fun. Hilarious.
Labels: creativeinspiration, photography, sxsw, twitter
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:56 AM
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Friday, March 06, 2009
industrial photography with heart
Think industrial photography can't be sexy? Emotional? Beautiful? Check out Stephen Mallon's gallery of photos of the recovery of Flight 1549.
Labels: creativeinspiration, news, photography
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:07 AM
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
air traffic as art
Here's what your plane's headlights must look like from the sky. Check out the entire collection of visualizations of air traffic viewed with a neato Google maps applet.
There's a bunch of them, showing air traffic sorted in every visual way that you can imagine. From Diane Hessan, via Twitter.
Labels: art, google, mashup, photography, travel
posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:36 AM
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