“Photograph of Ambrose E. Burnside Union general who served under McClellan at Antietam and was directly responsible for the failure to pursue Lee. Involved at Battle of the Wilderness Spotsylvania”

I heard about the Missouri’s digital archives of African American portraits before.

And I know there was an African American portraits archive in Florida.

Even the Black Archives of Mid-America and the Missouri’s archives, with a specific section for the African American community in northeast Missouri.

Or the Bancroft Library from California, with a special section dedicated to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Now it’s Michigan’s turn with their History, Arts and Libraries digital collections.

All these different projects are meant to keep the American memory in good shape!

Many digital camera makers are caught in the infamous “War of the Megapixels“.

But what can one do when the megapixels are no longer enough?

Step it up a notch, by let’s say a million? That’s right, some Chinese manufacturer is rolling out a 5.5 Terapixels digital camera (and here) - that’s 5.5 million megapixels - proving that you should never skip late night English classes!

“A fauxtograph is a practical joke in which the video setting of a digital camera is used to trick the target into posing for a really long time for what isn’t a picture at all.

“Say ‘cheese’!”

(person poses)
(pause)
(pause)
(pause)

“You’re taking a fauxtograph aren’t you? You asshole.”

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“One-minute teaser for feature-length documentary on Arnold Odermatt, Swiss police photographer”

Arnold is a celebrated Swiss police photographer whose work spanned more than 40 years.

Originally trained as a baker, his career as a photographer for the Nidwalden district police lasted from 1948 until his retirement in 1990.

He is best known for his eerily beautiful black and white photographs of the aftermaths of motor vehicle accidents.

[Source: Easy Dreamer]

“Being a graphic designer has made me fall in love with all things creative, including photography.

I spend a lot of time looking at photography portfolios and below you will find some of my favorite photos.”

I couldn’t agree more with him… These are truly amazing, inspirational photos!

[Source: YouTheDesigner.com]

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I talked about BookMaker before, but this time I won’t be reviewing the software but the service and quality of the prints!

In one word, it’s BRILLIANT!!

I was highly impressed by the quality and finish of the book. I prepped the images in Lightroom and I can honestly say that what I have in my hands is exactly what I saw on my screen.

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