Super Mario-Mons

Super Mario/Pok mons mashup illustration series by Scott Weston.

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The Ultimate Deck by Stranger & Stranger

Stranger & Stranger agency, well-known for its work around wine and alcohol packaging, released an amazing card deck, subtile mixing between packaging finition and awesome illustration.

The Ultimate Deck by Stranger & Stranger

Evasion, an inspirational blog

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How To Keep Your Memory Cards Healthy

In this post, Steve Berardi from PhotoNaturalist explains how to keep your memory cards healthy.

Memory cards are one of the most often neglected parts of digital photography. But, they’re extremely important because they’re responsible for safely storing your photos until you get them to your computer.

So, it’s important to take care of them properly. Here are a few tips for keeping them healthy:

1. Format new cards as soon as you get them

Many memory cards are advertised as “pre-formatted” and “ready to use,” but it’s always a good idea to reformat the card again when you receive it, since some cameras have special requirements for the file system of memory cards. Formatting the card with the camera you’ll be using it with will ensure that the card is in a format that the camera recognizes.

2. Never fill your cards completely

Most cameras have some kind of indicator on the LCD screen that tells you how many more photos you can shoot before filling the card. Keep an eye on this number and make sure you never get too close to filling the card, because if you happen to shoot a photo when the card is already full, there’s a chance your camera will still try to write part of the photo to the card (and potentially triggering a write error).

3. Never let your batteries drain completely

It’s also important to never let your batteries drain completely, because if your camera runs out of energy at the exact moment that it’s trying to write a photo to the memory card, then there’s a good chance that the camera will only write part of the file (which could corrupt the rest of the card).

4. Reformat your cards instead of deleting all the photos

Instead of deleting the photos on the card from your computer, always reformat the card from within the camera. This will ensure the card is in a format that the camera expects.

5. Use good quality memory cards

With all those camera bodies and lenses being so expensive, it’s tempting to save some money by getting inexpensive off-brand memory cards. But, remember the importance of these cards: they’re responsible for safely storing your photos. It’s worth a few dollars more to ensure your photos arrive safely at your computer Two brands that I can personally recommend are SanDisk and Lexar (if you’ve had good experience with another brand, please let us know by leaving a comment!).

About the Author: Steve Berardi is a nature photographer and software engineer. You can usually find him hiking in the beautiful mountains and deserts of southern California.

Read more of his articles on nature photography at PhotoNaturalist.

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

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How To Keep Your Memory Cards Healthy

How To Create an Online Portfolio in Minutes

The great guys over at theartofphotography.tv have created a amazing series of videos that will show you how to quickly create an online portfolio using Bluehost, WordPress and Theme Trust.

They do a great job of explaining, in an easy to understand way, how to go from nothing to a working portfolio website in a short amount of time. Make sure and check out all of the art of photography podcasts here.

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Amazing Photographs of Sweden

Incredible snaps present amazing photographs of Sweden. It is officially called as kingdom of Sweden in northern Europe its borders are Norway and Finland. Sweden is an amazing country its climatic condition is always temperate. Sweden economy is mostly associated with foreign trade it is an export oriented mixed economy country. The official language of Sweden is Swedish. [...]

Ministry Of Monsters

MinistryOfMonsters is an ongoing project by french artist Antony Squizzato

MinistryOfMonsters is exploring our deeper, monstrous thoughts, the darker side of our media corrupted soul.
The site is casting a weekly monster, like a rendez-vous between Antony Squizzato and the screen, and maybe like a rendez-vous with you too.
Happy monsters, terrific monsters, little monsters, huge monsters, hardcore monsters, cute candy monsters, forgotten monsters or everyday monsters.

Your twin monster may be there.

Kurv Magazine White Story + BTS Video

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The Video

Shot and Edited by: Marty Martin

In keeping with my commitment to stay true to my vision and to continue shooting in a style that is my own, I shot this white story for Kurv Magazine’s spring issue in a way I’ve always wanted to see a White Story.
I’ve done plenty of white stories over the years, but I always sort of compromised here and there because whoever I was shooting for didn’t want to go exactly in the direction I wanted to take it in. In the end, I was always a bit disappointed in the results. But not this time. This shoot, I’m fairly pleased with.

Again, I collaborated with Rodney Burns from Church Boutique in Hollywood, California. I can’t even begin to describe how amazing it is to work with Rodney. He’s on my DVD, I write about him all the time, and yet every time I work with him it feels so magical, as if it’s the first time we’re collaborating and I can’t believe my eyes! He’s THAT good! He pulled these pieces from designer Furne One that truly blew my mind. And he coordinated the clothing to compliment the pieces. I trust his eye completely and just KNOW that my shoots are going to rock because of his amazing taste.

I wanted two blondes for this shoot. I’ve worked with Sarah Deanna before and she’s just amazing. She’s as beautiful on the inside as she is on the out! She also is publishing a book soon called Model Skinny. She writes about her healthy secrets on how one can get skinny and stay skinny the healthy way! I love a girl who gives back to our industry in a positive and loving way! I thought Jennifer was a good match for Sarah Deanna because, well ,she’s a stone cold fox as well! Both girls were on point and really knew how to emote for the story. James from Photogenics helped me cast this shoot. It was nice to work with “the old team”, so to speak.

I worked with make up artist Camille Clark from AIM Artists. I’ve worked with Camille many times when I lived in LA and she’s a very talented make up artist. I was excited to work with her again and ended up using her on 3 out of 4 editorials that I shot in LA. Hair stylist Jonathan Mason came on board that day. This was actually the first time I worked with Jonathan and that day we sort of bonded to the point that now when I am in LA, he’s my go to hair stylist. Thanks again to Timothy Priano, owner of Artists by Timothy Priano, for making that introduction!

I used window light and Christmas tree lights behind a silk against a backdrop as my lighting sources. That’s it! I know, I’m sorry I don’t have some great big lighting set up to break off for you. This is my lighting and how I see fashion shot and I never have liked seeing things over-lit. I’ve said that numerous times. Over and over, I’ve reiterated how I use one light, or “less is more” or keep it simple. Well, I’ve gone even more simple now, using available light from a window or the continuous light from the room we are shooting in as my key or main lighting source.

Of course, I used the Nikon D3 and my 85mm lens for the shoot. I also used my 24mm lens and a 50mm lens as well. I think what makes this shoot really work is the amazing styling from Rodney and the emoting from two very professional models, Sarah Deanna and Jennifer. And me staying true to my vision! More to come and excited to continue to share with you my vision! Keep it real! xoxo