Photojournalists strive to be unbiased, but we know that by simply choosing the subject to shoot the photographer is making an artistic decision. Subjects can be posed, costumed, given props, and directed to do whatever it is the photographer wants.
So, just because a photo has been taken does not mean it is telling the truth. Take the ever-growing popularity of tilt-shift photography. What the image above LOOKS like is a photo of a model airport: tiny little model planes placed on a tiny cardboard tarmac with carefully painted yellow lines and some kind of green felt for grass. But what it IS… Read More
QuickPix is a new Facebook Application from Pixable! This groovy app generates a photo book using your Facebook photos – with just one click!
Now, creating photo books is easier than ever. No need to spend time selecting photos, editing backgrounds and stickers, and adding text. QuickPix simply takes your favorite photos and creates the photo book for you. The process is entirely automated – so click, sit back, and relax.
If you don’t like the photo book QuickPix generated for you, just click again. A new one will appear in seconds (wowzers)! And for the control freak in all of us… Read More
You spoke and we listened. We have upgraded our 8×5.5″ photo book to one that uses a perfect binding. Now, you’ll be able to create a photo book with however many pages you’d like – from 16 pages all the way up to 100! Read More
We’ve moved! So for those of you who don’t know, Pixable has been a tenant at the 160 Varick Street incubator for the last year. “160 Varick, a collaboration between NYEDC, NYU-Poly, and Trinity Real Estate, is the first City-sponsored incubator launched as part of the City’s efforts to promote business innovation through entrepreneurial activity,” as stated in an NYU-Poly release (here!). It’s a bittersweet move but we’re only across the street at 137 Varick St. Read More
Posted in Pixable Updates
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Tagged business growth and development, happy hour, incubator, love, new, new york, NYEDC, NYU-Poly, office, office space, Pixable, startup, technology, Trinity Real Estate, Varick Street
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Enter the Holga. Billed as a “toy,” this inexpensive medium format 120 flim camera is not really a toy at all. Its defining feature is its plastic lens, which produces shots with a softer focus and vibrant colors. The camera also has some little quirks; it is extremely unpredictable. The camera’s plastic body is prone to light leaks, blurring and other distortions. But these quirks are what make the Holga so fantastic. Professional photographers and amateurs alike have embraced the unpredictable behavior of the Holga. It has inspired people to just let. it. go. Stop trying to be so in control! Have some fun wondering what surprises the Holga has in store for you! Read More
Because Music Fans Do It Better! We want to see your best summer concert photos! Sure, you can browse the web looking for live photos of M.I.A. and Justin Bieber, but we know the best shots out there are the ones by you: THE FANS!
So, send us your best shots of your favorite artists on stage doing their thing. And while you’re at it, send us a photo of the concert itself! Read More
At this point in our modern times it is safe to assume that just about everyone has randomly come across at least one funny cat photo online. It is also safe to assume that when you saw that photo, you loved it. I mean c’mon, cats are simultaneously really funny and really adorable. It’s no wonder the LOLcat phenomenon became what it is… wait, WHAT? You have actually NEVER heard of an LOLcat? Oh no. This can continue no longer. Here’s your mini-history lesson… Read More
You know the photo boxes I mean; the ones with fake leather on the outside and a label in the front to assist in “organization.” But really, these boxes are ridiculous because who has an entire box of photos that fall under a single category? Any time I’ve tried to organize my prints in any particular way I find myself at a loss. There are just too many to keep track of, and even if do I manage to organize them by year or event, they just end up going back in those ineffectively-labeled boxes and I don’t see them until the next time… Read More
Many of you have mentioned that the most difficult photos to take are the ones that happen at the best time of day: right as the sun is going down. The evening is a really challenging time to take photos because daylight is fading, and while our eyes naturally adjust to the night, a camera lens does not. I’ve put together a tutorial that I think will really help you capture those great evening barbecue moments, sunsets, and more. To start, its important to… Read More
Posted in Tutorials
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Tagged aperture, dusk, evening, indoors, ISO, low-light, photography, shutter speed, suggestions, tips and tricks, tripod, tutorial
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From May 7 2010- March 21 2011 the MoMA is showing an exhibit entitled, Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography. The exhibit will showcase a selection of photographs by women artists, charting the history of photography from its very beginnings through the works of these women.
When viewed together, these photos reveal a female perspective in regard to both subject and medium… Read More
Posted in Just Plain Fun
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Tagged art, cindy sherman, exhibit, Helen Levitt, Ilse Bing, MoMA, new york, photography, photos, tina modotti, women, Yoko Ono
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Photojournalists strive to be unbiased, but we know that by simply choosing the subject to shoot the photographer is making an artistic decision. Subjects can be posed, costumed, given props, and directed to do whatever it is the photographer wants.
