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Rolling shutter is a method of image acquisition in which each frame is recorded not from a snapshot of a single point in time, but rather by scanning across the frame either vertically or horizontally. In other words, not all parts of the image are recorded at exactly the same time, even though the whole frame is displayed at the same time during playback. This produces predictable distortions of fast moving objects or when the sensor captures rapid flashes of light.

A quick search for “Vaseline Filter” brings up some rad photos flickr users have already made.

Fernando Ramírez Martínez (snipfer on Flickr) created this awesomely geeky medium format camera using Lego pieces.

1. Team up with a café It’s not a novel idea, but it still works. Ask a café or restaurant owner to display your prints and they’ll get free decoration while you get sales. Brandy, a 25-year old photographer who had been shooting for less than twelve months tried it and told us:

10. Share ad revenues with online publishers It takes work to build a website with enough traffic to generate good ad revenues. But there is a short cut: offer to put a regularly updated gallery of your images on someone else’s site. Find a website on a topic you like to shoot and suggest a share of that page’s ad revenues with the publisher. Not many publishers will turn down good content that comes with no risk.

18. Join a band Teaming up with an author should work because it lets you sell targeted products to a group of fans. You might be able to do the same thing with a band. Find a local group on the up, sign an exclusive agreement and make band photos and t-shirts to sell for a royalty on their site and at their gigs