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"So here's my camera and my light modifier. It's only a camera if you are speaking latin, but it truly is the light mod. I started thinking about this after the passport photo post in which I lit Em with a white wall and a fill card. As we were walking out of the room, it hit me that you could think of the narrow hallway as being a giant soft box, but how would it shape a light placed behind the camera and fired backwards?"

A Legendary 19th Century Lens. Reinvented For Use With All Nikon F & Canon EF Mount Analog & Digital SLR Cameras.

Coming up with a great idea will almost guarantee that you get your hands on one of the Nokia Connects trial products and the better the thinking, the more chance you have of being successful. It could be a new art project you're starting, an edgy review with a twist or perhaps you are just a little bored of your current smartphone; but tell us, and get us excited!

Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration

Remember that time when your smartphone camera just wasn't good enough? That time when you wanted a picture that was just slightly better? You know, the time you lugged a pocket camera to your kid's karate lesson or significant other's colonoscopy. Well. Sony will soon have a product for you, friend!

SUMMARY: In the latest critique of massive open online courses (MOOCs), the professor of an online course held up as an example by the media and MOOC providers has decided to shutter his class. Duneier told the Chronicle that his Coursera class was "one of the greatest experiences of [his] career" and that he'd like to teach another MOOC at some point - but under the right circumstances.

Product designers can use their iPads and Occipital's anodized aluminum add-on to scan objects and create 3-D models suitable for a MakerBot. Realtors can take advantage of its depth sensors to capture the dimensions of a room and create a 360-degree panoramic photo that can be embedded in a listing.

Creating a presentation or slideshow is a staple of any 21st Century Classroom and a skill that every successful educator has and every successful student should learn. - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=5908#sthash.7Eyj7REG.dpuf

Coursera just raised $43m of funding - what potential do investors see in MOOCs? Based on recent Forbes article - do you see MOOCs as replacing parts of traditional higher ed? Will growing numbers of online students reduce hesitation of employers to hire online students? How does this affect institutions being proxies for quality? What applications are there for MOOCs beyond academic programs? (with interesting answer from Michael based on DS106)

The Nokia 1020 is a smartphone for those who prize great photos above all else-that is, above size and some popular apps, like Instagram. The phone is fast, the display is gorgeous, and on board are Nokia's free music service and other excellent location-based apps-which in addition to maps that even work offline offer users lists of nearby restaurants, stores and events. But the focus, again, is on the cameras-one with a talent for low-light situations and another that excels at capturing detail-rich photographs that can be zoomed into without losing clarity. Between the two, the possibilities seem endless-which is a blessing and a frustration, perhaps depending on your disposition. Downsides are that the cameras are slow; it's hard to catch a fleeting moment. It's also not intuitive to know which camera or feature to fire up. I had the gnawing feeling of always wondering whether I was using the not-optimum tool from a world-class toolbox. The upsides, though, are everything else-you can take gorgeous video and photos, and the Lumia 1020 makes them easy to share. Those willing to dedicate themselves to some study of the 1020 will be richly rewarded.

cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by eilonwy77 While ds106 is usually being taught at the University of Mary Washington, we regularly have other classes become part of our community.

"Samsung has surprised everyone today by officially unveiling the Galaxy S4 Zoom - about a week before its expected June 20 announcement. What's unsurprising, though, is what the S4 Zoom is: a "device which combines the stylish heritage of the latest Galaxy S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities.""

"Sometimes I feel like I spend so much time reading photography tricks and tips online that I never see anything new anymore.  So, I set out to make this useful collection of some weird and cool photography tricks that aren't your usual run-of-the-mill variety. I hope you find some joy and learn a new tip or two.  When you're done, comment below with what cool photography hacks you've learned!"

"The Transportation Security Administration - better known as the TSA, or the folks who pat you down at the airport - has opened its own account on Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service. Yes, really."

Nokia made some design decisions, such as utilizing a relatively large 1/1.2" sensor, to improve performance. Also, it's exploiting the high megapixel count to do interesting things such as oversampling to reduce noise, and creating one of the first usable "digital zoom" features to grace a compact camera.

"Photojojo University is a 4-week course that teaches you the principles of photography through the lens of your phone. Twice a week you'll get an email with a simple and fun lesson that ends with a challenge to help you solidify your new skills."