Of the 29 scientists in attendance (the majority of whom contributed to the fields of physics and chemistry), over half of them were, or would would go to become, Nobel laureates. (It bears mentioning that Marie Curie, the only woman in attendance at the conference, remains the only scientist in history to be awarded Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.)
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The back story behind the now iconic photo of Jobs sitting in lotus position with a Mac on his lap featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 2011 — is detailed in a uniquepersonal interview I completed with Norman Seeff back in February for the launch of his Steve Jobs lithograph series.
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One of the better features of the Google+ platform is its handling of photos. From tagging to sharing, it’s a pretty fantastic experience. Google has taken the Picasa acquisition to a whole new level with Google+ Photos and the service launched two new features today: Album slideshows and downloads.
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Everyone’s a photographer these days. Technology is leveling the playing field; no longer does one need to lug around a point-and-shoot or a DSLR camera to take great photos. In fact, most of us have a solid photo-taking and photo-editing tool right in our pockets.
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The American men’s basketball team is the biggest group of celebrities at the London Olympics. In most ways, they’re nothing like us: They’re incredibly tall, freakishly athletic, preternaturally coordinated and millionaires many times over.
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In this tutorial we are going to share with you upon how to apply a high dynamic range (HDR) effect to your photos. This technique is easy to achieve using an new filter available in Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS 5.5. There’s so many ways which you can make a HDR photo effect, but this has to be the easiest method, and produces the best results.
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It just wouldn't be the Fourth of July without the climactic boom of fireworks. If you want to keep that memory all year—or at least share it with all of your friends on Instagram—these tips will help you get lovely photos with your phone, even if you're not a pro.
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If you've used the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 you'll have had a sneak peek of the Photos app in the new operating system. But Microsoft has just announced what else is set to roll out come the official launch so, without further ado, here's how photos work in Windows 8.
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Though Android has no lack of photo editing apps, you often must choose between tons of features, and ease of use. Snaptastic stands apart as a powerful editor with an elegant UI.
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You've photographed Paris and San Francisco and the Taj Mahal — or if you haven't, you know you want to. So we enlisted a slew of experienced travel photogrphers to help identify less famous, but equally photogenic, alternatives. via gizmodo
UK photographer Nick Stern's "You Are Not Banksy" series recreates many of Banksy's iconic, humorous graffiti images. I've always thought that Banksy recreations made excellent cosplay, but they're great as photos, too.
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You are looking at the Sun's Evil Eye. Or the Death Star ready to shoot its planet-destructing laser. Or Jean Grey turning into the Phoenix. Actually, I really don't care about what the hell is going on here—it just looks amazing. via io9
The original test shuttle piggybacked on a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The duo flew from Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC., and landed at 11:22 AM Eastern after flying over famous sights of NYC including the Statue of Liberty, and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, which is the shuttle's new home. via boing boing
Shawn Corrigan is by some accounts the hardest-working photography assistant in the history of hard-working people. But since he can't join every single photographer on every single shoot, he put together a list of everything you'd need to replicate having a badass sidekick. via gizmodo
Foto Marvellini, a Milanese art workshop, posted a set of vintage portraits remade as contemporary superheroes called "Le Biciclette." via boing boing
Here's a list of tips, advice, rules and just things to know about photography from Eric Kim, a street photographer who also holds photography workshop classes. I think the gist of it is to keep taking pictures always. via gizmodo
What is the best method to use when photographing someone in direct sunlight? Expert shooter Scott Kelby explains this, along with other tricks, in his free iPad app.
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Facebook recently picked up Instagram for $1 billion. Now some folks are worried about the future of the previously iPhone-only social photosharing app. Whatever happens, know that there are a variety of apps that do similar things, they just don’t have the name recognition of Instagram. Either way, they exist, and here they are. via ismashphone
Google+ overhauled its interface Wednesday, which meant an entirely different profile design. One of the most striking differences is the addition of a cover photo, which sits right alongside your previous profile photo. When adding a cover photo to your Google+ profile, you have one of two options: Either upload one long, wide panorama photo (similar to Facebook‘s cover photo), or add a series of five smaller, square photos. via mashable
