The digital camera age has sprouted some very interesting trends in photography. One of those trends is called the Camera Toss Photography or Kinetic Photography. This involves setting your camera to very low shutter speeds, maybe around 1 or 2 seconds, then throwing it in the air just as it’s about to take an exposure. Then you catch it before it hits the ground. Usually this is done at night near some sort of light source. The result is a fantastic array of colorful patterns that looks strangely Windows Screen Saverish.

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I am truly touch by this photo. The little girl look so happy with her dog even though she lives in a slum located in Andong Village, Cambodia.  I don’t know if I would be able to produce such a beautiful smile like she does if I was in her situation.  This photo makes me want to go to Andong Village, Cambodia and help as many children as possible.

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I saw this video a few days ago, and I cringe when I see it. This is like a photographers worst nightmare happening in real life. I feel so sorry for this guy. If you don’t know what I’m jibber jabbering about then please take a quick look at the video.

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Graduation was coming up for Heidy Rodriguez, and she wanted to prepare some invitations with a nice graduation portrait of herself. Heidy had asked us about taking some photographs of her. This was actually the first time we had taken pictures of just one person, usually we’d be taking pictures of couples, or a family. So we had researched a lot of female poses to get inspiration for the project. We also thought it would be a good idea to get her in a 1930’s era style at a train station. Of course, because she was graduating we felt that a train station represented her new journey in life. I know, it’s really cliche, but it’s still a very creative and thoughtful cliche. Afterwords, we felt that her graduation portraits were some of the best work we’ve done.

Enjoy more of Heidy Rodriquez’s Graduation Portraits, and let us know what you think by submitting a comment below.

For those of you who don’t know me, or for those who know me but you feel too good to talk to me. First off screw you, and second off I’ve been a fan of Jackie Chan ever since the Barbara Walters interview of him back before Rumble in the Bronx was released. He was unlike any other celebrity and his bigger than life persona was only matched by his humility. I wasn’t only a fan of Jackie Chan, I wanted to be Jackie Chan. I remember going to my friends place and choreographing fight scenes, and practicing falls on my bed. I was a stuntman in the making, unfortunately I busted my knees which ended my short lived career as the next Jackie Chan.

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On Memorial day someone asked us to do their graduation pictures but they never showed up. Unfortunately he texted us that he wasn’t showing up, but since we aren’t able to receive text messages we didn’t get it. So of course after setting up our studio and waiting all day, we finally realized that he wasn’t going to come and it would be a waste to just bring down the studio. That is when we decided to have some fun, and start working on the best couple picture in the world.

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About a few months ago, the Director of E-commerce from Michael Stars was preparing for a interview by Internet Retailers. Internet Retailers requested a head shot that they could place in their magazine along with the interview. As he already has a relationship with Curiosity Media, he wanted us to take the pictures. So we came into the office, scouted out a good location and started our mini photo shoot. It only took a few minutes, but the real work was in the post processing to really bring out the image. So this week the issue from Internet Retailers finally comes out, and we were pleasantly surprised that our head shot of Mike made all the other head shots look like turd. In Curiosity Media, we never forget that with great power comes great responsibility to make our competition look like turd.

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Just a while back, the publication called ‘Popular Photography‘ held a photo contest where the two winners obviously had a large amount of Photoshop manipulation in their images. When the rest of the contestants were asked for their opinion on this matter, they obviously felt that any type of photo manipulation is not real photography. If you spent enough time in photography communities as I have you will realize that there are a large group of photographers that believe that true photography must capture reality without alterations. These people are very traditional, and want to stick to traditional practices as much as possible. But are they really just holding onto a ideal that doesn’t hold water?

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If you are a do it yourself Uncle Bob type, or a photographer that is looking to spice up some family portraits then let me share 5 interesting baby poses with you. But before you can determine if these interesting baby poses are right for you, you must first determine if the child you are photographing is the right age. I’d say if the baby is anywhere between 10 months to 18 months then you should be good to go. The reason is if the child is too young they won’t be able to stand, but if they are too big then they may be harder to pick up. Just as a warning, your ability to pick up your child depends on your level of fitness. Curiosity Media is not responsible for the breaking of your back, or giving you hernias. If your child is too fat, then it is highly recommended that you put them on a diet before attempting any of these poses. But if your child is a grown adult, then it is not recommended you lift them up as it may create an awkward situation. Proceed with these poses with extreme caution, and use good judgment. You have been warned!!

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