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Is Photoshop Remixing the World?

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:44:19 +0000

Photoshop has completely revolutionized our visual culture. Artists now use Photoshop to create complex imagery that would have been impossible 20 years ago. It has also profoundly changed the art of photo retouching, turning a labor intensive process into an artful and often controversial digital workflow. But possibly the most current and expressive influence can be seen in meme culture online. With the ability to alter any image in the media landscape, everyday people now have the means to critically comment on culture and spread their ideas virally, leveling the playing field between traditional media creators and consumers. Photoshop has changed the way we communicate, the way we express ourselves, and the way we view the world and each other. Featuring: Jeff Huang, Art Director & Illustrator Laurent Le Moing, Picturehouse NYC Don Caldwell, Know Your Meme Photographers Featured: Matt Jones Chris Buck Robert Maxwell Txema Yeste Matthias Vriens

Farewell Kodachrome! (and Kodak!?)

Documentary.net staff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:54:17 +0000

In commemoration of its 75th and final year, a documentary look at the first color film and the last lab in the world that processed it. And it won't get any better: The 130-year-old Photography pioneer Kodak filed for bankruptcy last week. Just sad or is digital the future anyway? Please share your thoughts! Eastman Kodak, the US-based company which brought photography to the masses over a century ago, has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of failing to become a profitable seller of modern consumer products.

Twin Towers: The View from New Jersey

Documentary.net staff — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:43:15 +0000

Simon Leventhal, a dentist in New Jersey for 30 years, is an accomplished amateur photographer who has photographed nature and animals in the wild. But his favourite subject is the World Trade Center, of which he has captured 50,000 images.

The Sartorialist – Fashion Blogger Scott Schuman

Documentary.net staff — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:16:51 +0000

The Sartorialist is a fashion blog by Scott Schuman in New York. After leaving a fashion sales position to take care of his daughter in 2005, he began carrying a digital camera around on the streets of New York City, taking pictures of people who had dressed in some way that caught his eye, and then posting them to his blog, sometimes with comments about what he finds. He pioneered fashion photography in blog form. (Text from Wikipedia)