Droste effect is a specific term for those mind-twisting fractal images you might already see in the Internet. Could you ever think that this art technique owes its name to the Dutch cocoa powder brand? Still and all, that’s true! The effect is named after a particular image that appeared, with variations, on the tins and boxes of Droste cocoa powder. In the picture you can see a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box of Droste cocoa with the same picture on it.

Basically, Droste effect is used to achieve a recursive “picture in picture” look of the image. Only in theory, the picture continues to depict a smaller version of itself infinitely, but in reality it only goes as far as the image resolution allows us to see it.

Today Droste effect is on a whole accessible level, due to the progress of technology. In this post we list several tutorials that will help you get an in-depth idea about this interesting technique and apply it to your own photographs. We will also showcase 22 spectacular examples of the Droste effect for your inspiration. Continue Reading

Got a boring working day? Here is something to make you smile - super cute and amusing photo collection. So take a short break, make a cup of tea, look through this list of funny photos and voila - you are charged with positive energy for the rest of the day! Don’t forget to share a happy charge with your friends!

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A wide variety of micro stock photography agencies allows photographers to make some extra money from their images easier than ever. Today you can submit practically any photo to some of royalty free stock photo websites and earn money for a new fancy camera, lens, tripod and simply anything you want or need. While some stock photography companies lay down high quality requirements to the photos uploaded, others enable to submit even amateur everyday photos and sell them on an auction system. Continue Reading

The art of cinema plays invaluable role in our life. Whether it reveals the edgy reality or depicts remote galaxies, movie always embodies people’s faith in miracles and hopes for the better. Cinema has a huge inspirational power. Remember how often you leave the movie theatre with a super hero in you. Some characters created by script writers and film makers are too impressive and strong to be a fad, hence such images are often used in spare art directions, like painting, digital art, design, and of course, photography.

We’ve searched the Internet for some well-implemented, clever and funny photographic takes on movie characters. These guys did a great job depicting their favorite films: some pics from our selection will make you doubt whether it’s a cosplay photo or a real movie screen shot. If we missed some worthy interpretations, share links to any cool cosplay photographs in the comments section. Continue Reading

If you got into the way of doing everything yourself and personal photo gallery is not an exception, this post is right for you. Here you can find 10 informative and useful tutorials covering several ways to create a nifty image gallery. Some of them are quite basic while others require more advanced knowledge of programming languages and Flash software. Ready to dive into Flash development and get your hands dirty in ActionScript? Then go and create your own flash photography album using these great tutorials below. Notice that you will need Adobe Flash installed on your computer (see required versions in tutorials). Continue Reading

It’s amazing how modern technology simplifies and often enhances all sphere of our life. Photography is not an exception.   Could you imagine a few years ago that a smartphone or any other mobile device can be a powerful competitor to professional DSLR cameras? Today we see how iPhone gives birth to a new generation of artists, those who never miss the moment worth being captured in the photo. This popular device gives everyone a possibility to fulfill their creative ideas on the go and this “function” is hard to be overlooked and undervalued. With tons of photography related applications iPhone also becomes a splendid image processing center which increases the popularity of this device a great deal.

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Since ancient times dog is considered to man’s best friend. People compose legends about dogs’ loyalty and helpfulness. And when the helpful paw is not in need, dogs are happy to share some easy going activities with their masters, showing feelings and emotions so similar to ours. In this post you can view spectacular dog portraits depicting different traits of animal’s character.

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The holiday season is over but the memories about Christmas and NewYear’s Eve celebrations are still fresh, especially now that it heavily snows in the good half of the world.  Today we post a collection of reportage photographs made all over the globe in the first days of new year. You can see that regardless of continent, nationality or weather conditions, people have pretty similar traditions of New Year celebrations. This includes carnivals, fireworks, street festivities and fun. And how did you meet the New Year? Share you impressions and photo reports in comments!

First Moments of the New Year

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Domain name is an important thing to consider while creating a professional photography website. Probably this is not so urgent in case you create a simple photo album for individual sharing purposes, but once you are thinking about self-promotion and own photography brand, domain should be a part of your development strategy. Here are 7 tips on how to select a great domain name for various kinds of photo websites.

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