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Minjae Lee – Colorful Illustrations. Minjae Lee is a young South Korean artist whose work is filled with powerful colors, aggressive scenes and a clever blend of beauty, innocence and fragility. At just 22 years old, he’s a self-taught artist, that uses old-fashioned tools, such as markers, pens, crayons, acrylics, to create his illustrations. His dramatic works are all about pattern and texture that just add more authenticity to his illustrations. You can check out more of his fantastic works on his DeviantArt profile. For purchasing his canvas prints and other products, check out the artist’s website. Top 100 Photos of the Year 2012. *Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2012, they just happened to be featured as a POTD this year.

Top 100 Photos of the Year 2012

The pictures are also listed in reverse chronological order. There is no ranking amongst the photos Enjoy! Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr. 55 incredible examples of photo manipulation. We present collection of 55 incredible examples of photo manipulation. Some of them... you may know already, but another ones... could be new for you. What I'm sure about... all of them are simply worth of your attention. Wonderful Photos in the Moment of Impact. TheCHIVE - Funny Photos and Funny Videos – Keep Calm and Chive On. 30 Heartwarming Vintage Photographs of New York City ~ ThePhotomag. New York can rightly be called one of the most beautiful cities on earth.

30 Heartwarming Vintage Photographs of New York City ~ ThePhotomag

Every one of you would like to visit the busy city and especially for photographers it is not less than a paradise to take a dream shot. But our today’s post is not to show you the modernity of the New York City. In the post below you will find some of the most beautiful Vintage Photographs of New York City to honor the legacy of your dream city. Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives - In Focus. The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century.

Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives - In Focus

Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and more. I spent hours lost in these amazing photos, and gathered this group together to give you just a glimpse of what's been made available from this remarkable collection. [Update - 50 additional photos added: More from NYC.] [Update II - Image sizes reduced by request of the NYC Archive.] [53 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Galerie de Stuart Chisnall.

Cool Bored Panda. Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions. Chiwa – Mchinji, Malawi Shot over a period of 18 months, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti‘s project Toy Stories compiles photos of children from around the world with their prized possesions—their toys.

Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions

Galimberti explores the universality of being a kid amidst the diversity of the countless corners of the world, saying, “at their age, they are pretty all much the same; they just want to play.” But it’s how they play that seemed to differ from country to country. Galimberti found that children in richer countries were more possessive with their toys and that it took time before they allowed him to play with them (which is what he would do pre-shoot before arranging the toys), whereas in poorer countries he found it much easier to quickly interact, even if there were just two or three toys between them.

There were similarites too, especially in the functional and protective powers the toys represented for their proud owners. Stella – Montecchio, Italy Pavel – Kiev, Ukraine. Wildlife. Useful Photoshop Tips And Tricks For Photo Retouching. Advertisement When it comes to designing in Photoshop, there is a myriad of ways one could use to achieve a certain result, especially when it comes to photo retouching.

Useful Photoshop Tips And Tricks For Photo Retouching

Designers use technique they are most confident as well as comfortable with, which is great because it’s always useful to peek into the workflow of our colleagues and learn new design approaches. We have had articles on cloning1, compositing2, masks3 and obscure Photoshop time-savers4 in the past. This article is different. I’ll be covering some of the useful techniques and tricks which I’ve learned from my experience. Here is a short overview of the techniques we’ll be covering: Naturally Increased Light The light of the sun creates texture. Increase light on a separate layer. Then use the brush tool with a soft brush, and hold the Alt/Option key to pick up colors from the area that you want to brighten. The blending mode “Color Dodge” creates realistic results. Simulate Infrared Images It’s almost like an infrared image.

Very Useful Tips For Photoshop Beginners! - MGID. Bay Horse, Ashton-in-Makerfield. Graffiti in Taipei. Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters. If you are tired of posed, stiff and cheesy family portraits, then take a look at these incredibly creative pictures taken by Jason Lee.

Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters

Jason who is a wedding photographer started taking photos of his two little daughters back in 2006 when his mom was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The girls were constantly sick, with colds and coughs so he couldn’t always bring them to visit their grandmother. Jason wanted her to be able to see her granddaughters without catching their kid germs so he started a blog where his mom could see what was going on in their lives. Kanagawa station in Yokohama, Japan. Photos from Old Japan. Politically Incorrect and Controversial. SEPPUKU SAM, THE WILD MAN OF OLD JAPAN — or, How to KILL YOURSELF (After Losing a Game of Tic-Tac-Toe) 切腹.

Photos from Old Japan. Politically Incorrect and Controversial.

If you haven’t a sense of humor – I’m sorry. All photos contains original comments. GEISHA GIRLS GONE BAD ? — Two Japanese Women Hiding Their Faces in the Docket of a Tokyo Courtroom. THE CRAZY KAPPORE FAMILY OF JAPAN — or, Is This Gang Related to EMPEROR TAISHO? ANOTHER BASKET HEAD — or, Religion Makes People Do the Darndest Things. THE ICE CUTTERS — Before Japan Had Refrigerators. Yamate, Yokohama. Park at Kannai, Yokohama. Namamugi, Yokohama, Japan.