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Beautiful Portraits of Strangers

Beautiful Portraits of Strangers
Beautiful Portraits of Strangers Danny Santos II is a weekend photographer who likes to shoot strangers in the streets of Singapore. He’s been shooting street for about 2 years now. More beautiful portraits of strangers can be found in Danny’s Flickr set or his website dannyst.com. 30th of June 2010 Probably Related Long Term Exposure Iceland Lee Jeffries’ stunning portraits Portraits by Falsalama Brandon Voges’ Upside Down Portraits Travel Status Back home since 57 days Currently in: Switzerland Oh dear, do you realise how old your browser is?

HTTP/1.1: Status Code Definitions Each Status-Code is described below, including a description of which method(s) it can follow and any metainformation required in the response. 10.1 Informational 1xx This class of status code indicates a provisional response, consisting only of the Status-Line and optional headers, and is terminated by an empty line. There are no required headers for this class of status code. Since HTTP/1.0 did not define any 1xx status codes, servers MUST NOT send a 1xx response to an HTTP/1.0 client except under experimental conditions. A client MUST be prepared to accept one or more 1xx status responses prior to a regular response, even if the client does not expect a 100 (Continue) status message. Proxies MUST forward 1xx responses, unless the connection between the proxy and its client has been closed, or unless the proxy itself requested the generation of the 1xx response. 10.1.1 100 Continue The client SHOULD continue with its request. 10.1.2 101 Switching Protocols 10.2 Successful 2xx - Date

Ulric Collette Each of Ulric Collette's portraits is composed of two relatives' faces mashed together to show how strong family resemblances are Think you don’t look like anyone in your family? French-Canadian photographer Ulric Collette might just be able to prove you wrong. Collette created mashups in which he takes photographs of two family members, edits half of each face and creates one seamless portrait. He calls it the “Genetic Portraits” series. Turns out gender differences and age gaps don't matter. Check out these amazing images: Mother/Daughter: Francine, 56 & Catherine, 23 Ulric Collette Twins: Alex & Sandrine, 20 Daughter/Mother: Marie-Pier, 18 & N’sira, 49 Sisters: Anne-Sophie, 19 & Pascale, 16 Brothers: Christopher, 30, & Ulric, 29 Daughter/Mother: Jill, 25 & Johanne, 54 Mother/Daughter: Julie, 61 and Isabelle, 32 Portrait génétique from Ulric Collette on Vimeo.

36 Realistically Colorized Historical Photos Make the Past Seem Incredibly Real A new artistic trend has broken out around the world which changes our perception of history dramatically. Colorizing historic photographs from the late 1800′s and early 1900′s changes their appearance from something historic and different, into a scene from today. The colorful image of Albert Einstein sitting beside the water gives us an entire new perspective on the genius. He goes from a brilliant historic relic, into a living brilliance of our era. The colorized photograph of Audrey Hepburn transforms our thoughts of beauty. You can see a wider selection of colorized photographs that redefine our look at history in the “Colorized Photographs” book available on Amazon for under $30. London, 1945 (Photo credit: valdigtmycketfarg) Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 Japanese Archers, circa 1860 (Colorized by Jordan J Lloyd) View from the Capitol in Nashville, 1864 (Photo credit: Sanna Dullaway) Albert Einstein in Long Island, 1939 (Photo credit: Paul Edwards) Washington D. Nicola Tesla Audrey Hepburn

When a photograph is not just a photograph !! 88 Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera. There are many ways to attack photography and some are much more expensive than others. Here in this showcase, we presenting a Stunning collection of Forced Perspective Photography and Pictures taken by various artists in which all pictures are linked to the author’s pages. When it comes to inspiration then there is no limitation on resources. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Feel free to join us and you are always welcome to share your thoughts that our readers may find helpful. Don’t forget to and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography

Ulric Collette Cousins: Justine, 29, & Ulric, 29 Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he’s exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then melding them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it. He calls this series Genetic Portraits. Mother/Daughter: Francine, 56 & Catherine, 23 Sisters: Catherine, 23 & Veronica, 29 Father/Son: Laval, 56 & Vincent, 29 Daughter/Mother: Veronica, 29 & Francine, 56 Sister/Brother: Karine, Dany & XX years, 25 years Brothers, Christopher, 30 & Ulric, 29 Father/Son: Denis, 53 & William, 28 Twins: Laurence & Christine, 20 Brothers, Matthew, 25 & Ulric, 29

27 Awesome Vintage Photos of Moms Today, while you celebrate your mom, take a look back at mothers through the ages. All photos and captions via Getty Images. 1. January 1860: A mother and children in the parlor. 2. 1876: A mother with her adolescent daughter. 3. 1885: A young couple take the opportunity to have a cuddle while mother is asleep over her paper. 4. 1890: Collecting peat in the Killarney countryside, County Kerry, a barefooted mother carries a basket on her back while her young children sit at her feet. 5. 1900: American native mother of the Hopi tribe with a child on her back. 6. 1900: A mother gives her daughter a drink at the bar of a public house, while the baby sleeps in a pram beside her. 7. 1910: A child sits quietly as his mother knits Shetland wool into jumpers. 8. 1910: A mother walks with her baby and holds the new Sturgis baby carriage which can be folded up and carried. 9. 1911: A child plays in the sand with her spade, whilst her mother and aunt look on, at a riverside spot in Fulham, London. 19.

Download failed.: Operation timed out after 30 seconds posted on January 31, 2009 in Linux, Unfiled with 5 Comments Been getting this error “Download failed.: Operation timed out after 30 seconds” every time I try to update a plug-in in my WordPress 2.7. After some digging around I found that my web server’s download speed was pretty low. The workaround’s a simple hack to the file.php file in the /wp-admin/includes/ folder. 1. 2. ” $response = wp_remote_get($url, array(‘timeout’ => 30)); ” and replace it with; ” $response = wp_remote_get($url, array(‘timeout’ => 60)); ” function download_url() at wp-admin/includes/file.php 3. You auto update should be working fine now.

The Nonsense Society The following is an showcase of portrait photography featuring women. Both the photographers and models are inspiring. It is not easy to create captivating photos like these. Top 5 things to learn from these photos: lighting, color, framing, background, and overall creativity. Banner art source. Remember, all rights to works posted on The Nonsense Society are reserved by the controlling rightholder(s). The following is a showcase of portrait photography featuring women. A special thanks to VistaPrint for their support. Women Photographers in the Nonsense Society For all who were horrified by my choice of title and were expecting female photographers: Amanda LimDanielle MulcahyEmily TebbettsJulia WangKristen CoffeyLarissa FelsenLyka OrhelMaraMegan BreukelmanMissy Sue HansonNirrimi HakansonSarah HoweSarah Rose SmileyTania CarvalhoZhang Jingna Sorry for the confusion! - Chris Also Check Out:

Бумага коллодия печати · George Eastman House Rochester From November 12, 2012 through November 14, 2012 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at George Eastman House The collodion chloride print was initially introduced in the 1860s but was not popular until 30 years later. It remains the most archival silver-based printing process ever invented. Also known as the American Aristotype, collodion papers were available in either gold-toned high gloss or platinum-toned matte finishes. Process historian Mark Osterman published the first modern directions on how to make collodion emulsions in Steve Anchell’s Darkroom Cookbook. Class discussions will include the evolution of the various collodion emulsions. Limited to 10 participants. Tuition: $450 members, $475 non-members, plus $60 materials fee; extra-day option: $150. Cancellation Policy: Withdrawal from the workshop two weeks before the session start date will receive a refund, minus a $50 processing fee. Location and Scheduling: Daily sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.

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