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5 analog approaches to unconventional photography

Sep19
by on September 19, 2014 at 8:53 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's

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Lindsay Comstock is a New York-based writer, photographer, and editor. Her work has appeared in publications including American Photo, PDN and Rangefinder, and in her own image-based projects. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission.  It’s been 175 years since the advent of photography, and while we’re now in a true digital age, people are still looking back. Alternative photographic processes have made a comeback with various filters and smartphone apps, leveraging analog effects with digital technology. Here are five vintage techniques that still serve for creating visually arresting photographic works after all…

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5 analog approaches to unconventional photography

Sep19
by on September 19, 2014 at 8:53 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's

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Lindsay Comstock is a New York-based writer, photographer, and editor. Her work has appeared in publications including American Photo, PDN and Rangefinder, and in her own image-based projects. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission.  It’s been 175 years since the advent of photography, and while we’re now in a true digital age, people are still looking back. Alternative photographic processes have made a comeback with various filters and smartphone apps, leveraging analog effects with digital technology. Here are five vintage techniques that still serve for creating visually arresting photographic works after all…

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Seven years later, Netflix is finally headed to Linux

Sep19
by on September 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

In 2007, Netflix introduced video streaming to computer browsers. But not all operating systems got to enjoy the straight-to-DVD movies, Linux was noticeably absent. Now, seven years later and it looks like the open-source operating system is finally getting official Netflix support. With Netflix moving away from Microsoft’s Silverlight media player plugin and embracing HTML5, the video streaming service is primed for the Linux community. In a post on an Ubuntu developers forum, Netflix Senior Software Engineer Paul Adolf posted the following: Netflix will play with Chrome stable in 14.02 if NSS version 3.16.2 or greater is installed. If this version is generally installed across…

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Vodafone buys 140 Phones4u stores, expects to hire 900 former employees

Sep19
by on September 19, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UK

Phones 4U Goes Into Administration With Thousands Of Jobs At Risk

Vodafone has swooped in and bought 140 of the stores left behind by Phones4u, a prominent mobile phone retailer in the UK that recently went into administration. As a result, Vodafone says it expects to hire 900 former Phones4U employees. “Subject to court approval, we will start engaging with these employees and begin the rebranding of the stores to Vodafone as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement. Vodafone cancelled its partnership with Phones4u in early September, giving competitor Dixons Carphone its full support instead. EE withdrew shortly afterward, all but sealing Phones4U’s fate. Mobile network Three ended…

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Alibaba kicks off its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, trading at $92.70 per share

Sep19
by on September 19, 2014 at 3:54 pm
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Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today at a price of $92.70 per share. The company set its initial public offering (IPO) at $68 per share on Thursday, which would put it on track to raise at least $21.8 billion. It follows a previous listing that positioned it between $60 and $68 per share. The company needs little introduction. Founder Jack Ma took the business from a second-floor apartment in Hangzhou to one of the most successful technology companies on the planet, especially in China where it’s had a string of hits including…

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