Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that pictures of loved ones have the ability to ease pain.
The subjects were exposed to varying levels of heat pain while focusing on a photograph of their partner during an MRI scan.
The results show that emotional attachment is directly related to soothing pain and that an image of a partner provides a calming effect in the pain processing area of the brain. An effect that is similar to paracetamol or cocaine. On average pain was lessened by 36 to 44 percent, with intense discomfort being reduced by up to 13 percent.
How would you photograph one of the world’s tallest trees? That was a question posed to National Geographic photographer, Michael Nichols. Who was tasked with photographing the mammoth tree. Using three Canon 1Ds Mark II, a few pocketwizards, a dolly used for cinema work and three 35mm f/1.4 lenses Nichols set to work photographing the tree. Each full image of the tree took over one hour to produce and Nichols and his team had spent 18 days photographing the redwood.
The picture was published in September 2009 and it became one of the most popular issues. In the video Nichols talks about the process he used to photograph the tree, and obstacles he overcame to produce such a breathtaking image.
Photographer Monte Isom was recently commissioned to photograph the ad campaign for EA Sports: FIFA 2010. To give you an idea of what went on during the shoot Isom kindly provided a behind the scenes video. The video is amazing. It’s great to see someone who truly enjoys their job having fun and making great pictures in the process.
Fotopolis recently interviewed Toshiyuki Terada, product manager of SLR Olympus planning department, and he said that Olympus has no intentions to replace the entry level DSLR, E-620.
Olympus plans to replace the E-620 with a line of high performance PENs
Instead Olympus entry level DSLRs will be replaced with a high end version of their PEN camera. With the rumored EP-3 due out by the end of the year, the future for the E-620 is looking rather bleak.
Here’s a new take on bridal photography. Jonathan Ryan, a wedding photographer from Canterbury, England, has found a new way to shoot bridal fashion.
His method involves a swimming pool, a couple models, a underwater housing for his Nikon D3, and to make it dangerous, some electricity.
In the video Ryan explains the process he goes through to produce underwater bridal shots. It’s rather interesting how he syncs his flash, since radio waves won’t work underwater.
