Minnesota photographer Thomas Allen has been inspired by his childhood experiences with pop-up books and view-masters.

After cutting illustrated figures out of old books and vintage novels, he then rearranges them as a 3D scene and carefully photographs the new scene.

After being raised from the book pages in 3D, the characters go back to being two-dimensional objects in the form of a photograph. Allen’s photographic work captures characters and events in mid-action, leaving the viewer to wonder what will happen next.

Have you ever crossed your hands trying to frame a moment in time, recognizing an aesthetic quality in an overlooked object or space in the city? If your answer is yes then you might as well look into the Urban Curators project - a community celebrating the beauty of spaces in the city. “Literally hanging gold, gallery-style frames in derelict spaces within the city, we are framing objects and views that are of aesthetic or cultural value.”

The new Kodak pocket sized digital camera is in fact a photo locket. The designer Lindsey Pickett describes her industrial design creation as an example for the future of wearable technology.

The new Kodak digital camera does’nt have a high-tech style but more of a nostalgic-authentic look & feel. Simply press the button and your moment is captured. Photos are saved and sent directly to your Kodak EasyShare Gallery via bluetooth internet connection. As a traditional photo locket, the new Kodak digital camera design by Lindsey Pickett displays precious memories captured as photos. You can wear the photo locket as a pendant necklace, a handbag charm or as a classic pocketwatch.

JPG Magazine is the wonderful initiative of Derek and Heather Powazek. A magazine with a simple goal: to honor the fantastic work coming from nonprofessional photographers all over the world. It’s published six times a year by 8020 Publishing. As a member you can upload your photos and stories to your members page, submit them to JPG Magazine and vote on other submissions. You can also get the opportunity to get published and see you work in print.

I dont know if you already seen this extreme photography advertising campaign, but I think it is brilliant as well as it is horrifying. Still I thought it is such a strong campaign and it needs to be here.

Andrzej Dragan, a quantum physics expert, from Warsaw is definetly by far one of my favorite photographers. Check out his unique photographs portfolio, especially the Converse advertising photography campaign. Andrzej Dragan has mastered a technique called “Painting with Light”. You can read about it in the dpreview forum, which also offers a lot of information about hdr photography techniques and plenty of digital cameras tips and overviews.

Also, if you’re interested in Andrzej Dragan HDR technique you might also be interested in our Andrzej Dragan HDR tutorial where we attempt to describe in 10 main steps how to achieve the famous Dragan HDR Style.

Throughout my life i’ve always had a soft spot for photography. Though i never went through the whole dark room phase, i still cant get enough of photographs. Since digital photography became more common and the pricing of digital cameras became reasonable, although I paid a full price for my Fuji digital camera, did it give me a good reason to start taking photographs without sending them to be developed at the printshop. As for image editing software, I have always used Adobe Photoshop. I know Photoshop very well and ivé been using it since version 3.0 if i’m not mistaken. That is why I have been so intrigued by the new Adobe LightRoom - “the professional photographer’s essential toolbox” as they call it. As for now i’m still going over it so stay tuned for my software review. Meanwhile here is a great review from NAPP .