Real Life Photoshop?

I really got a kick out of this! Flora Borsi, Hungarian photographer, decided to create some images of what photoshop would be like in real-life. I love the idea of applying photo editing features to our outer appearances. 

Could you imagine applying the 'convert to smart object' the morning before a test? 

Or if you're feeling blue, decide to 'saturate' your life with a touch of happiness? 

Don't like the way you look? Apply transformations to your appearance until you get what you like! 

Obviously untrue, I love how the idea behind this collection pokes fun at the constant stress people have about their looks. Everyone has flaws, it's nice to poke fun at them once in a while. 

Article here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/heres-what-photoshop-in-real-life-would-look-like-final-frame-181430?img_idx=3

The Outer Child

L'ENFANT EXTERIEUR or The Outer Child, by artist Cristian Girotto is one that shows what each adult really has inside...an bubbly little kid. I love photography, and the bright, crisp colors were what really caught my eye. At first, I went right into looking at these photos, not paying attention to any of the text, wondering  Why the hell do all these people look so f$%@ing weird? BUT, actually reading the text...made complete sense! Thought I would share these awesome images. 

full link to all photos: http://www.cristiangirotto.com/39828/907549/portfolio/lenfant-exterieur 

Why are we so tired?

After going to a recent conference for student government, our group had the chance to listen to some slam poetry....AWESOME! I found a new fascination with this style of poetry. Lauren Zuniga, one of the poets we watched, performed her poem Energy Drinks which talks about her experience approaching the energy drink fridge. The more important question about her poem is "Why are we so tired?" 

Since I'm an avid energy drink consumer, I found this poem to really get me thinking, Why am I so tired? 

Oxford has a new word

GIF, verb: to create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event)

yes, yes, finally the trendy word that was once just used by those of the techno savvy nature, now used by all, is now recognized as a word in the Oxford dictionary today. 

This word is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year, and while is not the best format to view photos online, it has a somewhat "cult following" according to David Coldewey of Today.com. David is referring to how many GIF's today are used on websites such as 9Gag, Reddit, 4Chan, etc. (all funny sites btw if you have not checked them out). So in light of this celebration, I chose to share some GIF files that I found very amusing below. 

Kiwi!

While looking for more ideas to incorporate into my short movie, I came across this short animated video I hadn't seen in years and thought I would share it with people. 

If the shoe fits

And I thought I've seen some crazy shoes, but this takes the cake. Iris Schieferstein is a Berlin artist who specializes making shoes....out of animal carcasses, yes really. These shoes were once made out of carcasses that Iris would find on the side of the road, including snakes, doves, deer, and other furry roadside critters. However, a run in with her local police led her to collect her medium from her local butchers. 

Iris Schieferstein shoes<--- video link here 

Shoes can sell for prices all the way up to $6,000! What I really want to know is who is buying this. 

I know after a while my normal shoes start to get an odor to them, I can only imagine what these shoes smell like.

Can you See me Now?

After reading Digital Visual Culture: Theory and Practice I wanted to look at the exhibit Can you See me Now? (CYSMN) on the internet to see if it was still an active exhibit. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything leading to it. However, while I was browsing Google for the website, I stumbled upon a great exhibit that was on display until October of 2011, similarly titled Can You See Me Now: Photos Made on Phones. This exhibit was taken from pictures that people from around the world had submitted, but these photos were taken just with a cell phone. 

full article here: http://www.artspaceatuntitled.org/exhibitions/index.cfm?page=canyouseemenow

Oodles of Doodles by Google...s

It seems the past couple of weeks I have seen more changes to the Google logo, then ever before. Maybe it's because I've been more attentive, or I've just been trying to find as many different things to talk about on this blog. Regardless, I decided to investigate these doodles and found some interesting information.

The "doodles" as they are referred to are now to "bring smiles of faces to people around the world" but where did they start?

Back in 1998 (before the company was even incorporated!) Google wanted to indicate, via their website, they would be attending Burning Man. The doodle was received so well that a team now has the sole duty of making these doodles. Currently, this doodle team has made more than 1000 doodles for Google pages all over the world. 

Original doodle. August 30, 1998.

full article here: http://www.google.com/doodles/about