Sculpture: Crystal Cameras

Crystal DSLR

Prints available for purchase from Fotodiox. US$89.95

Developed by Fotodiox, these intricately designed, hand-crafted camera sculptures are made of premium-grade crystal and designed to look like a smaller version of a Canon 7D or a Nikon D90. 
The lens, handgrip, viewfinder, rear screen, and several knobs are made of separate pieces of crystal that are attached to the main body, while other buttons and dials are represented by etching into the crystal itself. The delicate designs are filled with elegant elements that mimic the originals.

Sculpture: 3D Sketches

3D Paper Sketches in Porcelain by London-based Katharine Morling

Katharine Morling creates whimsical, life-sized ceramic sculptures that look like life-size sketches of everyday objects, which she describes as ‘"three-dimensional drawings."

The simple rendering style belies the complexity of each piece - a camera bag with pockets overflowing with gear, an old-timey cash register with cash and coins spilling out of the drawer, a chest of drawers full of pinned insect specimens. There are so many pieces and parts, but take away the black lines and each one is simply a piece of white ceramic.

"My work can be described as 3 dimensional drawings, in the medium of ceramics. Each piece, on the surface, an inanimate object, has been given layers of emotion and embedded with stories, which are open for interpretation in the viewer’s mind. When put together, the pieces combine to make a tableau staging the still lives of everyday objects…"

Posters: History of Photographic Camera

"A Short History of the Photographic Camera"
Created by Carlos Ramos and Carolina Borrero

To get a complete view of the post in all its full-sized glory, you can head on over to Visual.ly.  It’s also available for download at it’s original resolution, so you can create a 20” x 28” print for yourself at 300ppi.

Kickstarter: Videre Pinhole Kit

The Videre by Kelly Angood

This Kickstarter project promises to produce a do-it-yourself cardboard medium format cameras.  The final assembled sets are fairly attractive, and the results aren't too shaby.  In an age of high-definition cellphone cameras in everyone's pockets, The Videre's goal is to return a sense of a craftsmanship to low budget photography.

"The Videre works without a lens, instead using a simple pinhole to take photographs onto medium format film. I have translated my original design into a beautiful and hardwearing do-it-yourself kit so that everyone can make their own Videre camera and learn about pinhole photography in style. 

The kit will be printed and die-cut onto thick recycled card and supplied with easy to follow instructions and a spare medium format spool. I also plan to produce a short instructional video, which will be viewable online alongside a virtual gallery space where pinhole photographs that have been taken with the camera can be submitted."

Link Round-Up: April 26, 2013

"A Visual Compendium of Cameras" by Pop Chart Lab

Prints available for purchase from Pop Chart Lab. US$22

"A meticulously illustrated catalog of 100 landmark cameras, culled from over a century of photographic history, depicting both professional and consumer models and tracing photography’s history from the first models to today’s digital wonders."

Beertone: Beer Enthusiasts, Alexander Michelbach from Brazil and Daniel Eugster of Switzerland are ready to bring their extensive beer referencing guide to the world. Beertone’s primary function takes the form of a colour chart booklet, accurately distinguishing over 200 beers by their colour

Design Sponge has posted a Embroidered Constellation Tutorial and Template that demonstrates how to make an astronomy-themed table runner for beginners. Sequins are used with French knots in this easy to follow tutorial. 

Japanese rice paddies twinkle in the darkness after 20,000 pink LEDs are spread across terraced fields.

Monet's Ultraviolet Eye: After years of failed treatments, he agreed at age 82 to have the lens of his left eye completely removed. Light could now stream through the opening unimpeded. Monet could now see familiar colors again. And he could also see colors he had never seen before. Monet began to see--and to paint--in ultraviolet.