Photos for Fun and Inspiration

Photos as decoration

2012-02-02T14:23:00.000-08:00

Source: efferdares.com via Jodi on Pinterest

A Photo to Remember Summer - Winter is Here But Will Pass.

2012-01-21T05:37:00.000-08:00

What do you think of this?

2011-11-24T07:56:00.000-08:00

WANKEN - The Blog of Shelby White

2011-10-29T06:59:00.000-07:00

WANKEN - The Blog of Shelby White

Sony a77

2011-10-08T19:26:00.000-07:00

Sony a77
A List of Best Cameras from The Online Photographer

Available soon at Spectrum Photo and Digital Services

Young film maker

2011-09-27T18:27:00.000-07:00

Young film maker

A lightning bolt appears to strike the iconic Eiffel Tower while the Paris landmark is seen illuminated in vibrant blue lights.

2011-09-01T16:16:00.000-07:00

A lightning bolt appears to strike the iconic Eiffel Tower while the Paris landmark is seen illuminated in vibrant blue lights.

Groovy New Stamps from your Post Office

2011-07-08T17:27:00.001-07:00

Fiestaware Soup Tureen

2011-07-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

Fiestaware Soup Tureen
Grat Marigold color.

More HDR example

2011-06-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

the Sony Alpha A33 holds highlights well.

2011-05-29T06:48:00.000-07:00

Again, the HDR function is very useful in bright sun.

The first shot from the new Sony alpha a33 camera.

2011-05-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

I will post some of the results of trying my new Sony camera ( a 33 ) on a personal trip. It does have some unique features that I really like after a heavy shooting week. The HDR ( high dynamic range ) tools built into the camera are great. Even more than exposure control, you can manage the tonality of the shots in-camera.

Time to Start Shooting Again

2011-05-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

Over the last few years we have been a bit of a drudge at Spectrum Photo and Digital Services.
We have been learning new printing techniques and other advanced technologies. As always, work stuff makes it hard to just shoot for the joy of it. Lately some staff have been having fun shooting baby pictures, so we decided to do a camera upgrade and shoot more travel and landscape photography. We got a new Sony alpha a33 to see what the latest and greatest type of prosumer dslr has to offer, so we will be sharing some results ( photos! ) over the next few weeks. The first new item to look at is the availbility to do a auto-bracketed shot to edit as an hdr image in Photoshop. The Sony camera allows an in-camera option of one optimized file or shooting three images in quick succession.
The first conclusion is to stay with 8 bit per channel when saving your final work if you want anybody on the internet to be able to see the photo! You can work in hi-bit modes while adjusting, but the real world still mostly revovles around 24 bit color.

Record Player Wdding Invitation

2011-04-16T05:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663618/a-wedding-invite-that-doubles-as-a-working-record-player-video

BBC News - Business cards side-lined by digital contact revolution

2011-02-27T15:17:00.000-08:00

BBC News - Business cards side-lined by digital contact revolution

Glow shot

2011-02-20T15:12:00.000-08:00

Glowing objects are difficult to photograph. And we don't see many of these cars around here.

Source: Rolls-Royce
posted on Engadget

The new Fuji Finepix x100 is very exciting.

2011-02-09T16:29:00.000-08:00

The new Fuji Finepix X100 is coming out soon - a very interesting new camera. The sample photos are very engaging. The camera itself looks like a 1950's rangefinder camera.

The first "Million Dollar Photo" ?

2011-01-12T13:10:00.000-08:00

More great photos
Peter Lik

How to take beautiful Christmas tree bokeh shots

2011-01-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

How to take beautiful Christmas tree bokeh shots

Ice !

2010-12-21T16:09:00.000-08:00

Frost lighthouse in Cleveland.

Van Vieng, Laos

2010-12-11T17:56:00.000-08:00

Van Vieng, Laos

Mohawk Fine Papers's Photos - Wall Photos | Facebook

2010-12-04T06:26:00.000-08:00

Mohawk Fine Papers's Photos - Wall Photos | Facebook: nice torn paper art.

2010-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:00

Audrey Tautou shoots with a Leica M8. Really cool.

Star Wars in Paper !

2010-10-22T15:52:00.000-07:00

The Online Photographer: B&W vs. Color, not Film vs. Digital

2010-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

The Online Photographer: B&W vs. Color, not Film vs. Digital

YouTube - A lesson on typography

2010-09-02T19:20:00.000-07:00

Graphic bagtag

2010-08-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite graphics products website.Fun and Sassy Designs.

Beautiful and Inspirational Photography

2010-07-21T16:29:00.000-07:00

Beautiful and Inspirational Photography

Sunflower season.

2010-07-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

Nothing says summer like a sunflower in the garden.

Law May Curb Cell Phone Camera Use

2010-07-07T14:11:00.000-07:00

Law May Curb Cell Phone Camera Use

Where is Pro-Photography now ?

2010-06-13T11:09:00.000-07:00

Goodbye, Photography from Katy Weaver on Vimeo.

The National Stationery Show NYC

2010-06-05T15:17:00.000-07:00

There were some interesting trends at the National Stationery Show this year.

Metallic or Pearlescent papers
Silkscreen cards - the picture above is Waste Not Paper Co.
High-end invitations are showing lots of strength

Iceland eruption with lightning strikes

2010-04-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

Photoshop is 20 years old.

2010-02-20T12:36:00.000-08:00

2009-12-25T06:54:00.000-08:00

Now you can create fun photo collages at home and upload for printing at Spectrum. Go to our website:
http://www.ashlandphoto.com/gift_catalog.html?catalog[category_id]=209180

2009-09-20T14:40:00.001-07:00

Fun with Paper:

2009-09-20T14:40:00.000-07:00

Fun with Paper:
http://www.conceptualdevices.com/2009/07/wired-unplugged-2/

2009-06-11T15:47:00.000-07:00

We recently updated our Birth Announcements for custom made cards at Spectrum / Chelles

2009-06-03T18:33:00.000-07:00

WikimediaPicture of the Year, by:

Mikel Ortega from Errenteria, Spain

Is it time for a new camera?

2009-06-03T16:38:00.001-07:00

The Endless Shots of Summer

Shared via AddThis

2009-05-17T11:42:00.001-07:00

Jack-in-the-Pulpit
There are "orchids" in
Ohio !

Our Favorite Funny Photo Site

2009-04-19T13:46:00.000-07:00

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

2009-04-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

We see some great, historic photos here at Spectrum Photo & Digital Services.
www.ashlandphoto.com/
This is an amateuer shot from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on the WWI victory day parade in 1918. (customer photo used by permission. )

2009-04-05T08:38:00.000-07:00

Newspaper photos can be awesome - thought provoking or inspiring. Unfortunately, many experts say that newspapers are dying. We hope not - we've been on 2-3 newspaper per day habit for years. Maybe newspapers aren't as good as they used to be - cost cutting and reduced content is setting them up for a death spiral. How about improving newspapers to keep them alive?

Our first photo

2009-03-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

This is a photo that always creates a feeling of relaxation for us. What do you think?
(customer photo used by permission)
L.

We start our blog

2009-03-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

Let's just start with a statement of purpose and who we are. Staff members at your friendly neighborhood photo lab will use this web log to post photos and comments. We encourage reader response. You can check out our websites at: search www.ipiphoto.com using the zip code finder to locate a good local lab.