For centuries women experienced the ordinary act of washing in less than complete solitude. Women of a certain class were rarely alone, even when attending to the most intimate parts of their bodies. Their lives were, in a sense, communal property, especially those of wealthier women who until the mid-19th century […]
Like it or not, knowing how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century. But how can we use digital media so that they make us empowered participants rather than passive receivers, grounded, well-rounded people rather than multitasking basket […]
It’s claimed men are masturbating 50 to 500% more than they would normally without Internet porn. So if a guy normally masturbated once a day, he might now be doing it two or three times a day. If he masturbated three times a week, he might now be getting graphic with his graphics 15 times […]
Super accurate fortune cookies?
From an article about Ray Richmond : “Fortune cookies were overdue for a makeover. The fortunes in fortune cookies, he said, “hadn’t been updated in 200 years or so and always had this kind of somber, serious tone.” He added, “They were all things like ‘Happiness will find you,’ or ‘From knowledge […]
Every 2 minutes today we snap as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.
Largelydue to mobile phone, digital cameras are now ubiquitous – it is estimated that 2.5 billion people in the world today have a digital camera. If the average person snaps 150 photos this year that would be a […]
In a study titled “Reversed Facial Images and the Mere-Exposure Hypothesis,” psychologists Theodore H. Mita, Marshall Dermer and Jeffrey Knight demonstrate that “individuals will prefer a facial photograph that corresponds to their mirror image rather than to their true image.”
But what’s really interesting about the study is its exploration of why we find […]
This is a post from a while ago when I actually thought I would have FAR more time to discuss photography production rather than analysis.
Well, I’m so busy I have even less time now… but I’m starting this anyway. I get a LOT of questions from aspiring and professional photographers who want to venture into […]
I don’t normally do this – there are enough problems in this world to think about – but I became aware of something this week online that saddened me, touched my heart and I just couldn’t ignore.
You will find the story here:
http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/someone-out-trying-do-right-thing-needs-some-help-amanda-scott
A rabbit, you say? Yes, a rabbit.
Read the story. An animal that […]
Instruction leaflet for ‘Bullet’ camera made by Eastman Kodak, America, 1936-1942
“Do not let too strong a light come into your bedroom. There are in a beauty a great many things which are enhanced by being seen only in a half-light.”
Ovid
Ive used this quote previously and it was foremost on my mind while I filmed two of my friends last night.
I have to say I enjoy […]
