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Photographer Michael Shindler of PhotoboothSF brought his medium format camera and gear to this years 99% Conference and captured portraits of its speakers in vintage TinType glory. By using a lens with an extremely shallow depth of field and surrounding his subjects in light the resulting images (shown below) are breathtaking.

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the tintype process at PhotoboothSF

Via the99percent & coolhunting

For Episode 1 of Season 3 of Framed, the Framed Network’s host Melissa Niu takes us on a behind the scenes day with Celebrity photographer and Founder of Help-Portrait Jeremy Cowart. Enjoy a glimpse into where Jeremy got his start, what inspires him, why he wants to give back and stick around for a shoot with Caitlin Crosby at Jeremy’s Los Angeles home.

The Lomography crew is at it again with a new set of 10 beach inspired La Sardina Clones. The bunch ranges from $75 to $109 with the Fritz the Blitz flash. Your trip to the tropics would not be complete without one of these colorful cameras.

Here’s an awesome and fun little camera animation by Antonio Vicentini , with illustrations by Billy Brown and music by Ben Hantoot.

Via @designrelated

After some minor delays getting things just right, Visual Supply Co’s, beautiful and simple iPhone app is finally here. Download your copy of VSCO Cam today for a cool $0.99.

Stellar, a project by New York photographer Ignacio Torres is an interesting take on the animated gif cinemagraphs we’ve been seeing lately. Instead of just one part of the image moving, the whole image moves just enough to create the idea of three-dimensional space.

Here are some of Ignacios thoughts about the project:

This project began from the theory that humans are made of cosmic matter as a result of a stars death. I created imagery that showcased this cosmic birth through the use of dust and reflective confetti to create galaxies. The models organic bodily expressions as they are frozen in time between the particles suggest their celestial creation. In addition, space and time is heightened by the use of three-dimensional animated gifs. Their movement serves as a visual metaphor to the spatial link we share with stars as well as their separateness through time.

All Images © 2012 Ignacio Torres. <—- Be sure to check out his other great work as well.

Via Chase Jarvis

Photographer Richard Kendall has combined some of the coolest photographic techniques (light painting and bullet time) into an awesome video that showcases light paintings in 360 degrees. Enjoy!

Via @Petapixel

Caine’s Arcade is a touching short film that centers around the creative and industrious 9-year-old Caine Monroy, who built an elaborate cardboard arcade during the summer at his dad’s auto parts store. The film by Nirvan let’s us in on the best day of Caine’s life … so far.

Via @ugmonk & @Nirvan

About a year-and-a-half ago we featured L.A. photographer Ian Flanigan’s lifestyle photos and a cool stop-motion video of a road trip up the California Coast with his girl. He’s done it again this year, combining over 4,500 photos from a trip to New York to celebrate his Lady’s birthday and Valentine’s day. The video is set to “World News” by Local Natives. Enjoy!

© 2012 Ian Flanigan