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

In a former life, Derek Wood lived in Maine and sold real estate. He’s since found a more creative calling as a fashion and editorial photographer in Los Angeles. He loves the great outdoors and is making beautiful images of models, actresses and musicians for clients like Acme, Arden B, The Ben Trovato Blog, Forever 21, JPG, Rouge, Seventeen, Sugarlips, Vice, and Zooey Magazine (of which he’s the Director of Photography). He’s a fan of the analog, making his own beer and instant images with his Polaroid cameras.

Check out a sampling of some our favorite images from his fashion and personal portfolios. Be sure to visit his sites below and lose yourself in his imagery for a while.

Visit:

Derek’s Portfolio
Derek’s Blog
Derek on Twitter

Be sure to contact Derek for your next fashion or editorial feature.

All images © 2012 Derek Wood Photography

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

© 2012 Ian Flanigan

Lynnsey Dunson is a 25-yr-old self-taught photographer from Colorado whose favorite things are foxes, natural light and film. She frequents the outdoors for many of her portraits which provides an interesting and varied landscape. Enjoy a sampling of Lynnsey’s work below and keep scrolling for an interview.

What made you want to pursue photography?

Lynnsey Dunson: My mother bought me a polaroid camera when I was 7 or 8 and I haven’t stopped taking pictures since. The passion for photography has always been with me. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that for so long I wanted to be a model, but I couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t enjoying it and what was holding me back. Then I realized that I was in the right industry, just not the right career. So I took my love for photography, starting shooting and suddenly things unfolded and I felt at home behind the camera instead of in front of it.

Did you study photography in school?

LD: I am mostly self-taught. I wanted to go to school for photography but I was learning so much with hands-on experience and learning from interning with other photographers that I put it on the back-burner. Education is incredibly important though, so I recently started studying at a local film school where my emphasis is Cinematography.

Have you always been based in Denver?

LD: I’ve been based in Denver for the last six months. I lived in a small southern Colorado town where we were voted the worst dressed city in America, so you can imagine how fashion was kind of glanced over and looked at as strange. I knew that if I wanted to be successful I would need to live in a bigger city where the industry was blooming and I could get a lot of experience. So I packed up my family and things just fell in place! The environment here is very crazy (20 degrees in the morning and 70 by noon sometimes), but I enjoy it, especially for photography. I shoot mostly outdoors in nature and with the mountains and trees it works perfectly.

What are some of your short term and long term goals for your photography?

LD: Short term I would like to really solidify my branding. I’m mostly a fashion and portraiture photographer, but I also love shooting weddings. I also want to add more conceptual shoots to my portfolio. Long term I’d love to continue to grow as an artist and collaborate with even more people. I would love to have my own show at a gallery, help teach aspiring photographers at workshops, shoot editorials for Nylon & Vogue, and I want to be traveling. It’s really important to me to see the world, and I’d love to document every day of it through my lens.

Who is your ideal client?

LD: Usually, the people I want to work for are those I find intimidating because I’m incredibly inspired by them. I’d love to get an opportunity to take portraits of my favorite musical artists, (i.e. Thom Yorke, Florence, Jesse Lacey, etc) and work for companies who like to take chances and create new ideas. I’d love to work for a few photographers I admire or even just sit down and have some hot tea and talk about their lives and work: Brooke Shaden, Kitty Gallannaugh, Lissy Elle, Clayton Austin, all are amazing and so different from one another and have inspired me greatly.

Do you have few favorite cameras?

LD: I am a sucker for anything film. I love toy cameras, like Dianas and Holgas. And I have quite a beautiful Kodak Retina III that I shoot with constantly that was given to me from a family member. It’s been through all of Europe and WWII. It has a story all of it’s own.

Do you use any film emulation software like VSCO in your image editing?

LD: I just use Photoshop. I have pre-set curves and actions that I’ve built over the years and it’s a matter of trying them out on my images and tweaking them to find the perfect fit. A lot of the time I create new ones because I’m too indecisive and just start from scratch. The one thing I don’t edit are my film images, I like the untouched innocence of them.

What’s your most favorite subject to shoot now?

LD: I love shooting my surroundings. Whether it be a store I’m shopping at or the people I’m having dinner with, I like to document things.

Anything we should know about you that we haven’t asked?

LD: My favorite cookies are oreos, I am obsessed with collecting cameos and miniature erasers shaped like food and I will always prefer shooting with natural light.

Visit Lynnsey Dunson:

Lynnsey’s Portfolio
Lynnsey’s Blog
Lynnsey on Facebook
Lynnsey on Flickr
Lynnsey on Deviantart
Lynnsey on Model Mayhem

Be sure to contact Lynnsey for your next shoot.

TIME ZERO (debuting this month) is a documentary film that chronicles the passionate efforts of a small team of photographers who tried to keep instant photography alive. One of our favorite instant film photographers Grant Hamilton is the man behind the project and we couldn’t be happier that the movie is finally ready.

Details:

World Premiere: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
@ 12:30PM

Somerville Theatre, Screen 1
55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
For tickets and info:
www.iffboston.org/2012/index.php

via Azuree Wiitala (@xo_azuree) (@TIMEZEROmovie)

The passionate photographer Ian Ruhter has given up his normal life in L.A. to create amazing wet plate images around the country in his converted Van/Camera/Darkroom. Silver and Light is shows some highs and lows of his ongoing journey making one-of-a-kind images, some of which can cost as much as $500 a piece just to produce . Ian and his crew are traveling the country looking for interesting people and places to shoot, so check out there facebook and maybe join in on the fun.

You can see more of Ian’s work on his tumblr: http://ianruhter.tumblr.com/

via @jarrodreno

All Images © 2012 Ian Ruhter.

Tim Navis is a self-proclaimed world citizen who’s not afraid of natural light and a splash of color. While he currently resides in Los Angeles, he’s open to travel all around this great land of ours from the beaches to the badlands. He also has a special project in the works for Iceland. Check out a sampling of his work below and be sure to visit his various sites.

Visit:

Tim’s Portfolio
Tim’ Blog
Navis Photography on Flickr
Follow on Twitter
Navis Photography on Facebook
Navis on Instagram

Be sure to Contact Tim for interesting assignments world-wide.

All Images © 2012 Navis Photography.

Via ISO50 & Shayla McCallum

Last year we featured the amazing photography of Mark Tipple and his Under Water Project. We recently discovered he’s released a limited edition book of 32 frameable archival prints from the amazing series. Only 250 of the handmade screw-bound books have been made and are available now.

Visit theunderwaterproject.com and get yours for $315 (Aus) $325 (International).