Surrealism was a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s and is best known for its art and writings. The surrealist’s aim was to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality.” To that end, artists painted what many considered to bt “unnerving, illogical scenes” with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.

Oldsmobile automobiles were first manufactured by the Olds Motor Vehicle Co. in Lansing, Michigan, a company that was founded in 1897 by Ransom E. Olds. In 1901, the company produced 635 cars, making it the first high-volume gasoline-powered automobile manufacturer.

April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries on April 1’st every year. On this day, practical jokes (or April Fools) are played on friends and family In some countries, April Fools only last until noon, and if someone plays a joke after, they are an April Fool.

II’ve been playing around with LED lighting for about twenty years and I’ve seen it grow from a photographic oddity into what many consider a lighting panacea. After all, it’s a continuous source and you can use it for still photography and video too. So it seems like the perfect lighting source—or is it? 

For many, many years, Barry Staver and Joe Farace have been meeting over coffee (and tea) in the morning to talk about photography. Now they are bringing this same level of information and fun to YouTube with a new series of podcasts.