I was checking out the Photojojo store, because they always have such cool stuff, and I found these Jelly Phone Filters and I wanted to show you how cool and fun they are! I wrote a post awhile back on how the best camera is the one you have with you, so why not make your camera phone a bit more exciting and versatile?

They come in a set of three, Starburst, Kaleidoscope, and Wide Angle, and they’re only $15! Stick them over your camera phone’s tiny lens and you’re good to go. And you can just attach them to your keychain, and they’re so little you can carry them around with you and use them whenever inspiration strikes. Such a cool idea!

The Delirium Constructions is an ongoing body of work exploring disassociated themes and characters brought together into the same space. I bring models into improbable, close interactions to examine the social and graphic contrasts of youth and experience, hysteria and discipline, tragedy and hilarity, and sexuality and desexualization.

These scenarios are staged, but the emotions that result are born through improvisation, spontaneously captured and authentically experienced. Like an optical illusion, where the viewer shifts between opposing visual perceptions, these images reference emotional illusion, a rocking back and forth between projection and introspection, between darkness and hilarity.

Check out some examples below and her website for more:

So needless to say, I was a little conflicted. I won’t repost the content, but if you read through the model’s accounts of working with Richardson, it definitely seems like something a tad unprofessional and a little creepy is going on. And apparently this isn’t the first time he’s been accused of inappropriate behaviour.

Instead of posting the more graphic photos in question, I’ve stuck to the celebrity portraits which are pretty tame. But check out his work and let me know what you think. It definitely wouldn’t be the first time that a photographer exploited young female models, but Terry claimed back in 2004, “I don’t like to exploit anybody. Everyone has fun on my shoots.” I’m interested to see if and how he will respond to these latest accusations.

All you need to do to pull this sort of thing off yourself is have a camera that can do long exposures, a tripod, and a flashlight (or anything that generates light).

1. set your camera on your tripod (or really, any sort of stable surface where it won’t move)
2. set the shutter speed to the longest speed you have (usually bulb, but basically the setting that keeps the shutter open until you press the button again)
3. make sure you’re in a dark room or if you’re outside there isn’t a lot of ambient light that’s going to overexpose and ruin your photo.
4. jump into the photo! i know it seems weird, but because it’s so dark and if you keep moving, the camera will not expose you (or usually not all of you).
5. wave your flashlight/light source around and draw pictures. Simple!

You’ll have to experiment with settings and exposures, but it’s pretty easy to figure out, especially with a digital camera so you can see right away what works best. It’ll vary according to how much ambient light is already present, but you can get some pretty awesome results with minimal effort!

Another cool way to do it is use your handheld flash and expose only parts of the subject. You can also use any sort of flashlight to expose your subject matter, instead of pointing it at the camera, use it to illuminate what you’re taking a picture of, it makes a really cool soft and flowing looking exposure!

(Thanks to Rocky for the recommendation!)

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Family isn’t about whose blood you have, it is about who you care about. – Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Ike’s wee wee, 1998