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Biker Chicks

12.18.2011

While cruising for last-minute gift ideas, I came upon none that topped the 2011 National Geographic book Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way).

It appeals to the feminists for whom I shop. To the enthusiasts who love bike culture and teach their children how to use the word “peleton” before “potty.” And to everyone who is a friend of Alupa Creative, since all of you will delight in the following quote:

“The bicycle is the devil’s advance agent morally and physically in thousands of instances.”

(For more images and quotes, see this Atlantic review.)

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Light Painting Tutorial

Posted By Alupa Creative

03.13.2010

Article by Mike Oliva, Photographer

Over the last couple of years of taking pictures, I’ve always found that light painting is one of those things that is simply just “cool”. There are so many possibilities with it that you can really experiment and come up with some great ideas and make some great images.

At it’s very basics, light painting photography is using a long exposure to capture some light source over time. It can be done with a direct drawing with light or using that light to “paint” an object to make it pop in an image. I’ve written up a brief explanation of what you need and how to get started.

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Three Frames

Posted By Josh Dillon

09.08.2009

It’s an old joke, but a good one.

The animated .gif has been around as long as the internet, but for those of us that actually remember when they were all the rage threeframes.net/ has an answer.

The idea is to take three frames from any particular movie, animate, rinse, and repeat. The effects are crazy. I HIGHLY recommend that you check this one out.

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charlie mccarthy: flight patterns

Posted By Josh Dillon

08.10.2009

flight patterns from Charlie McCarthy on Vimeo.

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Signs of Downtown fort worth

Posted By Josh Dillon

08.02.2009

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While visiting downtown Fort Worth, it struck me how many kitschy signs adorned the storefronts and bars along the way. With an overarching cowboy theme (it’s a cowtown), there still was room for a little variety, such that even regional chain restaurants pulled out the stops to throw up some neon.

Check out the gallery here.

Posted by Josh Dillon in Environmental Design, Photography, Street Art | No Comments »

comic-con gallery addition

Posted By Josh Dillon

07.30.2009

We’ve added a new gallery of Comic-con schwag from Jeff’s recent trip to the 40th (!) Annual San Diego Comic-con.

In honor of this new gallery addition I’d like to also direct you to the site of Greg De Stefano, photographer of the strange world of hyper-realistic Nintendo characters. This gallery caught my eye when doing some research for a game that we were thinking of programming for one of our clients, and now seems like a good time to throw in a plug.

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The art of jason hackenwerth

Posted By Josh Dillon

07.30.2009

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I first saw the work of Jason Hackenworth when attending the Coachella Music Festival in 2007.

I was standing in a throng of people, waiting in a ridiculously long line for water in 105 degree heat, trying to stay lucid. I was familiar with the fair-like performance artists, the installation pieces and the crazy body-art-laden festival attendees, but I wasn’t quite prepared for walking balloon art, stalking through the crowd on the legs of dancers.

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Faces all around

Posted By Alupa Creative

07.16.2009

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Our new gallery, “Faces all around,” is a photography exercise that focuses on finding faces in everyday objects; from electrical outlets to street side industrial creations.

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365 Days of stormtroopers

Posted By Josh Dillon

07.09.2009

The photographer (Stéfan) of this Flickr photo set decided to add one photo a day, 365 days in a row, of Storm Trooper action figures in all kinds of unique situations. Some of funny, others are heartwarming, while others just seem like a couple of action figures, you know, hanging out.

While this idea at first glance seems a little dry and without merit except to the uber Star Wars fan, upon closer examination the action figures really do seem to come to life.

Posed inquisitively when faced with a situation similar to above; hugging each other on the beach as manly, rebel fighting comrades sometimes will do; looking scared when faced with a wookie action figure; all emotions are conveyed without even seeing their faces. You can just tell that they’re thinking “How in the Force did I get into this mess?”

You can see the full photo set (and subscribe for updates) at Stéfan’s feed over on Flickr.

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vintage advertising on Flickr

Posted By Josh Dillon

07.06.2009

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With the advent of photo sharing accounts like Flickr, the number of accessible images from which to draw inspiration has skyrocketed.

Below are some key images and the site links to limitless vintage advertisements from decades of magazines, newspapers and multimedia sources. Each Flickr contributor does have quite a few other sets to view, so don’t stop at the images or sets indicated for the authentic advertising experience.

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