Doodle 4 Google - express yourself on Google

Sunniya — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:01:06 +0100

Today, Google announced it's third annual 'Doodle 4 Google' contest in the U.S. The competition is for K-12 students to create logos for the Google homepage. This year's theme is, 'if I could do anything I would...'

The Doodle 4 Google webpage explains the rules of this year's competition and states that, "Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, ...

Exclusive: YPI KIDS - Project Tomorrow 2010

Sunniya — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100

This year YPI KIDS is launching it's Project: Tomorrow series in partnership with The Home for Little Wanderers (HFLW). The Home for Little Wanderers, is 'one of the oldest and most recognized not for profit child and family service agencies in the country'.

Exclusive: YPI KIDS - Photographs & Stories of the KIDS

Sunniya — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:13:16 +0100

YPI KIDS was formed in 2006 by C. Paul Denckla. The first showcase of Project: Tomorrow took place in 2007. There were 9 participants in the 2007 project. These kids ranged from 10 years old to 18 years old. The project was conducted in partnership with Maine Children's Cancer Program.This project focused on children that had cancer or were in remission. The 2008 pr...

Exclusive: YPI KIDS - More than just Photography

Sunniya — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:56:38 +0100

I am a photographer and a photography writer and through this trait I meet several interesting people and have been fortunate to work on several inspiring projects. But I have never come across anything as special as YPI KIDS. Have you ever wondered about the point where your profession becomes passion? Or when photography become more than just photography? That happens, an...

Exclusive: Clayton talks Photography with Amvona

Sunniya — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:42:11 +0100

This is part 2 of the 3 part interview series with Photographer William Clayton. We have been browsing the digital archives of William's work on his website and we are truly amazed by the beautifully photographed landscapes, by the unique compositions and the vivid colors. His photographs depict the story of his travels. It's almost like flipping through a classic Engl...

Exclusive: Interview with Upcoming Photographer William Clayton

Sunniya — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:22:23 +0100

Amvona features a great many writers, photographers, tech enthusiasts, stories, products and much more on it's site. One of our aims through our blog is to bring to you exclusive stories. These stories are centered around content that is solely produced for Amvona. These stories are meaningful and current, stories that show that anything is possible and stories that ex...

New Photoshop Plug-in: ColoRotate

Sunniya — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:52:17 +0100

ColoRotate - now isn't that a cool name? The plug-in itself is cooler. This new plug-in makes Photoshop even more exciting. It's for Adobe Photoshop CS 4 and allows users to use color in multiple dimensions. Basically, it is a 3 dimensional color picker and editor that works with Photoshop, it will let you perceive and project colors in the same way that our br...

Apologies to The Impossible Project

Sunniya — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:56:32 +0100

In our article, "Lady Gaga & Polaroid - a match made in heaven?" we mentioned that Polaroid films were available again through a group called 'The Impossible Project.' Where this information is true 'the impossible project' brought to our attention that we had accidentally stated that they were from Denmark. We apologize for the mistake and would like to inform our readers th...

Lady Gaga & Polaroid - a Match made in heaven?

Krista — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:51:26 +0100

Now that Polaroid has appointed Lady Gaga as its Creative Director, it is set on making some other grand changes to it's brand and products. On the product side, Polaroid is bringing back the instant camera in two ways, which are sure to bring excitement to...

The Natural History Museum WildLife Photographer Award 2010 Accepting entries NOW

Sunniya — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:31:09 +0100

We told you the story of José Luis Rodriguez and the storybook wolf - How the photographers award was revoked after he won the 2009 contest. We feel that the judges should have checked properly before they made their decision and we sympathize with the photographer. However, the prestigious Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2010 is now...

Photographer Creates a FAKE to win WildLife Photo Contest

Sunniya — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:32:14 +0100

Every year the UK National History Museum organizes the National History Museum Wild Life Photographer of the Year award every year. The winner of the Contest is awarded 10,000 GBP approximately $16,600. This years contest had 43,000 entries and the photograph of the wolf jumping over the fence won!!! No doubt the photograph is incredible. I mean it's not everyday that one s...

Exclusive: YPI KIDS - Making dreams come true through Photography

Sunniya — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:20:26 +0100

We have all heard the expression that "a photograph is worth a thousand words". But have you ever wondered when exactly is a photograph worth a thousand words? Is it when you take a photo of a kid and a mother cherishes it for life? Is it when you photograph a wedding and give someone beautiful memories? Is it when a journalist photographs dying people in a war? Or is ...

FBI needs Photoshop lessons

Sunniya — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:33:23 +0100

The BBC revealed an error made by the FBI. We all know about the FBI's obsession with Osama bin Laden, recently the FBI revealed a picture of what Osama bin Laden might look like now. What's amusing is that the picture is a very sharp resemblance to the Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares.

The BBC reports that, "Gaspar Llamazares said he would ...

Underwater Photography got easier with Underwater Scuba Mask Camera

Sunniya — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:03:37 +0100

Yes, it's a Scuba diving mask that doubles as an Underwater camera. A diver can wear his/her mask, breathe underwater and take pictures at the same time. We all know that camera equipment is heavy and having to drag all that equipment with you underwater spoils the fun of taking beautiful underwater shots. With the Underwater Scuba Mask Camera you can now take underwa...

Kodak & National Geographic Team Up to show a world through photos

Sunniya — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:36:03 +0100

National Geographic and Kodak have teamed up to present a unique collection of photographs. Some of these photographs have not been published before. The collection reveals 100 years of National Geographic photographs. This will be the first time that people will get a chance to dig deep into the National Geographic archive and view even some of the earli...

Smart People, Smart Ideas, Smart Communities at Lego Click

Sunniya — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:32:27 +0100

Lego has joined the race for Social Media Platforms. Facebook started as a social networking platform for students in various schools and gradually became one of the world's largest networking platforms, Linkedin was specifically designed for professionals looking to connect and explore relationships with other professionals, Match.com was created to find dates ...

Released apps for the Google NexusOne look promising.

sean — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:14:31 +0100

For the past week, Google’s Nexus One has been trying to position itself as the premier data phone in the country. However, like any piece of hardware whose primary function is to run other programs, it will be the software that ultimately makes or breaks the brand. Fortunately for both Google, and for the consumers, there w...

Why Skiff Reader is better than your newspaper

sean — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:23:39 +0100

According to the DEQ, consumer and industrial paper waste accounts for over 40% of the waste currently in landfills. This should be surprising considering two facts: paper is completely recyclable, and the technology necessary to move towards a paperless culture has existed for nearly a decade. Fortunately, the release of the Skiff reader may well indicate that ...

Update: Skiff Reader

sean — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:56:57 +0100

The Skiff is not only the state-of-the-art e-book reader it is also a fully interactive media tool. First of all, this new breed of e-reader offers complete touch screen capabilities. Not only can you interact with your newspaper by scrolling through articles with your stylus, but you can also write in the margins (or all over t...

Skiff Reader will change the way YOU read

sean — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:12:17 +0100

The fact that you are reading this right now is evidence that the nature of the way people get their news is changing, but it is still a bit difficult to take a blog or e-zine on the train with you in the morning. One of the many cool gadgets being showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show is an innovative e-news reader that will change...

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