Fashion and photography have always had a love affair. Bring along shopping, and you have an explosion of passion, flowing seamlessly between the three. From discovery to possession, it is entirely driven by visuals, fueled by high emotional engagement. Curiously enough, few have been able to capitalize on it andContinue Reading
Regardless of what any teacher might say, there are two ways to become a photographer : take a lot of pictures and look at a lot of pictures. Everything else is secondary. And that is exactly what our teenagers are doing. In a recent study done by Facebook on teensContinue Reading
Data crunching for the discovery of underlying trends might seem as being restricted to obviously quantifiable results. However, Alejandro James, Director of Research/Video product at Yahoo Labs has recently been applying his research to better understanding aesthetic and cultural impact, both very subjective, in our interaction with visual content. BeforeContinue Reading
Regardless of what any teacher might say, there are two ways to become a photographer : take a lot of pictures and look at a lot of pictures. Everything else is secondary. And that is exactly what our teenagers are doing. In a recent study done by Facebook on teensContinue Reading
Photo management is probably the most disputed space in photo:tech right now with major players like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon, competing for the absolute control of where people store, manage and back up their photos. We sat down with Peter Welinder from Dropbox, a major player in thisContinue Reading
Photo competitions are almost as old as the first camera. As soon as there was two photographers, there was a need to find out who took the best pictures. However, they were limited in space and time, with little or no room for everyone to be a judge. UK basedContinue Reading
Earlier this week, Mediapost published an article on the rising demand for original content by brands. Citing recent research, the article states that “estimated budgets for producing content have grown steadily from 12.6% two years ago to 23.3%, today — and are on track to surpass 33% by 2017 —Continue Reading
Brands are spending large amounts of money on sponsorships, in particular in sports, which are seen as a unique way of engaging emotionally with fans. Ideally the brand will be featured prominently in an image of a star player scoring a key goal for the home side and reap the benefitsContinue Reading
With the LDV Vision summit fast approaching, we want to catch up with some of the computer vision scientists/researchers who work deep inside the internet giants and who will be speaking at the event. Their research might not be as well-known as the features they power but they however deserveContinue Reading
In an industry that practically defines itself by its conservative progress, it is nice to see bursts of innovation. As we have written many times, it is almost exclusively outsiders who introduce new concepts as they are unshackled from legacy culture. Our first refreshing innovator is a company called Placeit.Continue Reading