Tag: TEDTalks

  • Tiny satellites that photograph the entire planet, every day | Will Marshall

    Tiny satellites that photograph the entire planet, every day | Will Marshall

    Satellite imaging has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth, with detailed images of nearly every street corner readily available online. But Planet Labs’ Will Marshall says we can do better and go faster — by getting smaller. He introduces his tiny satellites — no bigger than 10 by 10 by 30 centimeters — that, when…

  • Imaging at a trillion frames per second | Ramesh Raskar

    Imaging at a trillion frames per second | Ramesh Raskar

    http://www.ted.com Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion. This technology may someday be used to build cameras that can look “around” corners or see inside the body without X-rays. TEDTalks is a daily video…

  • Impossible photography | Erik Johansson

    Impossible photography | Erik Johansson

    http://www.ted.com Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes — capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference,…

  • The silent drama of photography | Sebastião Salgado

    The silent drama of photography | Sebastião Salgado

    Economics PhD Sebastião Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that all too often involves death, destruction or decay. Here, he tells a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking…