How Stop-Motion Photography Has Evolved Since 1900

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Stop-motion photography has come a long way since the early 1900s, but it still involves creating an animation one frame at a time by introducing slight changes and movements between still photos. To see how far we’ve come with the technique, check out this 3-minute video, titled “The Evolution of Stop-Motion.”

Aspiring UK-based filmmaker Vugar Efendi gathered clips from 39 stop motion films created over the past 116 years, starting from the 1900 silent film The Enchanted Drawing and up to the new 2016 movie Kubo and the Two Strings, which has been wowing audiences with its high-tech stop-motion.

(via Vugar Efendi via kottke.org)

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Hasselblad Made a Phone Attachment That Adds RAW and 10x Zoom

Big news in the world of mobile phone photography today. Motorola just announced a new Moto Mod for its Moto Z line of smartphones. It’s called the Hasselblad True Zoom, and it’s an attachment that adds RAW photography and 10x optical zoom.

The Hasselblad True Zoom allows Moto Z phones to be instantly upgraded with serious camera features. Simply attach the Moto Mod to the back of your Moto Z phone, and you’re ready to go.

The attachment gives your phone the design and ergonomics of a high-end compact camera, complete with a physical shutter button and zoom controls. A prominent lens on the front gives you 10x optical zoom, allowing you to shoot high-quality photos from a distance without the loss of resolution that digital zoom brings.

In the corner of the attachment is a Xenon flash that lets you capture artificially illuminated photos in dark environments.

Finally, the attachment allows your Moto Z phone to shoot RAW photos, to share them instantly with family and friends, and to have the mbe automatically backed up for 2 years through Google Photos.

The Hasselblad True Zoom attachment will be available starting in September 2016 with a price tag of $250 through Verizon and $299 through Motorola.com.

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P.S. The new Hasselblad True Zoom was announced alongside the new $408 Motorola Moto Z Play, a phone that boasts Motorola’s longest-lasting battery so far.

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Photog Cribs: A Tour of Michael Jang’s Home Studio in San Francisco

We’re Giving Away 3 Think Tank Photo Camera Bags Worth $975

The PetaPixel Photography Podcast passed the 100 episode mark last week. To celebrate the milestone, we’re giving away three top-of-the-line Think Tank Photo camera bags worth a combined $975.

Bag #1 is the $415 Airport Security V2.0, the company’s largest carry-on rolling camera bag that can hold up to a 600mm f/4 lens and smaller mounted lenses.

Bag #2 is the $300 Lily Deanne Tutto, a shoulder bag for professional female photographers that can hold pro-size lenses, with an oversized zipper opening for easy access.

Bag #3 is the $260 MindShift rotation180° Horizon 34L, camera backpack for outdoor photographers with a beltpack that quickly rotates 180 degrees for easy access.

How to Enter

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We’ll randomly pick three winners to each receive one of the 3 bags in one week on September 7th, 2016. The winners will be announced in an update at the bottom of this post. This giveaway is open to international readers as well. Thanks so much for reading and listening to PetaPixel, and good luck!

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Stock Students: Iowa Senate Hopefuls Used the Same Kids in Ads

Republican state senate candidates in Iowa have been releasing advertisements in recent weeks, introducing their lives, views, and plans. With all the photos and videos emerging at around the same time, someone noticed something peculiar: the candidates are all seen talking to the exact same group of kids in the same school hallway.

The “stock students” were first spotted by Iowa Starting Line after the candidates posted their ads to their Facebook pages.

“It seems the Republicans’ Senate Majority Fund brought in all their targeted candidates and senators to one city to do a big joint TV shoot with their consultant,” the Iowa news site writes. “They all appear to be in the same small business working with machinery as well, but the school shot stands out in particular.”

Here’s a collection of photos and stills (from video ads) showing the stock students:

Waylon Brown

Dan Zumbach

Dan Dawson

Jeff Edler

Craig Johnson

Mark Lofgren

Bonnie Sadler

Iowa Starting Line points out that both the Democratic and Republican party do coordinated ad shoots with candidates, particularly in smaller states. But when the ads are running alongside each other in the same media markets, the similarities become a more noticeable.

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