Is Digital Culture Hurting Art?

Five key questions – and answers – about how digital culture is hurting art:. " . . . look at the way other kinds of hierarchies carry over from the offline to the online realms. For art and culture makers, the Internet is far from the meritocracy many imagined it would be. Material inequities, stemming from socioeconomic status and gender, affect who is able to participate online. Money and celebrity still dictate who gets attention (front page placement isn’t cheap and neither is a tweet from an A-list star). And algorithms, which tend to show us more of what we’ve already “liked,” and reinforce the already familiar, don’t always help matters. There are many ways in which the digital sphere is less democratic and diverse than we might want...." (read more at the link above)

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Google Camera Lens Blur Feature

Get The Most Out Of Google Camera's Lens Blur Feature: "...In simple words, Lens Blur creates the same effect as an SLR does by focusing on the object in the foreground and blurring the background. But unlike an SLR, using Google Camera does not mean forking out a couple hundred dollars on an expensive lens. Google Camera does this by using math....And you should handle the blur tool with as much care as possible. The default blur level being about 20% is the sweet spot. Over doing it means messing up the borders between the subject and the background as going from clear to so much blur is not something a simple camera app can handle well."

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Lytro Targets Professional Camera Market With Illum (video)

Lytro Targets Professional Camera Market With Illum: Video - Bloomberg:
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Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal discusses the company’s new high-tech camera. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg April 25)

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Google Camera, Android App on Google Play

Google Camera - Android Apps on Google Play: "Description Google Camera snaps quick and easy photos and videos, and has creative picture modes like Photo Sphere, Lens Blur and Panorama. Features • Photo Spheres for immersive 360º views • Lens Blur mode for SLR-like photos with shallow depth of field • Panorama mode with high resolution • 100% viewfinder for getting the maximum resolution from the sensor (no dropped pixels) • Updated UI that gets out of your way and is centered on an extra large capture button • Works on phones and tablets running Android 4.4+ KitKat"


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