Oct 16
It’s the oldest Hollywood trick: Take a picture of something small and make it look giant. But that doesn’t mean it’s any less mind-bending when a Hot Wheels toy looks like a totally drivable, $1 million F1 racer. More »
Oct 10
Before CGI, when a movie blew up a train, they either had to blow up a train, or build a model, film it at high speed and fill it with firecrackers. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, we’re exploring option 2. More »
Oct 09
You know those really cool floating objects in ads? They’re all dissected, and you think, “How did they do that?” Well, we know how they do it, so for this week’s Shooting Challenge, some Gizmodo readers did it, too. More »
Oct 03
Photography used to feel like magic, but then we got Photoshop. For this week’s challenge, combine photos and Photoshop to create something unreal—an object broken up by its segments, floating in midair. More »
Oct 02
You kids and your cars. Since you send them to us each week anyway, we decided to make it official. Here are the results of our Shooting Challenge: Cars. More »
Sep 26
Shooting Challenge: Cars [Video]
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Every week, we get a few car photographs in our Shooting Challenges. I get it. You like cars. So for this week’s Shooting Challenge, take a really fantastic photograph of a car. More »
Sep 18
Bikes. Motorcycles. Roller derby. It’s all perfect fodder for this week’s Shooting Challenge, which freezes high velocity subjects in a blur of time. More »
Sep 12
When you don’t want blur, it’s the worst. But when you can control it—even isolate it in the frame—blur can be beautiful. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’ll capture a clear subject in a world of motion blur. More »
Sep 11
18 Photos That Use A Simple Trick To Be Perfectly Sharp [Shooting Challenge]
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You never know with a handheld photograph. Will it be sharp? Or will it be a smear. But for this week’s Shooting Challenge, we shared a simple trick to make sure your shots come out great, no matter the camera. More »
Sep 05
Ever take a handheld photo that you thought was amazing, only to see it larger and realize that you totally blew it by shaking the tiniest bit? Well, you can limit these mistakes using a simple rule. More »
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