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August 20, 2009 » Blogs

B.Unique and Co
by: Majorops

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B.Unique is one of the freshest up and coming clothing brands you've probably never heard of. These guys are serious business. I've been following the company for a few years now and everything from their promo videos to hangtags reek of style. This year things are really poised to pop off with them, so it only seemed appropriate that we tell their story. Without further ado BNQT brings you a behind the scenes account of the rise of b.unique and co.

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August 20, 2009 » Blogs

Urban Hacking
by: Majorops

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Artist Jason Eppink has been altering crosswalk signs in the LA area with genuinely funny results. Another artist named Ryan Laughlin has since taken his peer's idea and put up over 40 such signs in New Haven, Connecticut in and around the Yale Campus.

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August 20, 2009 » Blogs

Casio G-Rescue
by: Majorops

Casio G-RescuePhoto: Casio
Photo: Casio

Casio has done a great job growing the G Shock line without going overboard. Although they've done a number of collaborations in the last year they've also introduced new product and better technology. I recently attended their annual "Shock the World" party in New York and got to preview some of the newest models. One that really stood out was the new G7900 "G-Rescue."

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August 20, 2009 » Blogs

Tilt Shift
by: Majorops

A photographer named Nalden has been producing tilt-shift time lapse videos using a digital SLR. He recently shot this clip of Amsterdam for Nike Sportswear. The tilt shift technique, in the most simple terms, involves the use of a large aperture (to create a short depth of field) and a rotation of the lens (to bring all objects into sharp focus).

Whether or not you care how it works, the end result is stunning. Below is Nalden's Nike Sportswear clip.

This video of the French military parade in Paris was shot by Alta Media.

As with any emerging video/photo technique I can see tilt shift being used and abused by anyone with a digital SLR.