Link Roundup 08-16-2008
By Brian Auer • August 16th, 2008As always… really cool things happening around the web this week.
- Faces of Beijing photo essay
Los Angeles Times
Check out some of the work that Kris Krug (friend of the blog, and all-around awesome dude) was doing over at the Beijing Olympics! And don’t forget to browse through his Olympics Flickr Set too! Welcome home Kris, it looks like you had a great time over there! - Amazing 2008 Olympics Photos!
PictureSocial
Incredible shots from the opening ceremony of the 2008 olympic games in China. - Inspiration: Street Art, Murals, and Graffiti
PSDTUTS
Pulling inspiration from the real deal, here’s a huge list of resources for the digital street artist. - 400+ Time Saving Photoshop Actions
Design Reviver
Check out this huge collection of Photoshop actions! - War in South Ossetia
boston.com
Scary, scary stuff. I have a huge respect for war photographers. - Travel Photography Equipment – What To Pack?
digital Photography School
Various types of bags and stuff to put in them when traveling in different situations. - 4 Quick Ways to Boost Lightroom 2 Performance
JMG-Galleries
For the Lightroom users out there, Jim has this great little list of things you can do to improve the performance of Lightroom 2 and your own productivity. - Handmade Flipbooks
The Curious Blog
A cool little project for turning a short video clip into a series of photos for a handmade flipbook. - 10 Great Photos From Our Members
digital Photography School
Darren selects the first 10 of 20 photos from a list of 500 left by the readers of digital Photography School. - Macro Photography 101
Beyond Megapixels
A great introduction to macro photography including a discussion on magnification and reproduction ratio. - Five ways to create better photos without a dSLR camera
All Narfed Up
My pal Bryan gives out some tips for non-SLR photography and how to produce better photos with any type of camera.
