Delicious Links for the week 16/2008

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I’ve decided to deliver a weekly link list for the past week called Delicious Links. This list will include some of my favorite links I’ve discovered in the past week. From now on I will post that sort of list every weekend.

So here are my delicious links of interest for the week 16/2008. I start with just a short list:

Photography

Subtractive Lighting: Creating Drama with Contrast: Good lighting tutorial for Subtractive Lighting in a studio setting.
DIY - High Speed Photography at Home: Nice post about how to make homemade high speed photography.
Photographing a Demonstration: Article on photopreneur about what to have in mind when photographing a demonstration and also the risks of it.
Aperture: Adjustment Plug-Ins Starting To Appear: Steve Weller alias Bagelturf did a quick review of the Tiffen Dfx digital filter suite available as a plug-in for Aperture 2.1.
AP Photographer Bilal Hussein freed: Good for him and his family. The case shows that there can be a lot of risks beside the “generic” ones for a photojournalist working in a war zone.
Making a Pinhole Lens for SLR Cameras: Cool idea from camerahacker.com. Get the 19th century feeling with your shiny new DSLR.

Design

7 Principles of Effective Icon Design: Nice article for beginners from Sean Hodge about some principles of icon design.
Tutorial: The Making of an Icon: Fresh tutorial by icon designer Michael Flarup published on MacThemes.
Find the Perfect Colors for Your Website: The ultimative resource list about the use of colors in webdesign.
Why “Reset” Style Sheets Are Bad: To use or not to use CSS resets?
How to Blog Design Style Guide: Some overview about what elements you should have in mind when designing a blog.
63 Impressive Website Background-Images: Trends, Resources and Tutorials: Noupe analyzing some amazing background images.

Miscellaneous

Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops: Popular Mechanics (those guys from Myth Busters) debunks some myths about Mac and PC’s in their lab test. Cool objective article without all those fanboy arguments from both sides.
7 Awesome ‘Vertical Farm’ Projects for New York City: Nice ideas for bringing (well designed) farms back to the city.

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Tags: Design, Photography