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Where's the Lens Cap?

Where's the Lens Cap covers current topics in digital media - video, photography, motion graphics as well as web related media issues. It's a resource for the pros and just the curious.

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Articles in this feature

  1. Dec 16, 2011

    Gadget Gifts Under $100 - Smart and Cool
    Hurry not much time. Or just sit there and miss the fun.
  2. Sep 06, 2011

    Do You Need a Social Media Scrubbing?
    In this job market you need all the advantages you can get. That goes for companies looking at your social media too.
  3. Jul 07, 2011

    Daylight Studios for Photography
    Adding or subtracting light, like the difference between painting with light or carving out light like sculptor carves marble block
  4. May 12, 2011

    Brightcove Gets Patent for Distribution of "Digital Content Items"
    Is it just me, or does this seem a bit broad?
  5. Apr 29, 2011

    90 Percent of Social Media Marketing is a Sham, 10 Percent is Genius
    Stay calm. Actually, it’s pretty much in line with other marketing tactics.
  6. Apr 18, 2011

    Did You Lose a Textbook?
    The school wants their book. No it's not under the sofa! I looked.
  7. Mar 28, 2011

    The Faked NPR Video Expose & Why We Believe In Crop Circles
    A hidden cam uses the visual style that gives even a fake the feel of real & screws with our lizard brains. We believe just because...and we go for a ride.
  8. Mar 02, 2011

    Create a Hand-Drawn Font—Easy & Fun
    Create your own crazy custom handwriting font for your next ransom note!
  9. Feb 15, 2011

    MPEG LA Announces Open Call for VP8 Patent Claims
    Trolling for organizations that developed or have overlapping parts of the VP8 video algorithm. You could be a winner!
  10. Jan 31, 2011

    Digital Media Creatives Climb On Crowdsourcing Bandwagon
    When marketing people try to get other marketing people to work for free, they need to be very clever.
  11. Jan 17, 2011

    Google Bets On WebM vs. H.264 Video
    Google is taking a stand on WebM open source video standard that will affect the future of web video delivery for years.
  12. Jan 02, 2011

    Vivian Maier (1926-2009) The Discovery of an Extraordinary Social Landscape Photographer
    Taking stunning pictures on Chicago's streets for 40 years, (which she never showed anyone) now, after her death, more than 100,000 images discovered.
  13. Dec 23, 2010

    Tethering a DSLR
    On the job, Two different days, one untethered, one tethered. After this A-B comparison, here's the review.
  14. Dec 12, 2010

    Flash Is Going To Kill Granny! - The Hate Flash Meme
    Did a bad Flash pop-up ad traumatize you as a child? Another tech meme spread for our own good?
  15. Dec 05, 2010

    Cheap Gadget Gifts - For Digital Media Geeks (Part Two)
    Here are a few more holiday gifts ideas for the gadget geeks that always need more cool stuff.
  16. Nov 26, 2010

    Cheap Gadget Gifts - For Digital Media Geeks (Part One)
    Here are a few holiday gifts recommendations for the digital media crowd. I know, we're cheap and easy!
  17. Nov 08, 2010

    Interview: Special Effects Supervisor, Disney Animation Studios
    Marlon West on his background & work on "Princess and the Frog."
  18. Nov 05, 2010

    Strobocopic High Speed Photography
    Edgerton's legacy in high speed, stop action photography gone digital
  19. Nov 05, 2010

    The YouTube Jihad
    A free and convenient video distribution method for terrorists
  20. Oct 27, 2010

    Digital Signage: Made You Look!
    The intense competition for your attention drives new and innovative dynamic signage