Darren Pearson: Skeleton Light Drawings Are Creepy Yet Inspiring

Following our little motion-capture theme we had in yesterday's post, I bring you this.

Darren Pearson, a photographer from Los Angeles has developed his long-exposure photography into a stunning art form. He says "I started doing stick figures at first, but over the years they gave way to more complex illustrations.

We at Glopho think they're fab! We hope you do too!

These fantastic photographs take a lot of patience and in most cases, a lot of improvisation.
Darren uses LEDs to "draw" his characters in a scene and a long exposure on his camera (Keeping the lens open for a long time) in order to capture them to look like stationary people.

These ones are our personal favourites, but click here to flick through some more of the same set which are equally as stunning.

Why don't you have a try at light-drawing? It's really fun to do and so easy to get started! I'm sure it won't be long before you could be creating masterpieces like Darren's!

One of our favourite sites for tutorials is The Digital Photography School and they've got a tutorial on light trails too! Click here to be educated! 

The XX Music Video Caught on Camera!

Glopho friend Joseph Dworniak has just uploaded some great shots of The XX drying up after filming one of their upcoming music videos!

 These sneaky peeks were taken at the Jubilee Pool in Penzance, Cornwall.

<-- That looks expensive!

Oliver Sim, the bass player of the group drying off!

The XX formed in 2008 and released their first debut album in 2009 titled "XX"

Oliver Sim (Pictured) and Romy Madley-Croft founded the band together when they were 15. 

Click here to go to the official The XX website!

Their new album "Coexist" is out 10th September! Pre-order it here. 

Or for a little taste of their music, Here's "Angels" by The XX 

The Jubilee pool itself was designed in the early 1930s by Captain F Latham, the borough engineer. The pool was built triangular to withstand the harsh cornish seas but it has gentle corners, making it a fantastic bathing experience.
Please support the pool on their Facebook page, there is currently a petition to save the pool! 

David Johnson: Long Exposure Fireworks Photographs Look Like Giant Flowers

Some say they're beautiful, some say they look a little trippy; All we at Glopho know is that these photographs are stunning.

Photographer David Johnson caught a firework's display in Canada using long-exposure techniques on his camera to capture these amazing shots. See the Daily Mail's article here.

 These pictures are so unusual, we love them.

The Digital Photography School website has some more fabulous examples of long exposure photography! Check them out by clicking here.

To learn how to use your camera to capture motion in your photography, visit this site.

I found both of those sites fascinating and very useful, I hope you do too!

We look forward to seeing your motion-capture photography on Glopho soon!

Our Very Own Simon Walker Interviewed!

The NewsmeBack Blog (The blog for citizen journalism) interviewed CEO and founder of glopho.com to find out what it was all about and where he got his amazing ideas from!

You can read the whole interview here.

You can find out; how the site works, where the name "Glopho" came from, his motives for starting the company, Glopho in the future and much more!

Be sure to check it out!

New Apps That Do More!

Hey, Hey Guys!!

The new apps have arrived!! Woo!

We're very excited in the office to be able to give you these apps as they finally allow us all to do a lot more than just upload from our phones. We can now all view galleries of those who were are following and those following us and see the latest and greatest too.

Click here for more information and then get downloading! Available for iphone, android and blackberry- there really is no reason for anyone NOT to get on Glopho!




Why are you still here? Go take some pictures! Make the news!

10 Tips for Photojournalists

collegemediamatters.com posted this brilliant list of tips for photojournalists back in March, and we think it's great.

Whether you're a photojournalist student using glopho.com as a springboard into your career, or whether it's a new hobby that you're using glopho.com to test your new pictures out on the public- these points could help you to get that perfect shot every time.

10 Tips for Photojournalists

Photographer Wins Cash to Picture Trash

Mandy Barker, 48, a photographer who studied at De Montfort University has chosen to use the bursary she was given by the Royal Photographic Society to continue her work photographing bits of plastic waste in the sea.

Read the whole story here.

This is one of her photographs. Glopho love it!

This has definitely inspired me to take more creative photographs that have a meaning behind them!

We look forward to any photographs you upload to glopho.com that maybe Mandy inspired!

Glopho's on Facebook!

Don't forget to "like" our facebook page! It's updated all the time with favourite pictures and useful links!

Come and be part of the club: http://www.facebook.com/Glopho

Fab UK Cute Cameras

Want to upload more to Glopho? Looking for a new, inexpensive camera that can be taken literally anywhere?

Fab UK might have a good solution.

SUPERHEADZ: Cute Clever Cameras are a new range of tiny cameras (Some even come with keyrings!) that take photographs and use effects to make them look hazy, dreamy and a little vintage.

Available in both film and digital. Definitely worth a look.

We're looking forward to seeing some photographs taken with these cute little cameras in the near future! We might even invest in a few for the office!

Don't forget Fab UK are a site for limited-time-only deals and you should pounce on their cheap prices while they last!

Glopho Project Westminster Was a Success!

Last week, glopho.com hit the streets of Westminster, London with a team of enthusiastic volunteers equipped with leaflets, Glopho t-shirts, caps and umbrellas!

Check out glopho.com for another shot of the team hard at work!

Did you see us?
We were around Hyde Park on Tuesday and it was a very successful first day indeed! Lots of leaflets handed out to eager passers-by and a few extra visits to the site!

Wednesday, the Glopho street team trudged up to the Horse Guard's Parade to leaflet the crowds arriving for the women's volleyball. This was easily our most productive day, and the hottest!

Thursday we all had a quieter day as the turnout was a little less at Hyde Park but we managed to give out in excess of 5000 leaflets to the general public and Olympic spectators!




We look forward to the new visitors our hard work will bring to the site and doing more to get the word of Glopho out there!

Glopho's How To Animation

Glopho have a youtube video!

Check out this video for how to use Glopho and why you should choose us to share all of your news videos with the world!