Caught ya red-handed, dog. These pictures we’ve found surfacing online of preening, pouty pups photographing themselves might just be evidence that the doggie selfie is now taking off in a way we didn’t see coming.

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Using the high technologic advantages of the 21st century we all use smartphones to document our everyday life. All the time you find new apps that pimp your camera to create new visual types of photography. Some of them might be useful like self-timer or snapseed for quick postprocess, others are more a pain in the ass like instagramm itself.

Nowadays it’s possible to build up whole virtual environments snapping around your phone using apps like photosynth from Microsoft. When I discovered it two years ago I was really impressed what you can do with this incredible software, 2013 it got even better because CCDs will capture more details, lower distortion, have higher dynamic contrast and better noise reduction.

But thats not all: In the large mass of image data of the future internet it will be possible to create a whole new world of photography as the art of putting things together and rearrange the time and place. It’ll be possible to go to a place to capture a full depth panorama using a lightfield camera (or smartphone).

Afterwards you’ll be able to look for your frame and focus using on the picture you want using a software. When you look at the history of photography you’ll always find a movement that has been pushed by the development of new techniques, e.g. large telescopes, spy satellites, nightvision, electron microscope. The fact that digital photography came up was because NASA decided to develop a technique to send a picture over a large distance to the earth.

First they did it analog with tiny capsules wearing a parachute, then they had video tubes, which was the first electronic signal they could send to earth and whoop, there was surface of the moon on the screen. After decades of military developing it became a civil project by the well known Eastman Kodak and so on.

The late works from the Becher student Thomas Ruff is about the interface between found footage and his own interpretation of this picture. It’s not far away from taking a big panorama and cutting out your little candy spots you like to frame. Ruff takes those scientific photo evidences of big Mars or Saturn Landscapes (mostly Courtesy of Nasa) and stitches them new together to set up his own new work.

Historical there might be a similar interaction between photography and science now as in the 19th century (when analog came up) and in the 20th century (when digital came up).

In our everyday life we take tons and tons of snapshot, without having big thoughts about what we’re photographing, but we do. This digital memory will forget, because hard disks crash and then there will be nothing to remember.

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To a photographer, perfectly focused images every time might make your heart flutter and knees go weak. Due to Lytro’s new 3D image technology, it’s not so unrealistic. The new Lytro camera captures all light in the frame, creating a 3D image that can be focused to any point in that image in post production. The images are low quality, but this kind of technology is the start of something big and exciting. Brace yourself.

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Getting camera photos online has always been roundabout: download to a computer, then upload online. Blame it on how slow camera manufacturers have been to catch on to the Internet connectivity game. More and more smart point-and-shoot cameras, though, are emerging in the market with built-in wifi technology, such as the Canon Elph 320 HS, the Samsung WB150F, and more recently, the Android-powered Nikon S800C. Nikon even offers the Wu-1a wifi adaptor for its D3200 DSLR camera as well. Is this the end of the obligatory camera phone shot just for sharing’s sake? Perhaps not. Still, it’s about time for wifi cams.

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Never mind that the iPhone has a decent camera. The Lens Dial case by Photojojo offers aspiring iPhoneographers a three-lens optical system for fisheye, wide angle and telephoto. Plus, it is crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum and comes with two tripod mounts, one for portrait and one for landscape shots.

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While former film heavyweights continue to struggle in the face of the so-called digital revolution, Lomography continues to build a business based solely on analog photography. Its success is mostly due to the fact that Lomos are cheap, user-friendly, and adorable — qualities one usually doesn’t associate with cameras, digital or otherwise.

But choosing the right Lomo can be overwhelming, considering the company’s panoply of formats and designs. The La Sardina is a wide-angle 35mm camera that takes the form of a sardine can, and doesn’t require batteries. (It also takes surprisingly great pictures.)

And now, you can save yourself the hassle of choosing a design with La Sardina’s brand-new DIY edition — a camera that’s also a blank canvas designed with your own designs in mind. There’s a downloadable template, and the camera itself comes with transparent panels, a miniature screwdriver, and extra screws, so you can cover the whole thing with expertly rendered illustration or colorful, childlike doodles — depending, of course, on you.

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Human cameras? I know right! Photography students Luke Evans and Josh Lake ate 35mm film squares, letting their bodies do the rest. This created some very impressive results. Once the film was retrieved, they were examined and scanned using an electron microscope. Wow.

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SLR cameras are pretty solid beasts that deliver pretty pictures. Thing is, they are bulky and aren’t very exciting to use, are they? Designer Arti Patel has a solution: his All-Round SLR Camera comes with a flexible mesh camera body that can be bent in any direction up to 360 degrees and an OLED display screen for unlimited framing.

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Colarado photographer Adrian Hanft creates images that are charmingly imperfect, employing a huge collection of vintage cameras that he modifies at home, or occasionally builds from scratch. He recently created a series of solargraphs — exposures that last from hours to months – using pinhole cameras, and in the past has fashioned his own equipment from Lego blocks, with startling results.

The double-exposures, grimy borders and grainy finishes are worlds apart from the glossy pixel-perfect images that pervade magazines and that’s just how he likes it: ‘When I take a picture, I want to smash the subject against the film and squeeze it through the body of my camera, leaving an impression on the film so deep that you hold the print by its edges for fear of getting your hands dirty’.

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Don’t carry nine cameras around. Grab this Lomography Pop 9 camera and embrace the Andy Warhol in you. It comes equipped with nine internal lenses to create a unique pattern-repeating portrayal of the same object being captured. The Pop 9 is artsy and fun, but don’t expect the power and creative control of a digital SLR or anything.

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Are you into wide angles? Then you might want to check out the new Paul Smith limited edition Fisheye No2 camera. Paul Smith collaborated with Lomography cameras to make this special item, which has a 180 degree wide-angle view and amazing fish-eye barrel distortion. Included is a bulb setting for long exposures and a switch for multiple exposures on the same frame. You also have the ability to use hotshoe flash or the built in flash. The body of the camera is attractive in a fashion sense with its metal accents and the Paul Smith signature multi-colored stripes.

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The Fun Camera by designer Jian Guan features a 16mm mirrored lens, which can also be replaced with standard lenses. Guan took his inspiration for the design from a magnifying glass. It’s a great concept and  would be a lot of fun to use.

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If you’re a camera fiend, you’ll love this baby. Lomo’s Fish Eye 2 camera literally allows you to capture the hottest images on film via a 180 degree wide-angle view, coupled with stunning fisheye barrel distortion. Enhanced with a full metal body and a bulb setting for long exposures, the Fish Eye 2 is way better than the first plastic version. A true fish-eye viewfinder and built-in flash allows practically anyone to snap an impressive piece of art. It also uses 35mm film which can be processed anywhere: even in your own lab, if you’re a dark-room veteran.

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The Demekin is an ultra compact camera with a preference for wide angles. It is the world’s first 110mm film camera with the fisheye lens, which gives each shot a soft focus, creating a gentle curve within the frame. We have them in the Lost At E Minor store for just $55.

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