If you’re old enough to have handled and used an analog camera, you’re likely familiar with the term “film grain” when referring to blurry areas of a photograph caused by reflection or overexposure. In a world where analog cameras are practically antiques and digital photography has taken over, the term “image noise” is now the norm. When taking digital pictures, the image you capture is dependent on the light hitting your camera’s sensor and there…
Last year was a great one for visualization projects. There were some truly breathtaking pieces of work, from websites to holographic images posted through WiFi connections. But the ones that really inspired me personally were those that used Google Images as a base point. The reason for this is simple: Google Images is the single largest web database of picture around, and with such an overflow of information you can often lose perspective. But these…