Retro Photo Apps for Android Phones
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Retro Photo Apps for Android Phones

Jul 15th 2011 by Steven Padal

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Inspiration Have you ever experienced a time when you’re out with friends, enjoying the evening at the lounge bar, and suddenly, you want to take some photos of those good times? Of course, I’m sure everyone has. Well, like me, you probably pulled out your mobile phone to take a quick picture of your lovey-dovey as they sip that colorful cosmopolitan drink. Mobile phones have come a long way, yet, they still don’t seem to take great photos half the time. The photos come out too grainy, too blurry, or too dark.A mobile phone may never replace a camera, but there’s always an alternative… There are great camera apps available from the Android App Store that ( continue reading... )

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The Cocktail Nation: Which One Is David – Part Two

Episode 270    Jun 16th 2013

This week on the show we have part two of an interview with an English radio announcer who packed up and moved to Hollywood and became a successful actor. And this week we lost a a Hollywood legend in that of Esther Williams. Cocktail Nation gets a mention in the LA Times and another interview with me is on our website for you to check out.

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Creating the past for Polaroid wins Competition
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Creating the past for Polaroid wins Competition

Jul 14th 2011 by Christopher

Inspiration Lisa Predko, who we have mentioned before on Ultra Swank, is a talented photographer based in Chicago. Her love for everything vintage inspired her to start shooting retro inspired photographs about a decade ago. Since then she has created a impressive collection of really neat photos that look like they were freshly taken out from a time capsule in perfect condition. Not too long ago, Polaroid held a competition where they asked photographers to recreate a photo from one of their old manuals or create your own. Naturally Lisa wanted to do the latter and the result can be seen ( continue reading... )

Polaroid SX-70 Promotional Film

Feb 10th 2010 by Christopher

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Inspiration This short promotional film, produced in the early 1970s gives us a insight into how the classical compact Polaroid SX-70 camera functions. The SX-70 included many sophisticated design elements. A collapsible SLR required a complex light path, with many mirrors (including one Fresnel reflector) of unusual, aspheric shapes and at odd angles. The film pack contained a flat, 6-volt “PolaPulse” battery to power the camera ( read more... )

Retro Offices – Restyle Your Work Environment

Jan 19th 2010 by Christopher

Retro Offices – Restyle Your Work Environment
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Inspiration Here is something for all you office and gadget geeks. Corporate environments used to be stylish, fun and zany a couple of decades ago, pre cubicle-land, Lumberghs and Hawaiian shirt day. Look at those big machines and the women who knows how to operate them, pretty sassy huh? There are a bunch of more retro office porn photos here. ( read more... )

Fashion From the 1950s and 1960s

Jan 14th 2010 by Christopher

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Inspiration The latest haute couture from Paris, Milan, Rome, London and New York for the ladies out there. If you like the videos, be sure to stop by French sexy lounge girl thejackieo1966 on YouTube. ( read more... )

1960s Vintage Inspired Photosets

Nov 23rd 2009 by Christopher

1960s Vintage Inspired Photosets
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Inspiration Lisa Predko, a professional photographer from Chicago and lover of all things vintage sends me these lovely 1960s inspired photos that instantly transports you back 50 years or so, to a more fun, colorful and playful time. I love the the attention to detail and color and if you are fascinated by the space age designed television seen above, you should definitively head over to ( read more... )