Curated Video
Unboxing the Archive: Victorian Child Criminals
National Archives: This video explores primary sources that tell us more about life as a Victorian child criminal in Britain. It also gives insight as to many of the characters found in Charles Dickens novels, especially including Oliver...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Your Sculpture as Virtual Public Art!
Put your sculpture anywhere in the world for a virtual public art display using this lesson!
Apalapse
A Complete Guide to Aurora Photography
This video explains how to capture the aurora, detailing the planning, gear, and settings needed to create beautiful aurora photos.
The Art Assignment
Notes from New Orleans | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
We visited New Orleans for the Prospect.3 exhibition and saw some fantastic art by Carrie Mae Weems, Camille Henrot, Shigeru Ban, Kerry James Marshall, and Tavares Strachan. Let's talk about it!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Portrait Drawing: Pencil Shading Demo
In this short video, you can watch artist and art teacher Ryan Thiele draw and shade a portrait using a pencil. He will offer a few basic tips that will help you try this yourself at home or at school!
The Art Assignment
Photo a Friend Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Happy Participant Appreciation Month!! We're taking the next 4 weeks to show off all the hard work you've put into making responses for The Art Assignment, and recognize the many ways in which you support and contribute to this community...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Paint Fireworks with Watercolors
How to Paint Fireworks with Watercolors.mp4
Curated Video
How Digital Cameras Use Numbers to Create Images
This video explains how digital cameras work and how they are different from film cameras. It describes how electronic technology is used to capture and store images as strings of numbers, allowing for instant sharing and manipulation of...
Apalapse
How to Photograph The Moon in 2 Minutes
Do you know how to photograph the moon? Here's how in two minutes! Moon photography is challenging, requiring specific gear and specific technique, but the results are enchanting.
Espresso Media
Mapping and Quantifying Gum Pollution: Revealing the Extent of the Problem
In this video, a high tech company in Toronto uses their mapping technology and software to quantify the amount of gum pollution on city sidewalks. They have also developed an app that allows users to track and pinpoint areas with high...
The Art Assignment
Art that brings me comfort
What art that brings you comfort right now? What art do you want to be thinking about? In this episode, we make a book of art by Alec Soth, Miyoko Ito, Giorgio Morandi, Vija Celmins, Sam Gilliam, Sheila Hicks, and Wayne Thiebaud. Make...
The Art Assignment
What This Photo Doesn't Show
This photograph of young farmers on their way to a dance was taken in Germany in 1914 by August Sander. Except they weren't farmers. And the dance they were on their way to was World War I.
National Parks Service
Study the Scientist: A Historical Architect
Former Historical Architect George Jaramillo worked for the branch of History, Architecture and Landscapes within the Resources Management and Science Division. Originally from Miami, Fla., he joined the park staff in 2008 with previous...
Financial Times
Pride NYC - how perspectives have changed
Veteran documentary photographer Vincent Cianni has photographed the gay community since the 1980s. The FT joins him on the weekend march in New York to talk photography, protest and commercialisation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Back To The Moon: Australia's contribution to lunar exploration
After a quiet half a century since the last Apollo mission landed on the moon, Associate Professor Alan Duffy takes us inside the new space race. Learn about Australia's forgotten but vital contribution to Apollo's race to the moon. Back...
The Art Assignment
Whose Migrant Mother was this?
Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the world? Guest host John Green introduces you to Florence Owens...
Mr. Beat
Why Didn't People Smile In Old Photographs?
We may smile for the camera today, but we didn't used to. In old photographs, people tended to not smile. While there are many explanations for this, the best explanation is related to culture and technology.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Chester Higgins - Signature of the Spirit
The photography of Chester Higgins, Jr. can be found within the pages of The New York Times, where he has been a staff photographer since 1975. As one of the premiere African American photographers working today, he continues to exhibit...
Barcroft Media
Male Jaguars Fight Hard For Territory
PANTANAL, BRAZIL, AUGUST 2018: A WILDLIFE photographer has captured the dramatic moment two male jaguars fight over territory. Passionate amateur photographer Marc Nussaume and his girlfriend Pailin visited Pantanal in Brazil in August...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Hillringhouse - 'Diner'
Mark Hillringhouse is a published poet, essayist, and photographer whose works have been widely exhibited in area galleries. His photo-essay on the Passaic River was published in the American Poetry Review and his photography and writing...
Curated Video
Introduction to Tilt Shift Photography and Videography
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of tilt-shift photography. Discover how tilt-shift lenses can create the illusion of miniature scenes, and learn about the unique techniques and effects used in this style of photography.