| 3D Face Shots Snapped by Single Camera
Feb. 6, 2007 — An imaging technology originally used to find bumps and flaws in industrial surfaces is now being turned on the tiny details of the human face to produce three-dimensional pictures. Such detailed maps of a person's features could be used for security purposes in places like airports and banks, but it could also lead to better imaging and diagnosing of skin trauma such as burns. The images can be combined with software that adjusts for light or other conditions if security officials need to compare a photo with one taken previously with another camera or under different conditions. .
Church-like setting helps wedding chapel
Valentine's Day inspires many Metro Detroit couples to make the big switch from dating to engaged. And that means they'll soon be looking for someone like Carmen Pozniak, owner of The Little Wedding Chapel in Fraser. Pozniak oversees more than 300 weddings and vow renewals a year in the former gas station she and husband Rich renovated in 1996 into a Victorian chapel, complete with white pews, a fireplace and a bride's changing room. Most couples have traditional affairs, but some put a personal stamp on the day. She's had Renaissance weddings, a Halloween wedding where the bridal party was dressed like Wizard of Oz characters, and even one where everyone dressed in Tommy Hilfiger clothes -- guests, attendants and bride and groom. Pozniak says she's learned "there are no two brides the same, and no two weddings the same." Today's guests often become tomorrow's clients, Pozniak finds.
A Call To Let Your Phone Loose
Until federal regulators issued a landmark ruling in 1968, Americans could not own the telephones in their homes, nor attach answering machines or other devices to them. Now, a growing number of academics and consumer activists say it's time to deliver a similar groundbreaking jolt to the cellphone industry, possibly triggering a new round of customer options and technical innovations to rival the one that produced faxes, modems and the Internet. Wireless carriers, which limit what customers may do with their phones, say the move is unnecessary and potentially harmful. But in articles, blogs and speeches, a number of researchers are asking why the companies are allowed to force consumers to buy new handsets when they change carriers, pay a specified carrier to transfer photos from a camera phone, or download ring tones or music from one provider only.
Photography from hidden Cuba at Alliance Gallery
NARROWSBURG, N.Y. - An exhibition of photographs by Joe Guerriero titled "Santeria: Religion in Cuba" opens at the Alliance Gallery in the Delaware Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 20, with an artists reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through Feb. 9.Documentary/photojournalism/fine-art is the genre that best classifies Joe Guerriero's personal photographic work. He prefers to photograph complete photo essays and in-depth projects on people and their cultural/religious diversity. His deep interest in faith, Cuba, and culture is what moved him to undertake the project of Santeria in Cuba.Santeria, which is called "the Religion" in Cuba, is one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. It's rituals, music, dances and even animal sacrifices have been shrouded in secrecy for years.
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