Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Cardboard boombox, Ai Weiwei selfies, Greg Packer's ban and more in our look at the web this week

1. Selfie Jackpot While we laugh, cry and shake our heads in the midst of the selfie craze, a famed Instagram account featuring loads of ridiculous self-portraits is keeping the mania alive. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei—who is also active in the world of hairdressing, music videos, sculpture and general dissidence and protest—generously provides at least one ridiculous selfie a day for his 40,000 Instagram followers. …

Luxi Light Meter

A must-have iPhone accessory for field photographers

After a very successful round of crowd-funding earlier this spring, the Luxi light meter—created by Extrasensory Devices—is ready for users. A small diffusion dome that fits securely over the front-facing camera, Luxi easily turns any iPhone 5 or 4/4S into a portable incident light meter. When attached and used with a light meter app like Pocket Light Meter, Luxi can also help determine the best …

Rhino Rig

A modular, shoulder-mounted system for mobile filming

As filmmaking becomes more accessible, the need for equally accessible and mobile professional quality equipment is evident. While there are shooting systems available, few seem as comprehensive and innovative as the Rhino Rig, a modular system launched via Kickstarter just a day ago—which was fully funded in the first 11 hours—by Washington state-based Rhino Camera Gear. Designed to make filmmaking with DSLRs and professional cinema …