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Escape reality the cheap and easy way with a digital camera. If you’ve got a point n’ shoot, then chances are that you’re just a cheap filter away from shooting infrared masterpieces. Head over to J. Andrzej Wrotniak’s site to find out more. Above image by Mr. Wrotniak.

Lise Sarfati, through Nov. 26
At MILO, 525 W. 25th St. 212-414-0370
Sarfati, a French photographer makes her U.S. solo debut with modestly scaled color portraits of young Americans, many of whom pose in their homes as well as in public spaces. Although Sarfati has clearly attempted to connect with her solitary sitters, the work has an uneasy, staged quality that recalls Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Katy Grannan, and recent Nan Goldin. But this strain—and the sense that these kids are playing heightened versions of themselves—gives the photos a tension that the photographer further tightens with an unerring eye for composition.. (.)

Ken Schles, through Dec. 17
At Schoormans, 508 W. 26th St. 212-243-3159
Schles may never again reach the height of gritty verite he hit with Invisible City, his hellishly brilliant 1988 photo-essay on the young and the wasted in Alphabet City. But he has not lost his ability to get under the skin of urban life, and his new work, made in the course of a project in Holland, finds him on solid ground. His subjects are ordinary citizens seen in passing: waiting for a train, sitting on a bus, peering through a cafe window. Although occasional eye contact is made, nothing is revealed. So it is hard to account for the vague but persistent sense of yearning, unless the muffled melancholia is the photographers own.. (.)

Fra Angelico, through Jan. 29
At Metropolitan Museum, Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)
Learn your art history. One of my all time favorites.
You can see some seventy-five paintings, drawings, and illuminated manuscripts by the fifteenth-century Tuscan artist, as well as additional works by his assistants and followers.

And Santiago Calatrava, through March 5
also at the MET
Sculpture Into Architecture.

SAFE, through Jan. 2.
MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St. (212-708-9400)
Open Wed through Mon, 10:30 to 5:30, and Fri evenings until 8
Design Takes on Risk, an exhibition of objects designed to ward off, stanch, or manage disaster.

Need to see the hottest shirts of the season? Luckily, one of our favorite sites has amassed both a list and a photo pictorial of each one. Open your heart, and have a look-see.

Dave Ortiz, former skater for Zoo York, runs an awesome boutique in the East Village. He’s got kicks, shirts, & decks - all neatly folded into a spot-on butcher-shop theme. Take a literal walk in his shoes and check out his photo archive - it’s got some great digital snapshots. Just head over to his site and click on “mystery meat.”

FlipClips?
They are personalized versions of the flip books, remember them?
But rather than featuring a random cartoon, they are made from your digital videos.
First, upload 30 seconds of almost any format of digital video.
Next, pick one of three sizes:
Flip Books (great for camera phone images)
Greeting Card (designed for mailing), or
Story Book (for longer videos or DVDs).
Lastly, choose a cover design and a title. You can also get custom covers.
Check it out for yourself at flipclips.com.

If you’re like me, you probably wait until your jeans get a little stank and then throw them in the wash with the rest of your stuff. Take warning: if anyone from Atelier LaDurance sees you do this, they’ll kick your ass from one end of the laundromat to the other.
See what you’ve been missing and check out their somewhat maniacal list of creative washing techniques, designed to tease the best colors and wear effects from your jeans.

Kodak opened the One Gallery,
in Manhattan and San Francisco this week, and it is a digiratis dream come true. The store offers weekly workshops in digital photography to get you up to shutter speed, and visitors can also test the new EasyShare One WiFi camera and view professional photography exhibits from the likes of Frederic LaGrange.
Best of all, bring in up to 250 printed photos and gallery representatives will digitize them in a matter of minutes, giving you a PictureDVD and Kodak EasyShare Premier account.
But get focused: the One Gallery is only open for a month.
NYC Location:
102 Wooster Street (at Spring)
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: 646.619.1734