Today’s newsletter shared a hack for using a PEZ dispenser to get kids to smile, but there’s a lot more to this 80-year-old candy phenomenon.

For instance, there’s the story of the man who dropped everything to follow his dream of creating a PEZ dispenser MP3 player. Taking out multiple loans along the way, he made it. Secured the rights, got 1,500 manufactured, and sold out his entire first run! (Get on his mailing list if you’re interested in buying one.)

And then there’s the gallery of art made from PEZ dispensers, no two alike, and the clay model “Fallen Rapper” PEZ dispenser prototypes created by a fan.

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Popular Photography magazine recently ran a great feature on tips for getting great photos of Insects. Among their ideas:

• Early morning and twilight are the best times to make insect photos, as the cold-blooded creatures slow down when the temperature is lower.
• Most insects are very sensitive to carbon monoxide, and will run or fly away if you breathe directly on them
• Depth of field is razor-thin at wide apertures, so it is necessary to stop down to much smaller apertures (f/16-f/32) to have most of a small insect in focus.

Link: How to Photograph Bugs

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Yet another big-brand photo promotion, but it’s so fun, it’s hard to resist!

Burger King lets you draw a mustache of your choice onto your mug, then send it to friends, or make it into a singing telegram!

View our telegram and make your own!

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Got a shiny new iPhone, and decked all your contacts out with Smoothtacts already?

Ok, time to learn how to take some decent photos with that thing. Photojojo pal and JPG Magazine founder Derek Powazek has been fiddling with his latest gadget, and he’s got some great tips for how to get the most out of the iPhone’s camera.

How to Take Halfway Decent Photos with an iPhone

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Sometimes there really is more than meets the eye.

For example, your camera can see wavelengths of light invisible to the naked eye. Why does it matter? It means you can make drawings or markings on real world objects that completely invisible unless you happen to be looking at them using a digital camera or cameraphone.

Connor Dickie is working on commercializing the technology and he’s coined it Kameraflage.

Although it’s relegated to fun t-shirts for now, expect to see more applications of the technology starting in a couple months.

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