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Education Exchange. Make Crazy Detailed Light Paintings with Photo Light Stencils. Ever tried painting with light but got an amorphous blob instead of the heart you meant to draw? Us, too. That’s why light stencils are so so so great! Instead of free-hand drawing with an LED light, you’ll use a cardboard box with a shape inside of it to shoot super detailed light paintings. You don’t even have to cut out a stencil!

Just print out an old photo or a silhouette and slide it into your homemade lightbox. What better way to take advantage of those daylight savings hours? How to Make Photo Light Stencils p.s. Why it’s cool: Photoshopping people into your photos… meh. Light painting people into your photos… YAY! You can’t go wrong with this tutorial. You’re essentially making a reusable, portable light box that can house any image you can dream of. Combine that with sweet backdrops around your neighborhood, and your light painting possibilities are endless. Ingredients: STEP 1: Cut Image Opening: First, you want to make an opening on the bottom of your box for your image to sit.

Bam. Splashup. Geek.com. Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get Sued For Using Pics on Your Blog - My Story - Blog - Roni Loren, Romance Author. Photo is my ownSo today I'm forgoing the usual Fill-Me-In Friday post to talk about something that I've been wanting to blog about for a while but couldn't until the situation was wrapped up. For those of you who are super observant, you may have noticed some changes on my blog over the last few months.

Tumblr posts went away. Fiction Groupie disappeared. I deleted most of my Pinterest boards. The Boyfriend of the Week has changed format. And all my previous posts from the past three years--all 700 of them--now have new photos on them. Why is that? Well, you've probably figured it out from the title, but it's because I've been involved in a case regarding a photo I used on my blog. Here is an example of a disclaimer I found on a bigger site (name of blog removed): THIS BLOG claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted.

And site after site had the same kind of thing. It wasn't fun. Here's what I learned about Fair Use: It DOESN'T MATTER... So what can you do? 1. Photo Rights (7-2004).qxd (Page 1) 2011 October | Info-Graphic. Enter Exhibition -- When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood (Library of Congress Exhibition) How-To: Turn Digital Photos into Artistic Sunprints!

Boy, do we love digital photos. They’re easy to make, and we can take hundreds of pictures every day without wasting a single roll of film. Yet after hours of photo-editing and Instagramming from our phones, sometimes we’re left yearning for some old fashioned hands-on photographic fun. So, imagine how happy we were to discover a super fun, easy, and chemical-free method that you can use to transform your digital pictures into homemade photo sunprints!

While we’d love to spend lots of time in darkrooms printing all our photos, this method let’s us get into some analog printing fun while playing with our digital-based creations. Make Sunprints from Digital Photos! P.s. So, what’s a sunprint, anyway? A sunprint is a print made on special photographic paper that is sensitive to the sun. In fact, they develop in water in less than a minute! Read on to see how you can transform your own digital pictures to authentic homemade photo prints using this quick and easy process. What you’ll need: Framed Network. Photo Fabric Dye Kit. Quick! Name 3 magic potions! Love Potion No. 9? Too easy. Felix Felicis? Ok. You're forgetting the best one: Photo Fabric Dye! What, you think dye that develops in sunlight isn't magic? Just paint it on, put a negative or object on top and put it in the sun.

It lets you print photos on fabric or wood or practically anything. When you put it in the sun it changes color right in front of you! This starter kit gets you set up with everything you need to make a print from start to finish: dye, an applicator roller, a fabric swatch, even a test negative and detergent to stop the developing when you finish. You can use negatives to print pictures or use small objects like plants and feathers to create images out of silhouettes. You may not have a degree in Potions, but you can still do magic. Yvette Meltzer.

I recently had the great honor to juror the Imagination exhibition that opens at the The A Smith Gallery today and runs through April 1st. The first place photograph, Revolutions in Green, was awarded to Yvette Meltzer for an image from her Revolutions series. I selected this work because she captured something ordinary and but able to make it extraordinary.

As Yvette states, “Freshly washed laundry stirs in me a sense of hope with its freshness and renewal. Capturing the laundry revolving in the clothes dryer presented even more of a rebirth in its transformed state.” Revolutions in Green Currently living in Evanston, Illinois, Yvette has been exploring photography for thirty years. Revolutions: Whether hanging on clotheslines or over rocks or from windows in Europe, drying laundry has long fascinated me. What has been most exciting for me is moving from capturing concrete laundry images to the abstract forms that have emerged on this journey. Tell a Story in 5 Photos. AlternativePhotographicProcesses. Best Digital Photography Lesson Plans Approved By Professional. 50 Fabulous Fashion Photography Blogs. With a blog for just about everyone in a range of categories from technical to pop culture to political, fashion photographers are not left out.

However, with shooting schedules, freelance work, education, and much more getting in the way, taking the time to research them all can be an insurmountable task. To that end, we have gathered together 50 fabulous fashion photography blogs. With entries from professionals, publications, fashionistas, and more, you are sure to find something to help your career. Fabulous Fashion Photography Blogs by an Individual These individuals are at the top of fashion photography and share through their blogs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Fabulous Fashion Photography Blogs by a Publication Don’t bother running to the newsstand or ordering a subscription to read these top fashion photography blogs. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Fabulous Fashion Photography Podcasts and Videos 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. Fabulous Fashion Blogs 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 100 Best Free Photography Tools on the Web.

Just as technology has changed the way we get news, entertainment, and communicate, it has also changed photography. Becoming a shutterbug is now easier and cheaper than ever. Things like wasted images, film developing, and expensive editing are now a thing of the past. All you need to begin or encourage love of photography is a camera, something to shoot, and the 100 best free photography tools on the web. They can help you do everything from choose your equipment to display your impressive work like a pro.

Best Photography Sites on the Web These photography sites have loads of help and hundreds of tools to help your craft. Photography.com : This comprehensive site is full of articles, equipment and camera reviews, stock photography, and loads more. Best Historic Photography Viewing on the Web Take a look at some of the most impressive and artistic images the web has to offer for free at these sites. Best Artistic Viewing Photography Tools on the Web Best Photography Blogs on the Web. 50 Photoshop Resources. Photoshop is an ever evolving piece of software that even the masters learn new tricks ever now and then. These 50 web sites full of free tutorials, fonts, paint brushes and just about anything a true Photoshop junkie can dream up.

Best of all, nearly all of the tips are free and incredibly easy to understand for beginners and advanced Photoshop users. Planet Photoshop—Whether you’re a novice artist or a master, this site has something for you. Browse reviews of cameras and scanners, read in-depth tutorials and guides, and participate in an active forum of art enthusiasts.Photoshop User TV—This video podcast is updated almost once a week, and features tutorials, tips and tricks, as well as the occasional road trip to places like the Photshop World Expo.

Now that you have 50 Photoshop resources at your fingertips, get creative and start cranking out some cool stuff on your computer. The Top 100 Photography Blogs. Learning the art of photography is exciting, especially because so many resources are available to beginner photographers online and off. Some of the best of these resources are blogs, and they highlight gear, techniques, inspiration, and more that can help you learn to be a better photographer. Read on to discover 100 of the best photography blogs out there. General For general interest photography, be sure to check out these blogs. Resources Get the help you need through these blogs that highlight useful resources for photographers.

News Stay up to date on the latest in photography with the help of these blogs. Photoblogs If you’re in search of pure eye candy, these blogs will get you your fix. Photo Genres These blogs cater to a specific genre of photography. Tips & Learning Improve your photography with the tips and learning resources found on these blogs. Photographer Profiles Get a look into the lives and work of active photographers through these blogs. Gear Business Photoshop. 50 Free Photography Lessons You Should Take for Fun. Have a new camera or are ready to dust of the old one? If you haven’t taken a picture in a while, there is lots to learn. But don’t panic. You don’t’ have to re enroll in school or spend hundreds on a professional photographer.

Learn how to do it yourself. Whether doing it for the memories or to experience the new tech, the below 50 free photography lessons you should take for fun are jam packed with useful tips, tutorials, video lessons, and much more. Free Multiple Photography Lessons You Should Take for Fun The below free photography lessons are given in several areas on the same site. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Best Free Business Photography Lessons You Should Take for Fun You don’t have to work in a business to learn and develop your skills with these free photography lessons, but it doesn’t hurt. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Best Free Software Photography Lessons You Should Take for Fun 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras | Scholastic Teacher. Take photos or videos of field trips.

Take photos or videos illustrating vocabulary words. Take photos or videos of plant growth Take photos or videos of community Use photos for seating charts. Take photos to illustrate stories or poems Take photos or videos for illustrating emotions Take photos or videos of classroom pet Take photos to prompt creative writing Take photos of learning centers for a choice chart Take photos or videos of bulletin boards or classroom ideas from other teachers Tape a student's photo on their desk nametag so that other students and substitutes learn names.

Use photos for attendance chart Use photos for graphing Use photos for story about the child Use photos of family to create a family book Use photos or videos for step by step directions. A Great Resource: Digital Video in Education: Internet Resources iMovie and iPhoto Tutorials: The GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP. Lesson Idea PHOTO BINGO. Digitalcamerasined - Lesson Plans. Cubismphoto. 22 Professional Photoshop Image Enhancing Tutorials. Adobe Photoshop is the premier tool for digital artists when it comes to professionally enhancing images. Whether you’re a beginner just learning the ropes or an advanced user looking for unique techniques to add to your Photoshop arsenal, you’ll find some tutorials here that you’ll surely want to bookmark. In this article, you’ll discover plenty of tutorials that deal with enhancing images, adding unique and impressive effects, and recreating digital replications of popular traditional photography techniques. 1.

Cross Processing You can learn how to apply the Cross Processing film-developing technique digitally to your images by reading through this quick and educational tutorial that leverages the powers of the Curves tool in Photoshop. 2. Take your ordinary digital photos and simulate the Lomo Photography effect (also known as Lomography) that will apply a dreamy and surreal effect onto your images in this tutorial that uses a Levels Adjustment layer among other Photoshop techniques. 3. Digital Photography 101: Lesson 1. This is a series of lessons designed to introduce beginning photographers to the basic techniques of digital photography. All the photos shown were shot by me, mostly with a 35mm camera. I am not a professional photographer so the quality is not what you might see at a pro's site. Pictured here is an Olympus Brio D-150 .

Step 1: Put in the batteries. (When the batteries wear out, replace with NiMh rechargables, and get a charger.) Step 2: Put in the Memory card. this camera uses a SmartMedia card. Step 3: Turn it on by pulling back the lens cover. Step 4: Point it at your neighbor, and push down the button on the top lightly; this should focus the lens. Step 5: Review your shot. Step 6: Download to your computer. Lesson 2: What makes a strong photograph? Lesson 3: Unclutter Lesson 4: The Rule of Thirds Lesson 5: Framing Your View Lesson 6: Getting Up Close Lesson 7: Photography Projects Lesson 8: Other Resources.

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