Pinhole_camera. Floridian: PinPoint perspectives. Features By JACK ROWLAND Published April 28, 2007 Just about every professional photographer - and many a skilled amateur - has fielded this question: "What kind of camera do you use? It sure takes good pictures. " But the camera is just an instrument; the style and vision come from the photographer. If you doubt it, consider what cameras made from things you probably have around the house - such as a matchbox, an aluminum can, some black tape and a roll of 35 mm film - can do.
Pinhole cameras, which use a piece of aluminum with a tiny hole to focus light on film, produce images with a dreamlike quality, almost like impressionist paintings. Here are examples of what Times photographers did with their matchbox cameras, and information on how you can share your pinhole photos on our Web site. Pinhole photographs have been made since the 1850s, but it wasn't until 2001 that the first Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day was held. This year, the event is Sunday. Make Your Own Photo Cuffs « Photojojo. So here’s the thing: we know you guys are crafty sometimes, but crafty doesn’t necessarily mean girly. Dainty? No need for it. Lady-like? Not our style. With a little inkjet-printable canvas and a few minutes of time, you can make yourself a set of badass photo cuffs. Use any photo you want on them and you’ll instantly be the envy of all your friends with their sad, naked little wrists.
Best of all: no sewing required! Photojojo’s Make Your Own Photo Cuffs What You’ll Need Inkjet-printable canvasScotchguardScissorsFeltRulerPencil or fabric markerFray Check or clear nail polishFabric glue, such as Tacky Glue or Unique Stitch (no-sew version)Velcro dots or tabs (no-sew version)Needle & thread or sewing machine (advanced version)Snaps and snap-attaching tool (advanced version) Step 1: Choose a Photo Look for a photo that will look good cropped down to a long horizontal strip.
Step 2: Resize Your Picture Open your print up in Photoshop (or GIMP, or whatever) and crop it down to size. No-Sew Version. Taking Great Pictures. Discussing Presetting Lightroom's 180+ Free Presets Collection in Presetting Lightroom. Welcome one and all to the new Lightroom preset compilation of the Presetting Lightroom group. I have invested a number of days to ensure that this list of presets is accurate and reflects those presets previously offered in this group.
In many cases, the original preset developer did not provide a before and after photo. Therefore, I used a number of my own photos that I thought best showed off the potential of each preset. I hope the authors of the presets agree. In some cases links were changed to provide you with direct links back to the originator of the presets. I have included all those presets that were posted in this group.
I would hope that in an effort to further promote this group that everyone will help in creating links back to this list on those forums and WEB sites that you frequent. Anyway, there's a lot of interesting presets here. Cheers, Markus Albumen (1860's Civil War era) Preset by vidular - Site: Awesome BW Preset by synaestheta - Site: synaestheta.deviantart.com. Basil's Photo Blog. The Golden Hour Calculator / Sunrise and Sunset information for photographers. WebToolbar - Photography 101.org - Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials.
Namexif™ (Rename EXIF Photos) Description Namexif is a tool to automatically rename photos with the date they were shot. Digital cameras have their own clock and record the date to each photos with a precision of a second. Since the date and time is recorded for each photos (provided it is an EXIF compliant digital camera), Namexif is able to rename these photos according to the date. Renaming photos so will: make chronological order same as alphabetical one, set a unique name to your photos, synchronize photos from same event but taken from different digital cameras Download Version: 1.7 Size: 442 Kb (less than 1Mb) System Requirement: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, 7, 8 Why does the name start with the year? Namexif renames photos starting with the year, then month, day, hour, minute, second. What if two or more pictures have the same EXIF date?
This can happen if, for example, your camera has a high speed shooting mode. What if I select photos which have no EXIF data? What is the shift time by option? Questions? Deziner Folio» Blog Archive » Simple and Effective Photographic Results for Beginners. We know that the above image seems to be a bit confusing... We were just experimenting with Typography and came up with this crazy image. As the title says, here are a few extremely simple ways to enhance your photographs. Levels (3) and Curves(4) the most common tools in Photoshop to enhance images. Thats why we choose some uncommon yet effective tools which is the Overlay(1) and Gradient Map(2). The overlay is the simplest and the easiest way to enhance almost all kinds of photographs.
Steps: Duplicate the LayerGaussian Blur the duplicated layer (avg. range from 3 to 5)Set the Layer Blending Mode to OverlayAdjust Layer Opacity get cool results. You can experiment with other Layer Blending Modes too. Steps Just one step ;) - Apply the Gradient Map by choosing Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map. The gradient map doesn't restrict you only to Black & White. Another simple tool to enhance...
For those who are not even aware of Photoshop, we would say Picasa is the best tool for you. Transform your Photos into a Beautiful Mosaic | Nifty Tutorials. June 5th, 2007 · 38 Comments This tutorial will teach you how to take a single or collection of photos and give them a beautiful mosaic effect. 1. Begin by selecting a single photograph or creating a collage using the layer mask blending method. If you are unfamiliar with this you can read how to easily blend 2 images together. Here is a quick arrangement of photos I found. Notice how the different picture edges aren’t aligned or clean, this is perfectly fine. 2. 3. 4. Tags: Basics · Photo Effects.
How to turn your photo into movie-like effect using Photoshop? « ebin. What you need to have: Adobe Photoshop What you will learn: colour mood adjustments + depth of field effect + film effect PS: ⌘ key for Mac users / CTRL key for Windows users Colour mood adjustments 1. Adjust the Hue/Saturation: ⌘U/CTRL-U 2. Depth of field effect 3. 4. 5. 6. Film effect 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Cinemascope (optional) 12.
You can also add an extra step to twist the colour into this mood by using ‘Color Balance’(⌘B/CTRL-B). I like this post I’d like to donate to ebin.wordpress.com for the contribution.digg Like this: Like Loading... The Switchboards. The Setup: When taking your own photos, you want lots of light - but not direct light. Direct light will cause harsh shadows, which you don’t want. DO NOT USE A FLASH! Flashes wash out colors and details – and even the entire photo if you are taking close up shots. Professional looking product photos have soft shadows and a subtle background. To achieve this effect, you want soft, diffused light. For the background, trim a piece of white matte poster board and curve it inside the container. Here is a photo of the setup I use: The Camera: If you can, get and use a tripod. Know your camera and how it works. Shutter Speed: The length of time your film (or digital chip) is exposed to light. Aperture: The diameter of the opening that allows the light to enter the camera.
Other features/settings you should be aware of: ISO/ASA (film speed): If you have the option to manually select a film speed on your camera, resist the temptation to choose 400. A light meter comes in many different forms. Image Editing: Enhance photo color with classical art - Lifehacker. @gre9del: I respect Photoshop and all software developers in general, and always pay for products that I actually use, regardless of their illicit availability.
I'm not a professional, nor do I make any money off of it. I'm a hobbyist at best, a poseur at worst. If piracy of PS drives up the price, then why are student versions less than $100? I actually force myself to use Gimp for anything of any real value that will actually get seen online, and tinker with Photoshop just to keep up to date on the differences and advances in the prodcut and to keep my skillz up. There are plenty of other products in other categories that I can no longer find on the interwebs, yet somehow a google search yields me Photoshop on the first page of results? Adobe knows what they're doing by allowing Photoshop to survive in cracked forms on the internet. If the only people that used Photoshop were people that could afford Photoshop, it wouldn't be as popular or omnipresent as it is today. The Blurring Lines Between Amateur and Professional Photographers.
Photography is an expensive hobby. With all the lenses, filters, lighting, software, and tripods, a fellow can find himself in the hole rather quickly. I should know. Photography was one of my last obsessions before getting my finances in order. I spent several thousand dollars on equipment. In retrospect, that was excessive. But if you’re willing to work hard and to sell yourself, it’s possible to turn a photography hobby into something that, at the very least, breaks even. Before I was sidetracked by this blog, I was an enthusiastic amateur hoping to do just that. I was a l-o-n-g way from supporting my photography habit with my work, but did have a couple small successes. If you’re interested in making money from photography without spending a fortune, check out Strobist, a blog with the tagline, “Less gear, more brain, better light”. The “starving student” off-camera light kit. I, for one, look forward to the next three parts in this series. This article is about DIY, Entrepreneurship.
Megapixels comparison and maximum print size charts. Each colored box represents a certain number of megapixels. The numbers along the top and left side are print dimensions in inches at 300ppi (pixels per inch). Most books and magazines require 300ppi for photo quality. For example, the chart shows that you can make a 5" x 7" photo quality print from a 3 megapixel camera. inches @ 300ppi (numbers inside colored boxes are megapixels) Notice that as the print size doubles, the megapixels required increases geometrically.
Here's why: A megapixel is 1 million pixels. Megapixels vs. *Typical Resolution. **At 150ppi, printed images will have visible pixels and details will look "fuzzy". For an explanation of "pixels per inch" vs. About the Comments On most Design215 pages you'll see the newest comments at the top. Robert Giordano [52 Comments] Michael 05 Jul 2006 10:15pm "Nice guide, I got a 7 Megapixel Camera and it makes beautiful 8x10s. Daniela 17 Jul 2006 11:44am "Thanks for bringing some light into the megapixel mistery! " mike berry Randy smartie Dave. Cambridge in Colour - Digital Photography Tutorials. Learn how to take and edit digital photographs using visual tutorials that emphasize concept over procedure, independent of specific digital camera or lens.
This is a complete listing of all tutorials on this site; click the drop-down links in the top menu to see particular topics. Photography is going through an exciting transition period as many film photographers are beginning to explore the new capabilities of digital cameras. While the fundamentals have remained similar, other aspects are markedly different. This is a great time to get involved with digital photography. These tutorials are rarely influenced by changes in image editing software and camera equipment — due to their unique concept-based approach.
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