The one thing that bothers me the about some of my photos and the photos of others is having straight lines that are not parallel to the vertical and horizontal plans. What I mean is vertical lines should be vertical and horizontal lines should be horizontal. The exception to this is converging lines like train tracks. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘photo’
This is an overview of what HDR is and an overview of how to use Photomatix. You can see all free tutorials by checking out Trey Ratcliff’s
Here’s one more HDR walk-trough From Trey Ratcliff. This time he’s at the Eiffel Tower showing you how he shot a great photo after sunset.
The fantastic photographer Trey Ratcliff shows you a little about his shooting HDR procedure.
Mostly Photo is a new podcast from Leo Laporte’s TWiT network all about photography. Mostly Photo will helps everyone take better pictures by teaching you how get the most out of your digital camera,
If I was to start over again with graphics software I would not be using Photoshop. It is far to expensive. Hundreds of dollars! I would use the GIMP now. But I got a good deal on Photoshop CS1 a few years ago and watched Photoshop TV now Photoshop User TV. Unless you plan to [...]
Here is a recently restored photo that I have been working on. A lot of what was wrong with this photo was not fixed by Photoshop. It was very stained and very dirty. I had to remove the dirt covering the picture first. If you Google cleaning photos it will tell you much better techniques [...]
Meet The GIMP
Posted: May 6, 2009 in MediaTags: Gimp, instruction, photo, Podcast, Tutorials, video
The GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) is a free and opensource graphic editing program not unlike Adobe PhotoShop. The GIMP like PhotoShop can be very difficult to learn. “Meet The GIMP” is a video podcast of GIMP tutorials or lessons. MTG will walk you through the basics of using The GIMP. I posted about MTG [...]
Windows Live Photo Gallery is a program included in the new Windows Live Essentials a suite of great products offered free from Microsoft for download. WL Photo Gallery imports all of your photos then you can make adjustments to them. (crop, adjust brightness, color etc.) You can stitch photos together to create great panoramas, tag [...]
Color Calibration Tool
Posted: February 16, 2009 in TipsTags: calibration, graphics, photo, Photoshop, tip
One of the great new features of Windows 7 is the “Display Color Calibration Tool.” The “Display Color Calibration Tool” assist you in optimizing your monitor and computer’s display adapter for best viewing. This tool is not as good as using a colorimeter but it seems to be as good as other software solutions like [...]
