One of the tips here is using the end of a shampoo bottle as a flash diffuser. Must remember to try that one. I like the idea of using a Nokia hands-free lead as a remote control for the Canon 300D! I wonder would something similar work for my 717?
Then I went searching and found all sorts of interesting things!
Oh yes. a few more tips for you. View source if you don’t want to watch the annoying vertical scroller!
mF posted a Lomo plugin for the GIMP. His example images on flickr look good but I haven’t been able to get the script to run in GIMP 2.0, will try in GIMP 2.2 tonight.
script-fu: Error while executing
(load “/home/donncha/.gimp-2.0/scripts/lomo2.scm”)
ERROR: unbound variable (errobj script-fu-menu-register)GIMP: Plug-In “script-fu”
(/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/script-fu)attempted to install procedure “script_fu_lomo” in an invalid menu location.
Use either “<Toolbox>”, “<Image>”, “<Load>”, or “<Save>”
Update! Here is a GIMP Lomo plugin that works in GIMP 2.4!
Seashore is described as, “an open source image editor for Cocoa. … based around the GIMP’s technology” which is a boon for some but others will run screaming for the hills. 🙂
Here’s a rather good guide to night photography. The guys at Anandtech have impressed me before with their writing and this article is a good introduction to the basics.
Gimp# is a C# wrapper around the GIMP API.
It’ll allow you to write GIMP plugins using C# 🙂
Take a quick look at this tutorial, then open the beach image in Photoshop or GIMP and follow the instructions. You’ll learn a lot about post-processing!
My biggest surprise was when I added the “soft light” layer. Painting on it brought out detail or deepened shadow nicely!
Taken in my garden this morning as my breath turned to mist and the world was frosty white.
Following on from the original article, here are 10 more ways to make money with your digital camera!
Hmm, I could do some of these things!
Yesterday was a glorious day. It was one of those rare days when the sun shone, and blue skies were the rule. It finished with this lovely sunset as I drove home.
So of course I had to stop and risk life and limb by running onto a narrow bridge while rush hour traffic edged past carefully. I think it was worth the trouble, don’t you?
Posh and friends strip for charity
A new book will feature photos of Sarah Ferguson, Paris Hilton, Kate Moss and Geri Halliwell and it’s in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation.
Victoria Beckham has been photographed naked – aside from a piece of Cartier jewellery and a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes – for charity.
Run, run, run away!!!!