The October issue of The Digital Journalist is out, and probably has been for a few days. This issue has a tribute to Eddie James and a humorous look at 2004 that finishes with a very good idea ..
Jeez … If you’re an old, famous, iconic, white, male photographer, then 2004 may not have been your year…. What the heck is going on? It seems like the photographers I grew up admiring are dropping like flies this year.
Here’s a glowing review of The Canon 20D DSLR.. Can my credit card resist? ‘Fraid so! *sob* (via Mark)
Later.. Here’s another review, this time from Steve’s Digicams. Yes. I’m lusting after this camera!
Last weekend I took a dozen photos of a valley south of Mizen Head with the intention of stitching them together in a wide panorama. This tutorial will help by using Hugin, Enblend and The Gimp!
Nice effect – Crystal Ball
Last Friday’s sunset was gorgeous!
OOh, wish I could compile this plugin, but it failed as a .c file wasn’t generated. Still, take a look at the Refract/Reflect Plug-in for the GIMP, must try to compile it later.
mytinygarden has some superb photos, and here’s several photos of insects. Scary or beautiful? You decide.
All the best equipment in the world won’t help if you can’t see a good photo in a scene. I’m still amazed sometimes when I see what are lacklustre scenes in reality when they’re displayed on my monitor!
Here’s a thoughtful piece on the future of personal media publishing.
What happens when Iraqis start posting pictures on a (soon to be) popular photo portal where it is easy for Americans (geeks now, general populace to come soon) to find them? What happens when pro- and anti-occupation Iraqis start posting graphic pictures to make their points?
I subscribed FF Sage to the Iraq tag on Flickr.. it’s fascinating seeing the images popup in my aggregator!
Someone asked for a photoshop plugin to make skin shine and instead got something more useful – a description of how to do it. I’m going to grab some portraits and apply this to them!
Plenty of tips here! Everything from turning your photo into a painting to getting rid of those skin blemishes and awful shadows… must read!