Tag Archives: Photography

TinyPic Image Hosting
looks good – host any image up to 250Kb and link to it!

According to this post on PhotographyBLOG the number of users printing photographs is decreasing. That’s a shame as many people aren’t comfortable with viewing photos on a computer.
I’m expecting my photos from spectra and mypixmania today or tomorrow. Both sites vary widely in their user-friendlyness.
On the Spectra Photo website you’re not allowed delete the photos you’ve uploaded. There’s a 30MB limit, therefore you’re limited in the number of photos you can print at one time (and considering there’s a €1.80 P&P charge that’s a major percentage of the overall printing cost)
If you want more space you have to pay for it, but if you order prints they’ll give you another 30MB, how kind eh?
Mypixmania is much more useful, and has loads of features and is generally more friendly. Prices are low, even if quoted in British Pounds. (No, I’m not going to order from the French/German/other site!)
I have yet to try photobox.ie as John suggested previously.

I won’t dangle my Sony F717 from a kite but I do have an old 1.3MP Fujifilm Finepix camera at home. Kite Aerial Photography is something I’ve thought about before but Kevin’s looking into it too.

This $14 Steadycam looks good, if I still had a video camera. I found my niche in still photography, and if I really want to, my 717 shoots movies too!

I think it’s too late, cameras are everywhere already. Get used to it guys! We’re going to find more and more of our lives recorded for posterity (or until the next computer crash) than ever before!

This article on macro photography has some amazing photos of insects! If you’re squemish you may not want to look at it, but there’s plenty of tips on getting those self-same images too. (Via Peter Marshall)

Now, here’s a horribly interesting article for you digital photography buffs – but make a cup of tea for yourself before you read, it’s a bit involved as it ‘s a little advanced!

Mark on PhotographyBLOG linked to several interesting articles recently..

• White Balance – but he missed the most useful wb tip I know: Use the “Cloudy” setting when you’re outside. No matter if it’s sunny or cloudy this setting will make your photos appear richer in colour! Make sure you change the white balance when you go inside though. I always forget!
• Photos of Holland – I like the “Just Married” one, especially considering the last photo!
• Histogram Tips – I thought I had linked to this before, but the date says June 17, 2004 so who am I to argue? Lots here. Worth delving into.
• Beyond Megapixels – 3 articles that I think were linked from /. were they?
• Boring Photographs are the bane of every photographer, but we all go through stages where we just lack that extra something that helps us take great photos!

Via Blogsnob, I came across this photoblog – good photos and interesting techniques displayed! His Collaborative Site is an interesting idea. Hmm.
Further on the histogram topic, Garret linked to this article explaining and giving examples of histogram usage! Looks good, my LCD screen and even EVF aren’t very good at figuring out if an image is too dark or not.
Great photos on this blog, love this entry!