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All you wanted to know about digital photography
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It's amazing how far digital photography has come in the last few years. Ever since digital photography came
into our lives, taking photos has become so much easier. Not to mention so much more convenient.
Today's cameras are small and are very easily put into a pocket to carry around. There is no longer any need to
carry rolls of film with you. All you need to do is to see that the batteries in your camera are charged and ready
to take that picture. One of the best things that digital photography permits is the fact that once your images are
uploaded on your computer, you can send them to as many people as you like. The following links may be of use to
people who intend using their camera this summer.
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Buying a Digital Camera
The digital photography revolution is in full-swing. With so many types of cameras available at different prices
and skill levels, it's never been easier to jump in and start shooting, uploading and sharing. But how can
you buy a digital camera if you don't know the terminology or what features are important?
Buying a Digital Camera
Megapixels
It happens to all of us - the moment when one finds out that more megapixels and
better photographs are not always the same thing. Disbelief, at first, gives way
to a sort of embarrassing self-questioning : You mean, 15 megapixels aren't three
times better than 5 megapixels? This year's model isn't better than last
year's? I spent all that money upgrading — for nothing?
Megapixels
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Photography Tips for Christmas
Here are 16 Christmas Photography tips and ideas to try that come to mind
for digital camera owners wanting to capture the big day.
Photography Tips for Christmas
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Tweak Imperfect Digital Photos With Web Applications
While a big selling point for digital photography is that you can take multiple shots and then discard the
duds, you don't always get the chance to do that. Sometimes a single imperfect picture is all you've
got, but that doesn't mean your finger has to stray to the Delete key straight away. Here's a handful
of our favourite web apps for tweaking photos, offering ways of redeeming those less than perfect snaps without
even having to install any software.
Tweak Imperfect Digital Photos
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Give Your Photos a Vintage Appearance
Frank Lazaro, a member of the Digital Photography School community, has put together a fantastic tutorial
on taking your digital photographs and giving them the vintage feel of older photos. He uses Photoshop and
the tutorial and steps are geared towards Photoshop users, but none of the steps are extremely specific to
using Photoshop. The effects could easily be recreated with a bit of tweaking to the process in another
photo editing program like GIMP. If you're in the mood to tinker with some of your photos but aren't
interested in being really hands on with the process check out previously reviewed Wanokoto, a web based
image editor that helps you create vintage effects.
Frank Lazaro
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How To Master Photoshop In Just One Week
So you want to master Photoshop huh? You’ve come to the right place. This is the first part of a three part
series that will help you to master Photoshop in and out in just one week. Today’s part is all about getting
to know the basics of the program and how to operate the complex software - nothing amazing, but you need to
crawl before you can walk!
How To Master Photoshop In Just One Week
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Better Fireworks Photos
Fireworks might be illegal down under, but that makes getting pictures of the big
public events where they are permitted even more important enough. But photographing
fireworks is tricky. You'll either wind up with immensely rewarding photos or
frustration that makes you wish you'd left your camera at home and just enjoyed
the show. The outcome has everything to do with the preparation and knowledge you
take to the event. Before you go, arm yourself with a few tips and tricks that will
prepare you to capture fireworks in all their brilliant glory.
Why do so many guys find this so hard to achieve?
Better Fireworks Photos
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Photo Editing Tools
Dumpr is web-based, very simple to use, and has a pretty decent library of effects:
sketch, Lomo, reflection and jigsaw puzzle, to name a few. You can upload photos from
your own hard drive, or paste in URLs from some of the major photo hosting services,
including Flickr and MySpace.
Dumpr
A.viary is a hardcore photo editing app, kind of like Photoshop without the price tag
and disk install. But it’s way cooler than that. It’s a whole lot of really interesting
editing abilities and a whole community of people doing their own thing with the tools
that makes this one a great choice. Note: it’s still in an invite-only beta period.
A.viary
Picnik is a lightweight photo editing tool that gets me through pretty much all
of my needs right now. I use it about twice a day, and have found that it does most
everything I need from a photo editor. It’s not really good with batch-based
activities, but if you’re into editing things one at a time, this is for you.
Picnik
Skitch acts as a screen capture and annotation tool. It’s super easy to use, has just
enough tools to be useful but not so many that you feel bloated and misunderstood.
I use it to do lots of odd jobs on capture screens and little images from web pages.
Definitely good to have.
Skitch
Picasa 3 has now come out of the beta stage and is ready to go.
Lifehacker has a screenshot tour of the updated program.
Picasa 3
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Microsoft Professional Photography
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools provides a set of tools for photographers to perform various tasks with
their images — including RAW captures. The current version enables you to quickly geotag your photos,
view and edit metadata, and more, leveraging the power of Windows and Microsoft Live Local.
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools
Image Composite Editor - ICE allows photographers to automatically stitch multiple images together into a seamless panoramic photo.
This is just one of the many downloads available at Microsoft Professional Photography.
Microsoft Professional Photography
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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.
Topics range from basic camera tips to advanced techniques.
Digital Photography Tutorials
Free Digital Photography Tutorial Site
Best Photography Tricks
Digital Cameras - User Video Guide
There is something about beautiful lights that can mesmerize an audience. Take a fireworks show for example.
It's been around for thousands of years, yet still has the power to put looks of amazement on faces of all ages.
That's why lighting effects make such powerful design elements. They are a great way to grab the attention of
your audience and leave a lasting impression. Below is a collection of the best Photoshop tutorials for creating
powerful lighting effects.
28 Powerful Photoshop Lighting Effects
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Photo Management Software
XnView is a fast multi-format graphics browser, viewer, and converter. It can read more than 400 file formats,
e.g. gif, bmp, jpeg, png, targa, multipage tiff, camera RAW, jpeg 2000, mpeg, Avi, Quicktime. EXIF &
IPTC metadata are also supported. The image viewer has an Explorer-like browser that allows quick and
simple browsing of directory contents.
XnView supports red eye correction, crops and transforms JPG images losslessly, generates HTML pages and
contact sheets, and provides batch conversion and batch renaming. Slide shows with transitions effects,
screen capturing, WIA & TWAIN support (scanner & digital cameras), image comparison, file operations.
XnView
IrfanView is a fast and compact image viewer/converter. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for
professionals. Many supported file formats and features. Features include: multi-language support, Thumbnail
option, Painting, slideshow, toolbar skins, fast directory browsing, batch conversion/editing, multipage editing,
file search, change color depth, scanning, cut/crop, IPTC edit, capturing, lossless JPG operations, effects,
ICC support, EXE/SCR creating, many hotkeys, command line options and plugins.
IrfanView
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