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Everything tagged tutorial
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03/25/08
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How to Fake Cross-Processing in Photoshop (And Why You’d Want To)
Nice guide to reviving some old film techniques using photoshop.continue reading »
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01/08/08
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How to Shoot Light Trails
Very nice guide to shooting light trails. I’ll have to put this to use in my photo of the day project. There is not just one particular type of camera and kit that you’ll need to capture light trails - …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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Automatically Upload a Folder’s Photos to Flickr
I love Flickr, but I’m so good about actually uploading images. Actually, I’m not so good about even getting the images off the camera in a timely fashion, but that’s a whole separate problem. To solve the former, I set …continue reading »
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05/23/07
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Slow Sync Flash
Slow snyc flash can produce some very interesting results. I’ve never really sat down and figured out the best way to use it, but several of my photo-savvy friends swear by it. “When shooting with a subject in low light …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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11 Tips for Better Candid Photography
“Candid styles of photography are increasingly becoming popular both in general day to day photography but also in formal photographic situations. Last time I was asked to photograph a wedding the couple actually hired me purely to take paparazzi style …continue reading »
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04/30/07
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The Myth of Superstar Cities
“Over the past 15 years, it has been opportunistic newcomers — Houston, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Riverside — that have created the most new jobs and gained the most net domestic migration. In contrast there has been virtually negligible …continue reading »
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04/02/07
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Django Snippets
Excellent online repository of helpful little chunks of Django code for my fellow django programmers. Created by James Bennett.continue reading »
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04/02/07
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Increase Your Reading Comprehension
Educator Ann McNeal of Hampshire College offers a four-step guide for reading with greater comprehension. While her tips primarily apply to students trying to slog their way through academia, anyone who wants to read with more comprehension will get something …continue reading »
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02/01/07
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Imitating A Scanner Darkly
Using Adobe Illustrator to create images similar to the color techniques in the film A Scanner Darkly. Quite a bit of work actually, and that’s just for one photo, I can’t image what it must have taken to illustrate the …continue reading »
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01/09/07
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Save a Snowflake for Decades - Popular Science
“Ever wanted to catch a snowflake and keep it forever? You can. This is a photograph of a snowflake that fell in January 1979, but it isn?t a 27-year-old photo. It is a recent shot of a snowflake that?s been …continue reading »
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12/28/06
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How To Disable RDIF Chips in US Passports
All passports issued by the US State Department after January 1 will have always-on radio frequency identification chips, making it easy for officials ? and hackers ? to grab your personal stats. Getting paranoid about strangers slurping up your identity? …continue reading »
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12/22/06
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How to Build a Cardboard Castle
With Mr. McGroovy’s Box Rivets and free castle plans, anyone can build a cardboard castle for under $10! Instructions and plans included.continue reading »
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08/03/06
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Brown-Bag Your Way To Half a Million
How much do you spend eating out?continue reading »
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05/17/06
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Framed and Exposed: Quiet Those Noisy Images
Noise is a trouble that all digital photographers face at one time or another, and though there are many ways to eliminate noise using your image editing program, there are now many good automated noise reduction packages that not only …continue reading »