Tag: Tutorials

15 Sep

The Curves Tool

The Curves Tool

The curves tool is a very basic tool that can be used to improve photos with a few clicks of the mouse. It is used …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Gimp, Gimp Tutorials, Photography, Words
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26 May

Adam and his baby soother

Adam and his baby soother

Adam and his baby soother Adam is 5 weeks old today! Last Wednesday we saw his first smile, or perhaps it was trapped wind because he …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Gimp Tutorials, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Tutorials
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31 Jan

Cobh at sunset

Cobh at sunset

Cobh at sunset The tide is out in Cobh, Co. Cork while the sun sets in the west casting an orange glow over the water and …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Architecture, Beach, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Tutorials, Water
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05 Dec

First Draft: Ready to go!

First Draft: Ready to go!

John asked what did he original Ready to go! look like and I’ll oblige now. Showing what the original photo looks like is akin to …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Abstract, Architecture, California, Candid, Canon 20D, First Draft, Gimp Tutorials, People, Photography, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Tutorials, United States, Urban, Vehicles, Words
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25 Aug

Making Beautiful Portraits

Making Beautiful Portraits

Photodoto published Making Portraits this morning which got me thinking more about my street photography tomorrow. I wonder will people pose on the street for …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Photography, Words
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20 Aug

Lighting 101 – all in one place

Lighting 101 – all in one place

David at Strobist has linked to all his flash lighting articles in one place. It’s a really good place to go if you want to …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Photography, Tutorials, Words
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11 Aug

Shooting panoramas el cheapo

Shooting panoramas el cheapo

There is so much distortion because the camera is rotated around using a normal tripod or worse still, handheld. The axis around which the camera …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Equipment, Photography, Tutorials, Words
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21 Jun

GIMP Tutorial Videos

GIMP Tutorial Videos

Jakub ‘jimmac’ Steiner has published several demos of the GIMP in action. Subjects such as defining shortcuts, image templates, transformations and paths and more are covered. …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
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02 Mar

Faking Depth of Field

Faking Depth of Field

First it was lomo, then cross-processing, and now the latest craze among online photographers seems to be making their photos look like miniture models. A common …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Photography, Tutorials, Words
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26 Feb

Starting Photography, Digital Workflow, Orphans and Amazing Zooming Images

Starting Photography, Digital Workflow, Orphans and Amazing Zooming Images

Starting out in Photography A few weeks back, Tom asked me by email about starting out in photography as he recently bought a Canon 350D and …

 
By Donncha O Caoimh
Filed under: Links, Photography, Tutorials, Words
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