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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Screencast: Curves color enhancement tutorial

This 2.5 minute screencast shows a simple and fast technique using multiple layers to enhance the colors in a photograph. GIMP is free photo editing software for Windows, Mac and Linux. I published the final version of this photo at Flickr.

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Introducing Your Little One to Photography

One of my day jobs involves working with special needs children and children in hospital. I do a lot of work with children on the autistic spectrum and children with learning difficulties, as well as with at-risk youth and kids with chronic illnesses. One of my absolute favourite things to [...]

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It’s Easy Being Green

Being green is no longer a phrase associated with Kermit the Frog. We all know we really should do our part to keep the Earth from turning into one giant landfill. The good news is "it's not easy being green" really isn't the true, a little effort in all aspects [...]

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Screencast: Easy exposure blending tutorial with GIMP

This 2 minute screencast shows an easy-to-use technique for blending multiple exposures (or in this case, two versions of one exposure) to increase the dynamic range of a photograph. GIMP is free photo editing software for Windows, Mac and Linux. I published the final version of this photo at Flickr. Music by Pitx. [...]

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Big and Tasty Food Photography Tips Roundup

I've got a nice roundup here of food photography sources with a ton of great tips, tutorials, and videos for making food look tasty on camera. How seriously you take this probably depends to some extent on whether you've ever heard the term "food stylist." Last week felt like food photography [...]

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