Friday Photo: Texture of Ash

Friday, 16 November 2007, 8:00 | Category : Photography
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To use this photo as a desktop wallpaper, download the standard (1600 x 1200) resolution or the widescreen (1900 x 1200) resolution.
When I browse through my photos looking for subjects that other people might find interesting, I’m often short of breathtaking landscapes or other good fodder for desktop wallpaper. Many of my photos are of [...]

Friday Photo: Serene

Friday, 2 November 2007, 8:00 | Category : Photography
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To use this photo as a desktop wallpaper, download the standard (1600 x 1200) resolution or the widescreen (1900 x 1200) resolution.
I see many things wrong with this photo, and yet I like it. Perhaps it’s the colors, the way blue shades into deeper blue, drawing the eye down. Blue is a calming [...]

Friday Photo: Flower from Tutorial

Friday, 19 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : Photography
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Yesterday I wrote a tutorial on some simple photo editing techniques, using this photo as an example. The original photo is shown to the right, and the result is below.
I enjoyed many elements of the original photo, like the way the grass partially frames the flower and the juxtaposition of the vivid flower against [...]

Simple Photo Editing Using GIMP: Replacing Backgrounds

Thursday, 18 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : Photography
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What if you could make your ordinary digital photos extraordinary? Whether you want to use your photos on a website or just as your desktop wallpaper at home, you can easily learn how to make your photos pop. It takes just a few simple techniques to remove a photo’s subject from a distracting background and [...]

Go Green with Your Creativity

Monday, 15 October 2007, 8:10 | Category : Photography
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  It’s Blog Action Day! Over the past month, I’ve posted about Creative Ways to Help the Environment, Environment Resources, and No Impact Man. Today I want to share some ways to go green with your creative activities.
Sometimes the creative spark can turn into a destructive wildfire. As I’ve become more aware of the [...]