Archive for January, 2008

Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Perk up photos of snowy scenes with these simple and practical tips

Practical, quick tips for taking better photos of bright, snowy scenes.

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News

The Library of Congress… on Flickr?!

The Library of Congress teams up with Flickr.com to create The Commons.

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Reviews

Free noise reduction plugin for the GIMP

Free noise reduction plugin for the GIMP works wonders with noisy photos.

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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Take better flash photos in one easy step

Photo by *MickyMany people shy away from flash photography because it makes people look bad. Photographs taken with a flash can leave harsh shadows that highlight every wrinkle, turn skin blue, shine a flood light at thinning hair, create hot spots on the forehead, nose and cheeks, and generally make [...]

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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Quick Fix for Cluttered Backgrounds

Despite all that has been written about keeping the background of your photos simple, that goal is not always achievable. Sometimes your subject is in a place with a busy background everywhere. Or perhaps the subject is doing something that you don’t want to interrupt by walking around the person [...]

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