Well, the time has now come… my first 365 photo project is now complete! While it started as a way for me to practice taking better pictures, it soon turned into simply a photo journal, documenting each day. I have since grown to love always thinking about how to capture/represent each day as a picture (hard … Read more
At the beginning of this year, I decided (at the last minute!) to embark on a “take a photo every day” journey. I had never done anything like it before, and thought it would be a fun way to learn and practice photography (i’m still a n00b). At first, to ensure I make good use of … Read more
I got my first “nice” camera early last year, and soon realized I needed a nice way to organize my photos. At first, I decided to use Picasa because it seemed to have a nice beginner interface, and more importantly, it “worked” in Linux. For most of the year, I got by with Picasa for organization and Gimp for … Read more
It’s official: I’m really into photography as a hobby right now :), proven with my recent purchase… I just upgraded my old camera, to a Nikon D7000, and WOW, what an upgrade! Now I finally have auto exposure bracketing (for much easier HDR images)! Even though this camera makes HDR really easily, I’m sort-of glad my … Read more
I find it really fun to take pictures while driving around in my car — it keeps me entertained and the driving more fun 🙂 . I simply hold up my camera, point the camera out my sunroof or window, and hope for the best! I’ve gathered up a gallery below: See the gallery [HERE]; it’s made over the past year or two. Be sure to check back … Read more
Goal: Remember to take a new photo each day for one year… Rules: Every photo must be taken on a different day of the year in 2012. Sounds simple enough, right? I hope that I make it!… –> *2012 – 365 Project Photos* <– Update 07/01/2012: Halfway checkpoint Update 12/31/2012: Complete! Update 2016: migrated all years in … Read more
TL;DR; I just found my new photography workflow: digiKam for photo management, organization, and simple batch editing, Topaz Adjust 5 for image enhancement, GIMP for ultra-fine tuning … and the best part is that all this is in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04 to be exact) – making this a great birthday present to myself today! +++ Background I recently … Read more
I recently picked up a copy of Topaz Adjust 5 (released November 15th 2011), and fell in love with it! Here is a simple mini-review and some first impressions of Adjust 5. Topaz Adjust is a photo-editing plug-in developed by Topaz Labs that integrates into editors (such as Photoshop) by adding auto exposure, contrast, and … Read more
Usually, when I’m using GIMP to edit pictures, there are a couple of simple enahcnements I routinely apply to each image. So, I’m slowly learning GIMP scripting and creating some simple GIMP scripts to help automate some steps in my digital darkroom workflow. Here are two scripts that I’ve come up with so far, that … Read more
Thanks to my sister, I’ve gotten hooked on photography – so much so, I just made a big investment in a fancy new DSLR! After weeks of comparing various DSLR cameras, I decided to go with the Nikon D3100, because I felt it was a nice balance of features, ‘newness‘ (end of 2010), and price … Read more