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[*] posted on 7-14-2004 at 07:23 PM


waah. you photoshop guys got it too good. us linux folks are stuck with the GIMP. Powerful, so it is said, but about the most unintuitive program I've ever used.:(
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[*] posted on 7-15-2004 at 12:23 PM
digital camaras


for those newbie's, much like my self. I just picked up the HP707. It does some of the actual photo editiing in the camara along with making panarama shots by merging 5 frames together. I wouldn't brag about the zoom on it but it is a 5megpixel.
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[*] posted on 7-15-2004 at 02:25 PM


During my year with a phogography club, I learned a lot from pros. The "rule of thirds" is putting your horizon line, or the subect in the top or bottom one-third of the frame, rather than centering it, or splitting the frame in half. For instance, don't put a horizon line right across the middle of the photo. Determine whether the foreground or the sky will make a better photo, and split it 1/3 - 2/3. The "red spot" is another rule. If there is one item of red, in an otherwise monochromatic shot, it should lend itself to a great photo. Also, look at the edges of your frame just before you take the photo. Any area of white will draw your eye to it, to the exclusion of other areas - often the real subject. You would want to avoid white areas on the edges, and compose the shot so that such light/white areas highlight the subject, and your eye captures the entire photo. Generally, high noon is not a good time for photos - before 10:00 am, and just before dusk is the best time, as color saturation is more intense and the shadows at that time create emphasis. A good rule of thumb too is, just before clicking the shutter, assume that shot is not the best one, and then reconsider your shot. That forces you to really look at what you're taking a photo of. Is it telling the story? Is it the best composition?
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