HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography is a technique that is becoming very popular at the moment, an HDR photo is created using software such as Photoshop or Photomatix and produces images with more detail in the highlights and shadows. Here we digg out the best tutorials and resources to help you get to grips with it.
First off, lets have a look at the sort of images you can produce with this technique :
DIY site Curbly shows you how to turn old, unwanted LP records into nifty-looking coasters.
The key bit of equipment you're going to need is a 4.5-inch hole saw ($20-40 at the local hardware store), which you'll use to cut away the record's vinyl–leaving only the colorful, artistic center. (A drill press would be ideal, too, but a handheld can do the job.) From there you'll just need to sand the edges and apply some spray-on polyurethane.
I know, it seems like sacrilege to treat LPs this way. But, really, if they're just collecting dust, you might as well give them new life as coffee-table saviors. Of course, before you fire up the drill, why not convert your vinyl to digital audio first? — Rick Broida
[via Lifehacker]
Digital Photography School serves up six reasons to get high with your camera. By which they mean, of course, shooting from above your subject. One advantage is the elimination of potentially uninteresting horizons:
Photographing a scene below you eliminates horizons and skies. This means less big empty blue spaces in your shots and hopefully more points of interest.
I've used this method a few times when taking snapshots of the kids, and, sure enough, I always end up with more interesting photos. So get up on a chair or ladder and look down on the world. Photographically speaking, of course. Photo by rentoholic 17. — Rick Broida
[via Lifehacker]
I was thinking to myself that this probably should have been one of my first posts, so I quickly made some glass orbs for you. What kind of Illustrator blog would this be without a free glass orb download? I guess it completely slipped my mind and I apologize, but I’m serious when I say [...]
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John Nack is interviewed at Adobe and reveals some of the upcoming goodies in CS3. Here's what the blip.tv site says about the video: "John is product manager for Adobe's Photoshop and blogs at blogs.adobe.com/jnack. The all new CS3 is currently in beta and John spoke about a lot of the cool new features, not only the meat and potatoes but also little nitty-gritty things that people have been asking for. We also discussed connectivity, collaboration, adoption of Photoshop on Mac and PC and lots more." (posted by Jennifer Apple)
[via The Photoshop Blog]
BuildASign is a simple Ajax tool that lets you design signs.
If you fancy printing a quick sign that uses Dojo on the client side to .Net on the back end, you have found the place.
Pretty slick Ajax based app for making signs.
[via Ajaxian]
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