April 2nd, 2008 | by Simon | published in Photography, Technology, Web/Tech
If you’re like me, you’ll use an image editing application quite a lot - from removing red-eye from party photographs to cropping an image, rotating it or putting a border on it for your blog and so on.
It’s sometimes frustrating though, say if you’re at work and need to alter an image quickly or away [...]
August 1st, 2007 | by Simon | published in Photography
Valdosta Georgia Floyd originally uploaded by EllenJo.
I love dogs anyway (can’t wait to get one grrr), but this is an example of why dogs are fun, combined with unique and creative photography! Ellen Jo has been taking her dog Floyd all around North America and photographing him in different locations.
You can check out the full [...]
July 3rd, 2007 | by Simon | published in Film / TV, Mac, Photography
Check this out! It’s called The Flip, and it’s a neat little video camera. I have to admit, I bought one. It comes in two versions, storing either 30 minutes or 60 minutes of video on its internal flash memory. The one I bought (60 minutes) is $149.99. The 30 minute version is $119.99.
Now while [...]
April 24th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Photography, Web/Tech
My favourite Photo sharing everything site, Flickr, has announced 24 hours of Flickr.
Basically, they’re asking everyone to join the relevant group and upload their best photo taken on that day (geo-tagged of course) and they will be considered for publication in a book. That may be the main incentive for taking part for some, but [...]
April 24th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Photography
Well I finally got my hands on my new camera this week! It’s a digital SLR - a Nikon D40 to be precise, and I really like it for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, it’s smaller than a normal DSLR, and it’s very light as well, which means it’s pretty practical to carry around with me. [...]
March 11th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Friends, Photography, Scotland, Travel
Photo: © David Martin flickr.com/photos/avidday
Scotland! I love it, but I guess that’s because I’m from there. Anyway, later this year, I’ll get to visit a part of Scotland I’ve never been to before - the Western Isles - when I head off to Islay, pictured above.
My mate Nick’s soon-to-be-wife is from there, and we’re heading [...]
February 6th, 2007 | by Simon | published in Photography, Web/Tech
Flickr, the online photo sharing site, which I really love, announced recently that they are soon to start requiring old school users (i.e. people that have used Flickr for a while, like myself) to use a Yahoo! ID to log in. There’s been a whole hoo-haa about it that has been picked up by the [...]
October 30th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Photography, Web/Tech
Photojojo (which is a great site / newsletter btw) has a great tip today on how to make a tealight candle holder into a photo stand - cheap and stylish!
The tip comes via a Swiss company, Atelier, which has turned a whole load of household objects into other useful objects (some just silly, but some [...]
September 21st, 2006 | by Simon | published in Photography
If you’re a Flickr pro account holder (like moi) head over Moo’s site and claim 10 free mini photo cards - you can get them personalised with your name, site address etc. on the back, and can select from any photo in your Flickr photostream. A nice idea - I might be back to order [...]
June 18th, 2006 | by Simon | published in Photography, Technology
I don’t like Nokia mobile ‘phones. I find the navigation on their menus completely un-user-friendly and difficult to work out - the opposite of Sony Ericsson ‘phones (I currently have the k750i).
My mobile’s due for an upgrade soon though, and unfortunately Sony Ericsson’s upcoming offerings look decidedly boring - unless you’re interested in a Walkman [...]
