Who needs Instagram? Well, me for one, ever since I gave up on Flickr and never really got started with the evil Facebook. But I’m pretty bored with the Instagram filters already (they could toss them all except X-Pro II and I wouldn’t even notice).
And yes, there are a million other photo-filtering apps out there, but what about a little DIY? If you’re feeling adventurous, grab some tape, some colored gels and your iPhone and head over to Lomography for this great little low-tech project.
The idea is simple. You take a rainbow of colored gels (from the craft store is best, and probably cheaper than a pro-photo store), cut them into strips and glue them (using colorless glue) into a black card frame.
You then just stick the newly-hued filter in front of your iPhone (or other camera) lens and shoot. Instant, real-time effects are added to your pictures.
To vary the sharpness of the effect, move the square closer to (more blurred) and farther away from (sharper edges) the lens. If the iPhone tries to focus on the filter instead of the subject, use an app which has a focus lock to compose the image before slotting the filter into place.
If you’re using a camera with interchangeable lenses, you can put a tiny little filter behind the rear element of the lens itself, completely obliterating any sharp edges. This is only recommended with film, though, as things are likely to get dusty in there.
I love this little hack. And you can of course overlay multiple filters to stack the effects, although every layer will soak up a little more light. Got a spare few hours this afternoon? Then off you go!
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Apple released update for iPhoto
What's New in Version 9.4.2
• Photos now can be added to shared streams or My Photo Stream by dragging them to "Photo Stream" in the source list
• Multiple email addresses can now be copied and pasted in the "Shared with" field for shared streams
• When more than five subscribers "Like" a photo in a shared stream, their names are now displayed correctly
• Contextual menu now includes an Import command to import all the photos contained in a shared photo stream
• Addresses the reliability of Shared Photo Streams when switching between iPhoto and Aperture with the same library
• Fixes an issue that could prevent Microsoft Outlook from being used to email photos from within iPhoto
• Updated national holidays are available for use in printed photo calendars
• Includes stability improvements
Wanna cookie? ;)
Yes! Yes! I want!
Looks good,huh? Lol
Oh yes, it does! I even got inspired by these cookies to create something as well :))
The iPhone makes such nice pics
Summer Flowers !
I saw the same in Central Russia - fields are full of poppies!
With iPhoto you can send your photos immediately to appropriate albums on Facebook or Flickr
Instagram has more than 80 million registered users who have shared more than 4 billion photos, the company announced on Thursday.
Who needs Instagram? Well, me for one, ever since I gave up on Flickr and never really got started with the evil Facebook. But I’m pretty bored with the Instagram filters already (they could toss them all except X-Pro II and I wouldn’t even notice).
And yes, there are a million other photo-filtering apps out there, but what about a little DIY? If you’re feeling adventurous, grab some tape, some colored gels and your iPhone and head over to Lomography for this great little low-tech project.
The idea is simple. You take a rainbow of colored gels (from the craft store is best, and probably cheaper than a pro-photo store), cut them into strips and glue them (using colorless glue) into a black card frame.
You then just stick the newly-hued filter in front of your iPhone (or other camera) lens and shoot. Instant, real-time effects are added to your pictures.
To vary the sharpness of the effect, move the square closer to (more blurred) and farther away from (sharper edges) the lens. If the iPhone tries to focus on the filter instead of the subject, use an app which has a focus lock to compose the image before slotting the filter into place.
If you’re using a camera with interchangeable lenses, you can put a tiny little filter behind the rear element of the lens itself, completely obliterating any sharp edges. This is only recommended with film, though, as things are likely to get dusty in there.
I love this little hack. And you can of course overlay multiple filters to stack the effects, although every layer will soak up a little more light. Got a spare few hours this afternoon? Then off you go!