What and how to make HDR photos HDR with Photomatix

Hi friends, today we will go into the secrets of HDR photography, we will see what HDR means and how we can take an HDR picture from several exposures, using the PhotoMatix program. HDR comes from High Dynamic Range which in Romanian would translate "dynamic beach large ", it is about combining several pictures taken at different exposures in the same frame, without moving… [Read more...]

The differences between the formats JPEG and RAW photo

Today I will try to explain the differences between RAW and JPEG format, so you can choose the right format in the right situation. What is RAW? RAW format is a container that contains all the data captured by the sensor (metadata), without any modification and without no color profile. This data can be easily modified in photo editing software and… [Read more...]

PowToon, a free service for professional business presentations - video tutorial

Hello friends, in this video tutorial I will present a very interesting online service, it is called PowToon and it allows us to make presentations that look very good. The service is free, anyone can make a presentation consisting of several animated slides. The only limitations are: 5 minute time limit (no problem, a good presentation takes much longer… [Read more...]

Making a photo collage from two or more images - video tutorial

Hello friends, in today's tutorial we will learn how we can make a collage from several photos or how we can put two or more snapshots, side by side, in a single image. To achieve what we set out we will use Picasa to create an artistic collage and Paint (which comes installed on any Windows operating system) to simply put two… [Read more...]

The basics of photography, shutter speed, aperture and iso for everyone to understand - video tutorial

Hello friends, today I will start a longer series of tutorials (not all at once) dedicated to photography and filming, we will learn step by step the secrets of the devices, we will learn to "tame" them to get exactly what we want. As in any field, we must first know the basics, without the basics we will not be able to move on. Sure, everyone knows how to press the button but… [Read more...]

Image Resizer for Windows, free image resizing program - video tutorial

Hello friends, in this video tutorial I will present an extremely simple program for resizing images, it can be useful when we want to make a wallpaper for mobile phone or why not, even for desktop. The program is called Image Resizer for Windows and integrates very nicely in the context menu (right click menu), you just have to… [Read more...]

How to make an animated GIF avatar using the online service gifup.com and a webcam - video tutorial

Hi friends, in this video tutorial I will show you how to make a simple animation in animated GIF format (Graphics Interchange Format), this animated avatar can be used on various sites and forums where you have an account, Yahoo Messenger or Google Talk does not support animated GIFs, it can be posted on Google Talk but it will not run, it will be just an image. Discussion forums… [Read more...]

FotoFlexer an online service for editing and editing photos - video tutorial

Hi friends, in this video tutorial you will know an online photo editing service, it is called FotoFlexer and it is extremely friendly, it does not look at all like Adobe Photoshop or Gimp which are applications that require some experience, with FotoFlexer the learning curve is extremely favorable to the less skilled, with just a few clicks you can dim [Read more...]

Photo Story 3 for Windows, create a video slide show from your photos - video tutorial

Hi, in this video tutorial we will go through the necessary steps to create a slide show from images, we will use a very interesting software for this, it is called Photo Story 3 for Windows and works on windows xp, vista and even windows 7.Offer the life of your photos with Photo Story 3 for Windows, pictures can be boring to watch, with the help of… [Read more...]

Microsoft ICE and Photosynth or how to make panoramic images and 3D images - video tutorial

Hi friends, in today's tutorial we will learn together how to make panoramic images and how to make a 3D perspective with pictures. Maybe each of us was on vacation or we visited different places and we wished we had the opportunity to take a single picture of a landscape that delights our eyes but unfortunately we could not do that. Why? For … [Read more...]