Have you ever been on a trip and wished you could take a photo or video of both yourself and the scenery? Of course it’s possible with a tripod or handy object like a tree stump. This does involve some mucking around testing where to stand or getting a photo of your back as you run back to position as the camera timer goes off.
This is where the StickPic comes in handy. A while ago we contacted one of the inventors, Rod, and squeezed a free sample out of him. It sat around for a while and we finally took it on our last trip to Tasmania.
Rather than explaining it all here, we produced another of our rough …
We have been thinking about creating a free resource for visitors to Cradle Mountain (and Tasmania) for some time. There is a great Parks Tasmania website plus many others that focus on accommodation at Cradle Mountain. We saw a “hole” in the market which combines lots of information about Cradle (and animals, walks, activities) with accommodation reviews etc.
To encourage visitors to the site we have created two free offerings, a Cradle Mountain guide and day walk map.
Wow.
One word describes the new offering from Digital Photography School, their fourth eBook designed to teach you how to use your digital camera. This one, Photo Nuts and Shots: Tools and Techniques for Creative Photography, has been released today.
Is a massive (100+ pages) and incredibly good photography teaching resource.
Why are we encouraging you to check it out ?
Because we all want to learn to be a better photographer……
Photo Nuts and Shots: Tools and Techniques for Creative Photography is a terrific new resource because:
- it is written in a way that even I can understand
- the tips are simple, easy to follow and practical
- the advice will work for most digital cameras, not just the
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If you’ve ever wondered why your pictures never look quite as good as those lavishly spread across the pages of a magazine, part of the answer may lay in the post-processing: photos are very rarely shown straight out of the camera.
Instead, they often go through photo-editing software, which may be thought of as a powerful digital darkroom.
Although Photoshop is the most well-known software, it is also very expensive. This is where Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/) comes in: a free, open-source alternative for your photographic needs. Best of all, you don’t have to be a computer wizard to begin using it – just download , install and run Gimp, open up the picture of your choice and follow these three simple …
Adam Holbrook is a terrific supporter of Our Hiking Blog , a good bloke (Frank met him face to face recently after a three year “internet relationship”) and a terrific wilderness photographer.
Adam (tasadam to some) just shot us an email announcing not one, but TWO calenders for 2011.
This year, instead of “just” classic Tasmanian Wilderness scenes he has also added an “abstract” version for those looking for something, say, abstract…..
Here is a sample of Tasmanian Abstract Wilderness
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