In an age where Photoshop users routinely manipulate photographs to perfection, the thought-provoking depth and artistic value of imperfect "reality" images is often lost. Now, thanks to FotoMuse, anyone with an iPhone can infuse snapshots with artistic depth in just a few simple steps.
FotoMuse, anyone with an iPhone can infuse snapshots with artistic depth
Photographer and fitness expert Kris Gebhardt, who developed the app, initially used his iPhone when an unexpected camera jam threatened to ruin a photo shoot, but he now regularly takes fashion, glamour, beauty, and figure shots with the mobile device. He comments:
Dutch Skies 360 Volume 1
Bob (RW) Groothuis has released a DVD called Dutch Skies 360 Volume 1, in the first online shop were you can buy the images in the sIBL 2.0 format. The images, with the famous Dutch Light, can be used for Visual effects, 3D, architecture, game development etc. Currently there is a promo action on the HDRLabs website that is a cooperation between HDRLabs and Bob Groothuis.
The Dutch Light is famous all over the world. The great painters captured the Dutch light in their paintings. Today there is a online shop that will bring the future version of the Dutch Light in the form of Dutch Skies 360 to the customers. The Dutch Skies 360 are affordable - Royalty free - HDRI images that will be available in the sIBL 2.0 format. The images can be used for Visual effects, 3D, architecture, game development etc.
BEST TUTORIALS? I was following a reader's lead last night and it took me to Smashing's "Best Photoshop Tutorials" page. Upon surfing around in that site, it occurred to me that something wasn't quite right. I run Sniffer on my Mac to alert me when a web site attempts a breach or other covert activity, and found stalker links employed attempting to open ports and obtain information. Of course, this doesn't work on a Mac beyond local IP and provider information.
I began to think about what sites are recommending other sites, and how they are mysteriously connected. I see many sites recommending other sites that recommend back -- even if the content doesn't merit recommendations -- or if they're both promoting the same revenue streams. Some of these are hugely popular getting tweeted and re-tweeted over and over again. One popular Photoshop Twitter person (I think the proper term is "TWIT") tweets certain sites and pages over and over and over on a seemingly pre-defined schedule, making me wonder about the validity of the tweets.