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There are some interesting observations on this video article, like people not necessarily realizing how wide angle close up shot distorts the perspective, and how a "professional photographer" may see things differently than less experienced ones.

Every now and then I check through the YouTube recommendations. Today I discovered Elizabeth Kenny introducing the baroque theorbo.

Because some find the z.gif annoying, I discovered a way to get rid of it on 'See all sizes' section. I added few lines on my Ipernity Dark style 2018 v1.0. When using that dark style, one can right click on the image to open and save image. In order

Make sure you see especially the last three: Edit in 16-bit, correct the horizon, and have a break before you publish! GIMP users probably need to update to latest 2.10 version to get their hands on 16-bit mode under 'Image > Precision' menu. That is

Microsoft is planning to include the controversial NewsGuard on its new Edge browser. Where the world is going? I have noticed Google has started to do something similar, and warning users about insecure actions, like writing this on non secured web page

You may have used to get spell check on your browser. For some reason it does not seem to work on ipernity blog article editor. To enable spell check, click the 'Source' button on blog text editor toolbar before you publish the article. Do not mind about

A private image turns out public if and when shared on a public group. An example If I share a private image on a public # NEW # group like this: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/serola/48401 028/in/group/278937 Then the image becomes also accessible to all

Currently on ipernity 'Photos' pages the following notice is shown on right margin: "It is recommended to have GPS data in the meta data (EXIF) of the images before the initial upload." The reason why this recommendation is given is that the Google Maps

Thanks to my ipernity friend Fred, I had a look on old but still available Picasa 3 for Windows. With Picasa you can rather easily add geolocation onto images and export smaller copies for web. Do notice you can use Picasa only to add the

I always try to find new ideas for photography, and pixelation is one of them. Here's a very inspiring artist. Daniel Rozin makes "mirrors" from somewhat any materials and surfaces, and gives a new perspctive on pixelated images. One possibility then

I saw this rather interesting news shared on social media, and thought it may interest also peeps around here: ➽ Camera sales are falling sharply by Om Malik So, supposedly phone cameras are taking over. Whether this is a bad or good thing depends

Instructions on how to add a picture in picture notes. A. Go to image which you want to add as a note on another image. Choose 'See all sizes' from 'Actions' menu to get the code . Select the size you want. 500px

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James Popsys has a very funny style and nice humor, but he also has useful and important things to say. 9 Photography Tips you should IGNORE! Dynamic Range - Does it matter? Noise in your photos? Who cares... Jamie Windsor does visually pleasing

People often wonder how the images become picked to ipernity Explore. And here I try to figure it out and explain, as well as I can. The very first thing one needs to understand is that Explore is more or less an overview on what is popular during last

... by James Popsys I use tripods as a coat rack and floor lamp, at home...

Great to find out that Tampere has something to offer for photography enthusiasts! And that shop seen and mentioned on the video is indeed a wonderland. If only I could have money to buy even some of those things available there! On the second

I have always thought there is no workaround for polarizing, ND and UV filters. But now I found out that I do not necessarily need any of them! Tony & Chelsea Northrup has also plenty of other videos on photography, which you may discover useful.

Video that you have at ipernity Adding video that you have at ipernity is easy. All you need to do is click 'Insert a media' button on blog article tool bar. Then choose 'Videos' and one (or more) that you wish to add on your article.

So often we refer to YouTube, but there's plenty of good stuff also at Vimeo! "Gone" - Floex (music video) from Andrea A. Stuart-Lehalle on Vimeo. Music video for the single "Gone" by Czech composer and contemporary artist Floex (Tomáš Dvořák,

Here's a place right next door (my door), that I forget to appreciate enough. They claim to have a world class acoustics there in the main hall. That is also the new home of Moomin museum, and place of many venues arranged in Tampere.

Rinneradio - Airo Airo from Cineparadiso on Vimeo.

While updating my old The Sunday Challenge contribution, I did some additional research concerning Nokian rubber boots and Nokia phones. Among many other interesting things I discovered a wonderful IN FINLAND WE HAVE THIS THING CALLED ... website,