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Photo Editing – why, and what I can start on?

Before and After Editing Photo

Whether we take photos on our phones, on very portable cameras or the larger DSLR cameras we can enjoy editing the photos to get a different result. I say different because the look you are after may change depending on……

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September 22, 2020 - 10:55 pm September 22, 2020Photography editing, jpg, photos, PhotoScape, RAW, retired, retired blokes, retired men 0

So They Got You an iPad

Using Your IPAD – Getting Started So the family have got you an iPad and you really are a bit lost in using it.  After you have worked out how to switch it on and enter the setup information what……

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May 18, 2020 - 9:52 am May 18, 2020Computers App store, Email, iPad, Mail, Maps, photos, retired, retired blokes, retired men, Safari 4

Documenting your life in photographs

Our Slides. Most of us have years of slides stored in slide boxes throughout the house. I confess to having a cardboard box with probably many thousands of slide boxes in it. Many of those slides are of landscapes that……

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March 11, 2019 - 2:20 pm March 11, 2019Photography album, Blokes, photos, retired blokes, retirement, scanner, scanning, slides 2

A Gold Coast Getaway

You Need A Holiday. A Gold Coast holiday is something we could all do with – especially since it’s nearly holiday season in Australia (of course if you are retired – its always holiday time!) But where do you go……

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December 4, 2018 - 10:54 am December 4, 2018Travelling in Australia australia, birds, feeding, moon, pelicans, photos, retired blokes, retired men, rise, southport, the spit, water spout 0

Should I buy a Second Hand Camera and Gear

It’s an interesting question because cameras and camera accessories are electrical technology so why would you buy old technology. The difference cameras and accessories is that cameras don’t become redundant nearly as often as other technology and certainly not as……

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January 10, 2018 - 9:24 pm January 10, 2018Photography budget, Camera, costs, lens, photography, photos, retired, retired blokes, retired men 0

What Sort of Camera?

My Opinion. There are thousands of websites that tell you what camera to buy but because there’s a lot of unnecessary information out there, I thought I’d add to it and give you my opinion from my experience. Firstly let……

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December 18, 2017 - 3:35 pm December 18, 2017Holidays, Phones, Travelling in Australia Camera, GPS, iPhone, photos, pictures, retired men, travel, zoom 0

Improving your pictures on a Mac

There are lots of photo editing programs available for the Mac but the one built in to every Mac is always the one I use first. Its simple to use and has some good capabilities if you look carefully. Importing……

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August 7, 2017 - 1:58 pm November 10, 2017Computers, Photography Adjustments, crop, Enhance, Filters, horizon adjustment, Mac, photos, Photos extensions, red eye, Repair, retired blokes, retired men, rotate 1

Same Photo, Different Lighting Conditions

If you don’t change the subject of a photo, and don’t change the camera or lens or significantly change the settings; then what can so dramatically change the way a photo looks? In this article it is weather and lighting……

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April 12, 2017 - 4:34 pm October 2, 2017Our World, Photography exposure, landscape, light, lighting, nature, photography, photos, sunrise, Sunset, weather 0

Editing Photos – White Balance

In the blog “Photo Editing Why” I referred to a number of types of photo editing. In this blog I hope to give you some insights into 1. White Balance. Some time ago they decided they needed a way to describe the……

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March 11, 2017 - 9:27 pm November 1, 2017Photography colours, editing, Photo book, photography, photos, PhotoScape, retired, retired men 0

Editing Photos – Lighting Levels

In the blog Photo Editing Why I referred to a number of types of photo editing. In this blog I hope to give you some insights into 1. Lighting Levels. Lighting levels are simply the amount of light that was reflected from the……

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March 3, 2017 - 10:22 pm October 2, 2017Photography editing, light, photodirector, photography, photos, PhotoScape, postprocessing 0
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