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Why stick with 3:2?

Just found a pretty interesting article on PhotoCritic.org on why the author prefers a 3:2 proportion for his images.
The argument is that a 3:2 proportion makes for a photo that looks like, well, a photo. To me that’s a reason to stay away from 3:2 whenever possible. Digital imaging makes it [...]

PSD Template for TAP 4×6V Folio

Ok, I’m pretty sure this template is for a TAP folio. I bought the folio a long time ago from a store that sells mostly TAP album stuff, but pretty much every company makes one similar to this. Either way, the center panel is 11.1″ wide by 13.2″ tall with a 2 [...]

AutoViewer - New applet from creator of SimpleViewer

The creator of the SimpleViewer Flash applet - you’ve seen it even if you didn’t know what it was called - has created another great one called Auto Viewer. It displays images in linear series, much like a film strip. There is an example on his site.
Technorati Tags: SimpleViewer, Flash, Auto Viewer

Tritton See2 USB to VGA adapter

I recently upgraded from a painfully slow Athlon 600mHz that has been sitting under my desk for the past 5 years or so to an eMachines T6524. While admittedly not the fastest computer out there, it is still exponentially faster than what I was used to.
The problem I had is that [...]

Adobe taking on Apple Aperture with Adobe Lightroom

Today Adobe announced a beta version of a new product called Adobe Lightroom. Aimed at professional photographers, Labs appears to be aimed squarely as competition to Aperture from Apple.
Since I don’t have a Mac, I can’t try Lightroom out to write a good review. So, here is Adobe’s page, the [...]

Hexidecimal colors in Photoshop

Just a quick tip. If you look at the bottom of the color dialog in Photoshop, the hex representation of the color is down at the bottom. Perfect for web site work.
Technorati Tags: Photoshop, color