http://inkublog.com The Official Inkubook Weblog Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://inkublog.com/2008/10/23/around-the-web-for-october-23rd/ http://inkublog.com/2008/10/23/around-the-web-for-october-23rd/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:41:34 +0000 Kit Kemper http://inkublog.com/?p=716 The following are links to articles found around the Web for October 23rd from 14:53 to 18:50 that may help teach and inspire you in the process of making your drop-dead gorgeous Inkubook:

• Photojojo » Better Lenses for Less Money: How To Use Vintage Lenses with Your DSLR – Photojojo explains how to use older lenses. In most cases, an older film based lens from the same manufacturer as your camera will work on your DSLR although the autofocus likely will not work.
• Soy and Pepper: Food-o-graphie event: My cameras for food photography – The Soy and Pepper food blog discusses the various cameras used for shooting the food on the site and the reasons for selecting the cameras in questions. An interesting read with sample photos from each camera. The differences are surprisingly apparent between the point and shoot and the DSLR.
• Using Your Monitor as a Light Source – Part 1 | Yanik’s Photo School – A clever trick for using your computer monitor as a light source when photographing smaller objects. Allows you to change the color of the light to set tone and add an ambient glow to your objects. Very cool indeed.

]]> http://inkublog.com/2008/10/23/around-the-web-for-october-23rd/feed/ 0 http://inkublog.com/2008/10/07/around-the-web-for-october-3rd-through-october-6th/ http://inkublog.com/2008/10/07/around-the-web-for-october-3rd-through-october-6th/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:17:51 +0000 Kit Kemper http://inkublog.com/?p=554 The following are links to articles found around the Web for October 3rd through October 6th that may help teach and inspire you in the process of making your drop-dead gorgeous Inkubook:

• 5 Elements of Composition in Photography – Digital Photography School explains five elements of composing pictures and how to use these elements to create beautiful photographs.
• VeganYumYum » Food Photography for Bloggers – Advice for photographing food for bloggers. The article doesn’t just apply to bloggers, these tips will help inform and inspire anyone wanting to build a cookbook (or any sort of Inkubook that features food for that matter).
• Photojojo » Photojojo’s Guide to Macrophotography – Photojojo explores macro photography with a number of tips, tricks and techniques for photographing small objects and minute details.
• New GIMP 2DOT6 Gives Photoshop a Run For its Money – Webmonkey – A new version of GIMP (mentioned previously on Inkublog) is now available and offers a number of improvements in the uster interface. It’s certainly worth a quick upgrade.
• James Nachtwey – In a somber and sobering presentation, James Nachtwey demonstrates how photojournalism can shed light on issues around the globe. Truly a testament to the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.

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