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buswizard

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  1. I used point and shoots and at one time the same model, there's photos my friend took with a disposable camera that looks better than some stuff I have posted with a Kodak P880! I have worked with cameras people call pieces of craps and next thing you know they wonder how I do it, if you learn your camera you can work wonders. No bull here. Sure your photos generally come out better but it's best to learn how to mess with your current camera so you can have an idea on how to use an advanced one. I used a Nikon E5600 and it came out clearer than many photos taken with DSLR cameras. People hate the Nikon E5600 with a passion too but I love it!

     

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs107.snc1/5063_1089729844603_1267194062_30235236_917802_n.jpg

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs107.snc1/5063_1089729884604_1267194062_30235237_1837542_n.jpg

    http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs379.snc3/24238_1251285123384_1267194062_30603270_4908817_n.jpg

     

    Taken with a point and shoot POS Nikon, but hopefully you see where I'm going with this.

     

    You couldn't have said it better! those are great photos and I will not spend a spine and a lung on an SLR if my current point-and-shoot is still yielding crafter-award winning photos!

  2. After doing a quick Google search I found that Noiseware Community Edition is still available for free. While not as feature-packed as some other solutions out there, it should serve as a decent tool to reduce the amounts of noise present in your photos. Note that these programs are not usually the type where you should simply "max every slider". They require careful attention to a 100% crop of the photo in question while you find the optimal settings. It is better to apply sparingly than to go overboard and smudge out all the details.

     

    Edit: another useful tool for reducing blur is present as a Photoshop plug-in: Gaussian Blur. By applying a sub-1.0px blur to the photo, followed by a light Unsharp Mask, you can essentially "blur out" the chrominance noise* while retaining detail within the photo.

     

    * chrominance noise refers to the multicolored spots one sees in a noisy file; the other type of noise: luminance noise, refers to the black and white hot spots present.

     

    I use Paint.net for my photos. It has a noise reducer and it's very effective.

     

    I used it also, to add cool special effects to these pictures I took in another thread.

  3. I am running out of space on Photobucket and I am wondering what site I should use to store my photos indefinitely WITH FREE unlimited bandwidth. And i want to see what I can use so I can link it to the forums.

    I was attempting to create a Coppermine photo gallery but I have a lot of trouble doing so...

    (tinyalbum.com sucks because the links seem to change so i can't do the "img" linking)

    Do you have any ideas?

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