One of the authors over at http://www.nilkanth.com/ has given us this great article outlining how they've developed an easy 12-step process for achieving the Tilt-Shift Illusion: Play with the photo’s color curves, brightness and contrast. Activate Quick Mask. Reset colors in toolbox with the ‘d’ key (so that FG = black and BG = white).... Continue Reading →
Pixel Manipulation
If you hadn't realised by now, I am quite a GIMPaholic! In mid 2007, I took an interest in editing photography. Someone suggested Photoshop™ and another friend suggested GIMP. Whilst photoshop looked enticing, I won't deny that the idea of an opensource freeware program was the selling-factor to convince me to go with GIMP™. Consequently,... Continue Reading →
Comedy of Colours
I was digging through my archives looking for interesting photographs that had people in them to test the Orton Effect upon. When I found this, I changed direction. I figured I'd have more fun breaking this into three separate layers so I could put some colour back into the wall-art whilst making the wall monochrome.... Continue Reading →
Image Manipulation with GIMP
Wait, there is one more thing to add to the list of unknown fact about me that I forget to mention. Amazing, it's the most enjoyable hobby I have after photography: 1. I enjoy using GIMP to manipulate my photographs. So much so that when I found this photograph on @Rant's flickr gallery, I spent... Continue Reading →
Ten Uses for a Redbubble Card
For those who didn't know already, I am one of the many artists selling artwork upon Redbubble.com. But I am one a few who buys his own artwork. Tonight I got to thinking: How many different uses can I find for a Redbubble card? Could my readers suggest something that I couldn't think of myself?... Continue Reading →
Leadership
Over the last few years I've taken it upon myself to get involved with the leadership of online photography groups. It first began on flickr.com in early 2006, and in just the last few weeks I've gotten involved with the creation of a very new group upon Redbubble.com.Read on to discover all the groups I... Continue Reading →
Selling Your Art Successfully on Redbubble.com
A mate on LinkedIn recently messaged me with this corker of a question: "You might have to explain to me how to get some sales through Redbubble. I had a bunch of images there for a while and have accrued 0 sales. B$%#S&$#" Alas, I both remember and know this pain. Redbubble isn’t exactly a... Continue Reading →
Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills
An acquaintance on LinkedIn asked me... Why would you buy your own print from Redbubble and then sell it?Do they own rights to your photos after you upload them, or is the printing such a good deal that it is better to do that than print locally and then sell it? This was my response:... Continue Reading →
From Ideas to Action
I’m what you’d call an "ideas person". Not in the corporate buzzword sense, but in the way that my brain never seems to shut up. It’s a swirling mix of mild eccentricity, a bucket of entrepreneurial activity, and a gigalitre of optimism that keeps me sane and insane simultaneously. Starting Your Entrepreneurial Day I don’t... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 