For the $50 film camera project, I picked up my “new” Kodak Retinette 1A on Ebay for $19.99 + $12 postage (that’s Australian dollars, so even less in USD). The project was almost immediately fun! It’s always a bit of a rush to win on Ebay… if you’re like me and don’t bid too often, […]
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Event of the day: car crash
Before you go getting worried, no, I wasn’t in a car crash. The crash was just down the road. I heard the squeal of brakes and crunch of metal, I quickly changed out of my pyjamas into something resembling clothes and went outside to check it out. I can’t quite figure out how the car […]
Flickr ‘Blog This’
rocco topaz, originally uploaded by kristar3lla. A friend’s kitten, named Rocco. He was pretty skitish, I was lucky to get this one, the rest were a bit of a blur. Played around with selective colour on this one (obviously!). I’m testing the Flickr ‘Blog This’ feature. I think it might be a useful way to […]
1 uni update, 7 linkies and a birthday
Uni I apologise for being a bit absent from my blog. The main reason is uni. I think this year is going to be a killer! My first major assignment was due on Wednesday. It doesn’t go towards my mark, but acts as a guide for improvement and forced me to read extensively on my […]
Photo Noir with GIMP
My brother asked me if I knew how to create a sort of film noir effect for a photograph. The example he showed me was essentially a couple of people silhouettes with a lot of fog. So, I attempted to create a similar effect in my hallway. This is how I did it using the […]
Fun with fireworks in GIMP
Since writing an introduction to the GIMP I’ve been asked to write some short tutorials for the GIMP, which I’d love to do. However, this article is more of a demonstration than a tutorial. Demonstrating the program layout and hopefully a taste of how powerful this software can be. Rather than following step-by-step, I hope […]