Photography Chat!

[frankiesays]

Latest post of the previous page:

I remember in my early days of selling computer systems, when the hard drive of an AT went from 20Mb to 40Mb. We just couldn't understand how anybody could fill that amount of space.

[Trigger]

'Selfie stick on steroids!': Incredible camera FLIES around you while taking photos (and even recognises your face)

In an age where a single selfie is enough to 'break the internet' an Australian company has taken self-portraits to the next level.
Tech company IoT Group has created the flying selfie stick – a drone-like device that users simply chuck in the air to take photos of themselves. Once in the air the camera hovers around your face and uses face recognition technology to take photos, making Kim Kardashian West's selfies look amateurish by comparison.
IoT Executive Director and global marketing expert Ian Duffell told Daily Mail Australia the camera, called the ROAM-e, can follow you from 10 metres away. The flying selfie stick takes photographs at 360 degrees, meaning you can fit more in to one frame and the photos can be streamed directly to your Facebook, phone or hard drive.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... level.html

[Trigger]

Came across some photo editing software that converts your photo into artwork. The few I’ve tried have just been “straight conversions” - no extra manipulation by me!

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/digit ... w-3347121/

[Trigger]

A couple more from the "art" program - "pencil sketch" and a "coloured pencil sketch"

[Mel]

Came across some photo editing software that converts your photo into artwork.

It seems to work well Trigger. I like the water colour or is it oils conversion of the yachts and for the price of £0 the software is certainly a bargain

[Trigger]

It seems to work well Trigger. I like the water colour or is it oils conversion of the yachts and for the price of £0 the software is certainly a bargain

It's interesting to watch the "painting" on screen develop (makes a change from TV!) until the end result appears. The screen shows 2 images of your original side by side. The one on the right is the that will become the end result - once you click the "Draw" the changes start to happen. The "brushstrokes" one is interesting to see develop.

[Suffolkboy]

Came across some photo editing software that converts your photo into artwork. The few I’ve tried have just been “straight conversions” - no extra manipulation by me!

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/digit ... w-3347121/

A very interesting post Trigger - thinking about dumping my paint brushes now as I am always looking for an easy way to achieve a result.

[Trigger]

A very interesting post Trigger - thinking about dumping my paint brushes now as I am always looking for an easy way to achieve a result.

Ah - doubt you'll be able to download the program - you have to be a fully paid-up member of Cheats Anonymous' to get it - so I was accepted immediately!
But, doubt it'll make anything as good as your recent lovely little Mouse painting! Still, give it a try and see what you think. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"!

[Mel]

.... thinking about dumping my paint brushes now as I am always looking for an easy way to achieve a result.

I do realise your statement was tongue in cheek Suffolkboy

[nikkai]

Is it me or does anyone else see the airplane in Mel's attached photo

[boatbuilder]

I don't nikka, but you'd better ask Mel as he took the picture.

[nikkai]

Hope Mel doesn't get upset with me changing his picture......

[Suffolkboy]

Hope Mel doesn't get upset with me changing his picture......

I see a fish - then I come from good old Pakefield where fishing is an art.

[Mel]

I don't nikka, but you'd better ask Mel as he took the picture.

I see the plane Nikkai but it isn't my photo I nicked it from http://www.herquotes.com. Sorry if I misled anyone I should have made it more obvious that it wasn't mine.

[boatbuilder]

As long as you're not breaching the owner's copyright, Mel.

[Trigger]

'nother 'tekkie' question for you! Being the non-adventurous soul that I am, all photos are "jpeg". When I reduce the image size for posting here or elesewhere, I use PIXresizer and it's saved as jpeg file. Just resized a file and I notice its suddenly become a "tga"; and this has happened once before. I've checked the program and 5 formats are listed but not that one (although I notice there a button to press to be saved as original – must remember that!).
I've done a search and found info but it means little to me! Obviously I'll make sure I click on "Save as original" - but puzzled how it would saved as 'a.tga' - or is my PC just trying to take over again!