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Most of the photography ideas in this post require nothing more than an amateur’s camera, a tripod, and a pinch of creativity. It’s all about choosing the right timing, the right angles, and interesting subjects for your shots. Reflections Reflection photos can be as simple as taking a photo of...
Selective color photos make for stand out shots, focusing the viewers eyes on a particular focal point in the photograph. So it’s no wonder that they’re popular! They’re also quite easy to make; we’ll show you three ways to make them using two programs, Photoshop and GIMP (freeware). I’m going...
Route animation You come back from an amazing journey with tons of photos, you want to share those photos with friends and family, what do you do? Create a route animation video of course! It’s great because not only can you share the photos, but you can show the route...
A newborn video is a great way to welcome your newest addition to the family! This video makes use of a very cool effect in SlideShow 9—mask effects. There are three main masks that were used in the production of this video. Text mask You can use the text...
Color blending is great for adding a dramatic effect to your shows. Starting out with black and white and then to the tone of your favorite music, suddenly bringing life and illumination to your photos. Enjoy being creative!
Make a Halloween video 1. Halloween video greeting card: One of my favorite childhood memories is of Halloween cards from my aunt. They always had a funny quote or joke on them and included $5, which of course was spent on pre-trick or treat candy. This Halloween why not send...
Many camera owners tend to quickly grab their cameras at the sight of an interesting subject and – click – to pull the trigger. But what comes out is often nothing more than a snapshot. 4 tips for taking better pictures Tip 1: Stabilize your camera Nothing is more...
With SlideShow 9, you can take normal photos and make Polaroid snapshots. For more ideas of cool videos that you can make check out this blog and our Youtube channel.
To make this greeting card I took the New Years’ template (hosted on the German site) and just added my own countdown to it and text. There are several websites where you can download a countdown from 10 to 1, I just decided to make my own. I personally like the old...
