NASA: Astronomy Picture of the Day
On NASA’s website, “each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.”
Fashion 360 at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
On the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, there was an area called Fashion 360 that was surrounded by 48 Nikon D700 cameras. Each camera was fired at the exact same time and the images were compiled into a 360 view of the subject.
To view some of the Fashion 360 images from the red carpet event, go to 2009 MTV Movie Awards | Fashion 360 at MTV.com. A few of the celebrities you will find there are Megan Fox, Miley Cyrus, and Paris Hilton and her boyfriend, Doug Reinhardt. Be aware that the images may take a few moments to load.
Nikon D40
The Nikon D40 is a great beginner digital SLR camera. It is inexpensive for a DSLR which makes it perfect for hobbyists or people who have just begun learning about photography.
It’s a good idea for people who are just starting out to learn on a lower level camera, like the D40, in order to learn the basic functions of a digital SLR camera without being overwhelmed.
Notable features:
- 6.1-megapixel
- Kit includes 3x 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens
- 2.5-inch LCD with three display options; built-in flash and hot shoe
- Shoot at up to 2.5 frames per second
- Powered by one rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL9 (included)
View the Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Kit
National Geographic Infinite Photograph
Have you seen National Geographic’s infinite photograph? It is a mosaic of photographs that hundreds of photographers have submitted of the natural world. Move the yellow square to the area of the photograph that you would like to explore and click to zoom in.
It’s really cool and something that you should definitely check out!
Photoshop Tutorial: Whiten Teeth
There are many different ways to go about whitening teeth in Adobe Photoshop. Below is the way that I use because it’s really simple and quick.
- Select the teeth with whichever tool is easiest for you. I use the Polygonal Lasso Tool.
- Reduce the saturation of the selection to tone down color stains on the teeth. I don’t desaturate completely because it tends to look less natural that way.
- Create a new curves adjustment layer for the selection and move the center point on the diagonal line toward the top-left corner just a little bit.
- To that same adjustment layer, use the Gaussian Blur filter just enough to smooth out any “rough” edges around the teeth (seen below) that the brightening caused.
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