Nikon Coolpix L100

Nikon Coolpix L100

By the end of this post, you will realize how easy it is to take your pictures and make them into a movie.

On our last trip to Scotland, we spent many hours strolling down Buchanan Street, Glasgow’s most popular shopping avenue. Situated in the heart of the city, more than 30 million people visit each year.

Why? Because the wide variety of trends, goods and services that are offered to local people and tourists alike, makes it the premier shopping street of the city.

Since 1978, Buchanan street is closed to automobile circulation, and stretches itself between St Enoch Centre and Buchanan subway entrances which makes it easily accessible.

What impressed me the most, was the lighting at night! A cool blue tone illuminates the street and gives the crowded place a very unique atmosphere. We took a lot of pictures both in day time and at night.

Windows Movie maker

Screen Capture - Windows Movie Maker

To share these wonderful moments with my friends and family, I decided to make a selection from all the photographs we took and to insert them into Windows Movie Maker which is a movie making software installed on your computer when you buy a PC.

I then added a small narrative text in the timeline, along with some music. Once I fitted everything together, I clicked on “Publish Your Film” and same was saved to a file on my hard disk with a .wmv extension.

Next, I uploaded the video on our “Everything Scotland” blog at http://www.scotiana.com  Et voilà!

I will embed the video in this post also, so you can view the result. (See below)

Now….did I get you thinking?  Don’t just let your pictures sitting on your hard disk, instead, drag them into Windows Movie Maker and have fun making a movie out of them. Just like I did.

It’s time to get creative with your photography. Remember, life is short…

Enjoy!

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In my Inbox this morning was an email promoting the The Helicon Focus Software. I do get many promotional emails but this one grabbed my attention.

Anything relating to digital photography catches my fancy but moreover with this product because it addresses a problem I have of getting ultra sharp close focus with macrophotography shooting.

The topic hit me right on…and..believe me..you gotta check this out !

Helicon Focus Digital Imaging Processing Software

Helicon Focus Digital Imaging Processing Software

Helicon Focus interpolation technique makes it possible to create one completely focused image from a stack of partially focused images by combining all the focused areas together.

Searching for more information on the product, I found a video on YouTube where Peter Bargh from ephotozine.tv explains how to shoot the images and then use the software to combine all the shots to get ultra sharp close focus.

Let’s watch it together. Just click on the arrow in the middle of the player and the video will start:

The software is designed for  macrophotography (camera + optical microscope), microphotography (camera + macro lenses) and hyperfocal landscape photography ( infinite depth of field) as well.

Seems to be  a great and easy way to manage the shallow depth-of-field (DOF) problem. Don’t you think ?

If you are already using the software do not hesitate to share your experience by leaving a comment below. Also, if any of you are using any other different techniques, I would be delighted to hear your feedback.

Gotta go try out this technique. :-)

Talk soon,

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Kitchen Crafts with Edible Photo Prints…did you know you can eat your photos?

January 9, 2010

Want to amaze your friends and family members with your photography?  Topp their birthday (or wedding cake with an edible picture!
Here’s how the magic performs: you first scan the photos and then print the pictures on edible Icing Sheets. Use your creativity and produce incredible looking toppings to personnalize cakes, cookies and cupcakes.
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