Monthly Archives: May 2010

Aspect ratios

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

Here’s a quick note on what aspect ratios are and how they apply to planning a screen-based slideshow or presentation. It follows up on my previous post on ProShow Gold 4.1 and explains what I meant when I said that … Continue reading →

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Making slideshows

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I have added this week’s column on ProShow Gold 4.1 and making slideshows to my photoblog here. And, as promised, an entry explaining what aspect ratios are.

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ProShow Gold 4.1

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

A theme I come back to from time to time is what to do with the many digital pictures I take.

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Noise reduction in PS CS5

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I have been very impressed with the noise reduction feature in Photoshop CS5. The picture below is from my previous post and shows what it looks like processed from the RAW file with noise reduction off, left, and switched on, … Continue reading →

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D90 Rocks!!

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I went the el-cheapo Sunday afternoon matinee at the Barnyard Theatre at Gateway Centre in Durban, to see the show Rock Circus. The show was great but what made it even better for me was that the theatre management don’t … Continue reading →

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RTFM

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Allan Jackson

All photographers have been in this position at one point or another! What The Duck.

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Internet radio and TV

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Allan Jackson

This week brings news of two splendid entertainment channels I have discovered. The first is Internet radio station Last.fm which you can find at www.last.fm and is like your favourite radio station, but on steroids. It has a lot in … Continue reading →

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Doing the family history thing

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Allan Jackson

The top of my dining room table is covered under a vast weight of books, documents and photographs and has consequently not been seen for many months. In a moment of weakness I embarked on the Herculean task of creating … Continue reading →

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HDR (or an approximation)

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Allan Jackson

I have never really been in favour of the overdone HDR that has been popular in web photo circles for a while now. I don’t know that I’ve really changed my mind but, having downloaded a trial version of Photoshop … Continue reading →

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It actually is the equipment !!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Allan Jackson
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