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Larry N. Bolch Visual Communications Sites
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This
page serves as an entry point to tutorials, essays and portfolios.
Enjoy!
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 Ever changing
pictures recently
photographed or mentioned on-line as opposed to portfolios and
essays. Updates are ongoing so not announced above. Something old -
something new. Nothing borrowed. Blue 255…
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A
Links site
- LNB's writing, photography and graphics on other sites around the
web, plus a FREE download!
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A tutorial on the
interpretation of histograms
in order to better understand exposure and its relationship to processing.
Also see the next two tutorials
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A tutorial on using
bracketing and layers to photograph a contrast range beyond
the recording capabilities of photographic materials.
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A
portfolio of soft
pictorial interpretations of images along with a
brief explanation of the technique used. The effect evokes
hand colouring techniques of a century back.
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Folks.
A portfolio of people pictures from photojournalist days.
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A tutorial to using Paint Shop Pro 7.0's easy
3-D tools to enhance the presentation of pictures
on the web or in e-mail.
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A tutorial on politely sizing
and compressing images for e-mail and the web so
your viewers won't picket your modem for clogging their
bandwidth.
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A major retrospective
portfolio of work
from 1960 to 2004.
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Did
Nikon prosumer Coolpix camera owners get the best new format since thick-sliced
Cambozola at room temperature, or did we get a
RAW deal? Inquiring minds want to know and they are trying
to find out...
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Still pictures incorporating time as an element. Sequences shot
with the Nikon CP5000 and merged into a single image. What
and How…
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A very personal essay weighing film
photography against digital
photography, and how to live a happy and fulfilling life with either.
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A writer in the Yahoo Digital Darkroom forum inquired about judging
the quality
of digital images. The reply drew positive comment, and it was
suggested it be reproduced here.
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About as confusing
as it gets! Sorting out the dpi
mess for scanning, processing, digital photography and printing. Hope
this helps!
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A common task made simple through the use of Photoshop's Actions.
Automating Thumbnails.
A beginning tutorial on Actions.
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In response to a request, we get to explore the labyrinths of Paint
Shop Pro's
Materials Palette.
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The first installment of an ever-growing portfolio of the part of
the world where I am privileged to live - Alberta, Canada. Sky
is special here - as is the scene below it.
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In response to a number of requests, I assembled some of the shots
with a new Nikon CP8400
in my first couple of weeks of ownership. Many were shot under quite
extreme conditions, showing some of the capability of this new instrument.
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 And now for something
entirely different. I have begun learning the excellent 3-D program
Shade8. Recently
been doing a lot of stereo rendering, though for a 19th century stereoscope.
Here is a tutorial on how do do an anaglyph
for red and blue glasses. Further links on the Shade page.
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Band in a Box
is a delightful program for anyone who loves to sing or play a musical
instrument. It allows you to easily arrange a piece of music to be played
by a virtual band to accompany you. At first glance the interface is
a bit daunting. This is a tutorial on how to get started.
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A portfolio of Las
Vegas hotel interiors and Fremont street life - September
2005
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A beginner's tutorial on the use of
Layer Masks in Photoshop. Layer masks are the real key to processing
power. This is a step by step tutorial to get you started.
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A few summers ago, a friend participated in a high power rocket launch
that took place on the Alberta
prairies. The simple beauty of the ocean of grass inspired
this portfolio. A nearby
Hutterite colony joined the spectators, and now this portfolio.
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"The camera is supposed to be automatic! Why don't the pictures
turn out the way I see them?" Foolproof is not a feature of Automatic
Cameras. We explore solutions.
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"I have been shooting film for decades. What is the most fast
and effect way to turn 30,000 shots into digital image files?"
The answer often is loaded with obsolete or poor information. Some Thoughts
Upon Scanning.
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Movies! Explorations
of multimedia for your entertainment, with a variety of techniques,
styles and approaches. Not really tutorials, but notes are included
to enlighten the viewers.
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HDR - High Dynamic
Range images allow one to combine exposures and capture subject matter
with contrast ranges far beyond the capability of film or digital to
capture in a single image.
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A small celebration of Autumn
in Alberta - a beautiful province in its golden season.
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 Photo
Aquatints. A preview of a new printmaking style. While these are
not offered for sale at the moment, they may be in the near future.
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A small portfolio of
small friends of mine who follow the feline persuasion - Cats
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All
material on this web site is © 2000 - 2008 Larry N. Bolch.
As
you may have noticed, this site has no sponsor's banners, no pop-ups
ads, no contact-tracking spyware, no "memberships"
generating SPAM. All costs for server, content development and maintenance
are borne solely by Larry Bolch. There is also no remuneration for
the hours spent sharing knowledge in the forums. If you have gained
inspiration and knowledge and would like to help defray the expenses
and reward the time spent providing these services, please click here.
Please inquire about licensing reproduction rights or commissioning
work..
If you have any questions or suggestions please e-mail Larry
N. Bolch.
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