And America thought it had the monopoly on weird rednecks…
Birmingham man who had sex with sheep jailed – Sunday Mercury.
The Mother of Invention.
March 14th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
Does my bum look big in this?
Today’s obscure use is to use Poser 7 to plan for a photoshoot. I have a model coming round this evening to pose for some shots, and, although I already have the shots in my mind, the last time they didn’t quite come out as I expected. The results were still pleasing but that was with some trial and error and moving lights and props about.
In order to make things run a little more smoothly this time, and since some of the planned shots are nudes, I’m using Poser 7 to preplan the model’s poses, lighting and camera positions.
Watch this space for the results.
A New Beginning – Talk To Me!
March 13th, 2010 § 5 Comments
After much frustration I decided that Joomla!, while powerful and well supported, just didn’t work for Helluva.
My thoughts on how the site might grow were kind of scuppered by the meteoric rise of social networking sites like Twitter et al, leaving Helluvaforum with tumbleweed blowing through it and the rest of the site seeing spikes of traffic whenever a post goes up, and a steady stream of people viewing the tutorials and recipes.
So I decided that it was time to reverse direction and, instead of thinking about a Helluva Community site, revert to the simplicity of a personal website, where I can post articles, stuff that I find interesting around the internets, review hardware and software for whoever would like to read them, and share my knowledge of things like Photoshop etc.
Helluvablog is more sociable than before though – we have comments and everything! So please, feel free to comment on whatever you find here, ask questions, moan, whine and correct spellings but, most importantly, say hello, enjoy your stay and come back often.
Oh, and if you’re wondering how to comment, you can do so by clicking on the title of any post, or by clicking on the teeny-tiny number underneath the post title.
Listen to Yourselves
March 11th, 2010 § 2 Comments
“You need to identify this man before someone kills me”
David Calvert
No, they need to restore order and reason before someone kills you.
I hope the tabloids are pleased with themselves when someone does get hurt.
.44 Blues
March 11th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
Finally figured out a reliable way of mounting my camera onto my guitar without a/ making it unplayable or b/ being in danger of twisting the neck off.
Anyway, for your delectation, here is my rendition of 44 Blues…
Video Tutorial – Removing Colour Casts
March 11th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
A Helluva video tutorial on how to remove colour casts from any image using the Curves tool. Quick and easy, this method offers far more control over the end results than most others.
Video Tutorial – Skin Retouching
March 11th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
A Helluva video tutorial on how to re-touch skin, removing blemishes and the like without leaving your subject looking alien-smooth.
Review – Adobe Premiere Elements 4
March 11th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
Following on from our Photoshop Elements 6 review, the other half of the two-disc bundle is Adobe Premiere Elements 4. As you would expect from a bundled package, the interface shares a look and colour scheme with the new Photoshop Elements and the two packages interact with each other in an easy unobtrusive fashion. How does the ‘user friendly’ version of Premiere measure up to its 800lb cousin?
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Review – Acrobat 8 Professional
March 11th, 2010 § Leave a comment.
For all of the universal presence of the PDF format it’s a constant surprise just how many people are unaware of the existence of Acrobat Professional, the software used to create and manage those PDFs. But why would you want to make a PDF?
Well, at its simplest level, the PDF is about as close as you can get digitally to the printed page – a universal, freely distributed medium which, once editing is complete, can be published in a locked format and distributed without fear of it being changed.
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