| i am a shutterbug |

…but i don’t have a professional DSLR. i use the Canon PowerShot SD 870 IS – a simple point-and-shoot model that fits in my pocket. what i do rely on is digital photography software. it can definitely turn a mediocre photo into a work of art!

~ here is a picture taken on the Ferry from Victoria. the first version is the normal colour, and the second is an enhanced version that i generated using “Aperture” for mac. i straightened out the horizon, as well as changed the temperature and exposure of the light radius. total time: 30 seconds. ~

~ here is my uncle with a crabby friend on Salt Spring Island. the day is overcast, and gray. the problem i find with photography, is that when you look back on the photo, it doesn’t do the memory justice. i used Aperture again and changed the undertones from blue to green, sharpened the image and deepened the contrast. total time: 15 seconds. ~

~ this lovely sunflower in the UBC Botanical Garden needed an edge. the colour edited version is bright and cheerful, but the black and white version is artistic in a different way. i used iPhoto for mac and de-saturated the colour and bumped up the contrast to its highest spectrum. total time: 5 seconds. ~

why not use your own photos for a website, greeting card, wedding invite, business card…etc.

all photos courtesy of my lovely flickr album that i love so much!

| Agent_Em |

| artsy face |

I have spent waaay too much time fooling around on this site:

http://morph.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Transformer/

it’s really simple

you can choose what gender, race and age you are. after you upload your picture, you have a plethora of choices to alter your  image including; changing your race, cartoon, baby, and artist render.

Beware! Some are uber-disturbing.

( ‘drunk’ mode for example )

| Agent_Em |