Sorcerer's Isle :: Image Manipulation

Proposed Q&A sites for Photographers and 3D Modellers

2010-07-05T19:27:56Z

The team behind the StackOverflow Q&A programming site have created a place for people to propose new Q&A sites to be created - once enough people have voted in favour of a proposal, the site gets created.

Although it has plenty of flaws (which I'm happy to point out), the Stack Exchange platform is still a good way of getting quick and comprehensive answers to questions, and it's much better than many of the forums out there.

So, there are two of these proposals which I am following, and if you are into either photography or 3d graphics you should definitely consider checking out these links, and following the proposals too:

These sites will only be created when enough people have followed/committed to them, so please spread these links to anyone else who might be interested.

The Stack Overflow League of Justice

2009-08-01T22:16:46Z

In the comments for a recent Stack Overflow blog article, Chris asked:

Can somebody photoshop the top 7 SO users by reputation (Jon Skeet's face onto Superman) onto that comic, just to make me chuckle!

Which sounded like fun, so I went ahead and did it.

Was a fairly quick job, so there's some rough bits, but I hope you like it, Chris.

Image Manipulation Tutorials

2007-07-15T20:20:29Z

A few times recently I've seen pictures that are nice, but that could be made even nicer with just a few simple tweaks, and I really wanted to point out what could be done but didn't want to appear rude or unappreciative of the photos.

So it got me thinking, maybe I could do a series of tutorials on quick and easy ways to improve images. People would submit the photos that they would want to see worked on, and I would demonstrate a few simple steps that can be done to make a better picture.

And I've decided that I'll go ahead and do it. :)

Eileen Donan - Scotland's Most Romantic Castle

2006-07-17T19:07:04Z

Whether you know the name or not, there's a good chance you have seen Eileen Donan at some point - it is often described as the most romantic and most photographed castle in Scotland. The vast majority of pictures you see tend to be similar to this:

So, of course, when I visit it I am immediately looking for ways to be original; to take a picture that doesn't simply not look like the one above, but that goes completely against what people expect to see.