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Do electric ink/electronic paper “digital” picture frames exist?
I've been trying to find some alternative ways to display my photography around my home. I tried one of those LCD digital picture frames, however I hated having this brightly lit picture frame at the ...
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What solutions are available for a self-hosted portfolio website?
I am trying to find a simple yet solid solution for a self-hosted photo site. I have been through a bunch but have found them outdated code-wise (Gallery2), technology-wise (Flash based) or just plain ...
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What is the best background color to use when displaying images?
A group of people and I are creating scientific posters for a conference. The posters will be displaying multiple 5x7 photos. There is minimal text on the poster. With that being said, what ...
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What kind of tape to use when mounting photo to mat?
I'm looking to print, mount, and frame a bunch of photos I've taken. I've normally used poster-style frames (borderless and with no mat), but I'm beginning to develop an aesthetic preference for ...
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What are the most important EXIF data to display in photo-presentation software?
First of all, let me tell you one thing. I'm not a photographer and know nothing about photography.
I'm a programmer making a software program for photographers, and I would like to know what are the ...
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Matting / framing resources?
Where can I learn about techniques for matting & framing -- specifically, the artistic aspects (ie, not carpentry)? I'd be happy to post questions like this one at a time, but if there's a ...
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What software to use to create a “photo-presentation”?
I got a series of shots from a wedding ceremony. I'm gonna hand the selected ones as prints to the couple, but I also wanted to create a kind of movie-"presentation", from selected pictures. My goal ...
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What program could I use to create a map-based slideshow?
For travel photography I am a fan of slideshows where you actually see where the picture was taken on a map and zoom to the next location.
I just found out that almighty Apple already did this in ...
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How to calculate viewing distance for a print size?
I'm working on a photomontage (35mm landscape). The client is asking for what size they should print it at and what is the viewing distance.
I'm planning to print the final image on either A1 or A2 ...
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What photo blogging service could you recommend?
I'm thinking about starting photography blog soon. The idea is to start presenting portfolio in chronological order and simply share those precious moments capture on the pictures.
I was wondering ...
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What are the traditional rules for at photo mat measurements?
I learned about this in primary school; but that is some years ago so I do not recall exactly how it was. I understand there is no correct way to do this – but anyhow we learned the "correct way". :)
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How to calculate the viewing distance giving natural perspective?
When I move my eye closer to a photograph, it will fill a larger part of my view. When I move further, the area filled by the image will become smaller. Apparently, there must be some point where the ...
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Where can I host my pictures for free without giving up rights?
I want to host some pictures at low cost (less than flickr). I have come across Shareapic and Imgur. However, imagur strips the meta-data off of uploaded images, and I couldn't find much information ...
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Multiple photos of my pregnant wife - how to make something pretty out of them?
I'm by no means a photographer — this is my first time here and my (actually, my wife's) camera is 4 year old point and shoot.
I have taken photos of my wife throughout pregnancy (every week). I'd ...
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Where can I find a video clip of a mechanical FP shutter in operation?
I am about to give a presentation on the basics of exposure for the newcomers in our photo club. When talking about the shutter, I'd like to show the actual operation of the mechanism. There are a few ...
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Is there a slide/negative reader with TV output?
Is there a way to display slides directly on TV? I'm looking for something like Kodak Carousel but digital with TV output.
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Create custom Google Streetview panorama?
I have a 360° panoramic photo, 18432×9216 px in size, stitched with ICE. I have uploaded the panorama to Photosynth, so that it can be viewed and navigated conveniently. However, Photosynth requires ...
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Where can I buy packaging without buying bulk?
I am just an almost-professional photographer, just building my portfolio and doing some engagement and individual sessions here and there.
Is there a place online (USA preferably) where I can ...
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How can I glue photos back to back to a card, then laminate?
I want to print two photographs, then glue them back to back, and laminate the result. what glue should I use? Is 3M Spray Mount spray suitable?
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Digital Photo Board Presentation
I hope someone can help me on this. I need to show 80 photos on a single presentation. The way it used to be done is 80 4x6 photos were printed out and placed into a large frame. This year I would ...
