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Show Me The Light: 40 Creative Light Graffiti Photography Examples

MoiN — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:03:18 +0000

Light painting, also known as light drawing or light graffiti is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not have to appear in the image. The term light painting also encompasses images lit from outside the frame with hand-held light sources. (Wikipedia)

Presenting some good examples of light graffiti photography which I’m sure you’ll like. Also check out

Starting Off With one of my favorite, Light Graffiti by The LICHTFACTOR from Germany.

Light Graffiti Photography by Julien Breton

Graffiti by Wei Kok

Amsterdam by Jakob Wagner

Wadi Rum by Jérôme Lautré

Goku by Artwork Rebel

Light Graffiti by Guillaume J. Plisson

Weapon of Mass Distraction by Rovanus

Poster For Spain Festival Can by Mikhail Churkin

Last but not least, I would like you to check out Light Art Performance Photography, recommended and extreme.

12 Fantastic Flash Based Animations That You’ll Definitely Love

MoiN — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:51:57 +0000

Since macromedia flash came out, I became a big fan. Although, I wasn’t that good at it, was below average but I always loved the Animations, basically in form of flash websites. Today, the bars have been raised and the animators are doing extra-ordinary work. Presenting a list of 12 awesome animations that you’ll adore for sure.

1- BeerRun

2- Aladdin 3150

3- The Last Of The Dashkin

4- The PigPen

5- De_Dust 2 (Counter Strike)

6- TarBoy

If you haven’t watched Animator vs Animation, here is the series of Awesome flash animations (One of my favorite).

7- Animator Vs Animation

8- Animator Vs Animation 2

9- Deadly Bite

10- Waiting For The Bus

11- The Facebook Problem

12- Stamp On The Ground

Incredible Illustrations By Veronique Meignaud

MoiN — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:24:04 +0000

Véronique Meignaud aka Marmotte, is a french freelance illustrator living in Paris, working mainly for video games industry as concept artist (character & environment design) and for several publishers. If you love Illustrations, this is an artist who should be followed for sure. An impressive portfolio, worked for companies like Electronic Arts, Darkworks, Gameloft, Spidergames and much more. Here are some examples which I found brilliant and share worthy. For more info and full work, check out her website & blog.

23 Brilliant Adobe Photoshop Tutorials That You Shouldn’t Miss

MoiN — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:01:02 +0000

I’m confronting much useful Adobe Photoshop tutorails on almost daily basis. Trying most of them and am getting good at creating things which I thought I won’t be able to. My skill levels with the help of these tutorials has definitely increased and I’m getting more and more addictive to Photoshop. In the past I’ve compiled great adobe photoshop tutorials in couple of posts (49 Tutorials in total) which a lot of people loved and I’m grateful for that, If you missed, here’s the list;

16 Exciting Adobe Photoshop Tutorials To Boost Your Creativity

33 Tutorials to Unleash the Photoshop Beast in You

Today, I’m presenting another list of some awesome and useful adobe photoshop tutorials and I hope you like them. Also do subscribe to our RSS feeds, via your reader or email.

1- Create an Abstract Style, Vibrant Jumping Man Scene (Tutorial)

2- Create A Vibrant Space Nebula (Tutorial)

3- How to Use Texture and Lighting to Create Rounded Artwork (Tutorial)

4- Super Cool Retro Poster in 10 Steps in Photoshop (Tutorial)

5- How to Create a Dark Emotional Photo Manipulation (Tutorial)

6- Creating a Texas Rangers Desktop Wallpaper (Tutorial)

7- Create a Grunge Wordpress Theme (Tutorial) – Tip: And Have it sliced in HTML/CSS – See post.

8- Create a Distant Desert City Scene with Energy Ray Blast (Tutorial)

9- FireFish (Firefox Inspired Mascot) Photoshop Tutorial (Tutorial)

10- Design a 3D Box Icon in Photoshop (Tutorial)

11- Create a Rebellious Skateboarder Using Digital Painting Techniques in Photoshop (Tutorial)

12- Create a wood background (Tutorial)

13- Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 steps (Tutorial)

14- Design the Mac OS X Leopard Folder (Tutorial)

15- Design a Contemporary Poster (Tutorial)

16- Futuristic Collage (Tutorial)

17- Dazzling Dance Photo Manipulation (Tutorial)

18- Draw a Classy 3D Poker Chip in Photoshop (Tutorial)

19- How to Create a Fantasy Landscape Photo Manipulation (Tutorial)

20- Creating A Customized Product & Label (Tutorial)

21- Adding Grunge Photo Edges (Tutorial)

22- Make Smashing Glass Photo Effects (Tutorial)

23- Create An Amazing Sparkling Text Effect (Tutorial)

I hope you like these tutorials as much as I did. Hopefully, I’ll be posting another updated version of Adobe Photoshop tutorials in the upcoming days so do subscribe to our feeds if you haven’t already.

16 Exciting Adobe Photoshop Tutorials To Boost Your Creativity

MoiN — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:33:06 +0000

Couple of months back, I posted a great list of Adobe Photoshop Tutorials, It got lots of people, including me, get more out of Photoshop. I did try those out, mastered some, still trying to get the hang of the rest. During those couple of months, I did confronted new and creative tutorials which were bookmark worthy. So here I am again, posting an exciting list of Adobe photoshop tutorials that you might have not seen before and I hope you like them.

1- Create a Surreal Scene of Flying Bombs on Fire {Tutorial}

2- Create a Post Apocalyptic Photo Manipulation {Tutorial}

3- Michael Jackson Wallpaper {Tutorial}

4- Super Easy and Cool Flower Text Effect {Tutorial}

5- Design a Stylish Mail Icon {Tutorial}

6- Create a Piece of Heaven in Photoshop {Tutorial}

7- Create a Magic Night Themed Web Design from Scratch in Photoshop {Tutorial}

8- Photo Manipulate a Falling Angel {Tutorial}

9- Create a Stylish Two-Tone Photo Montage {Tutorial}

10- Create a Clean and Colorful Web Layout in Photoshop {Tutorial}

11- Create a Dramatic Car Speeding Scene {Tutorial}

12- How to Create an Imaginative, Magical Painted Scene {Tutorial}

13- Add a Fresh Splash to your Design {Tutorial}

14- Mysterious Lighting Effect Tutorial {Tutorial}

15- Amazing Video-Game Text Style in Photoshop {Tutorial}

16- Create a Fantastic Jelly Symbol {Tutorial}

That’s about it :) – I hope you enjoy these tutorials and if you do, feel free to subscribe to our RSS feeds for more awesome upcoming posts.

10 Tools and Applications to Enhance your Facebook Experience

MoiN — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:41:07 +0000

Facebook has been embedded in my daily routine since I got on to it. There are lots of updates, new pictures, links, videos and much much more stuff going on. I’m hoping that I don’t have to state the obvious, what facebook is?

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There are a lot of tools, scripts and addons which can make your stay at facebook more fun and a bit less comprehensive. From downloading whole facebook albums to posted videos, these tools cover almost everything. I’ve combined a list of the tools that are actually helpful, skipped the spam. Lets take a look at those.

1- Simple Photo Uploader {Download}

Simple Photo Uploader is a nifty desktop application for facebook that makes uploading of your pictures much easier. After installation, you can upload your pictures by the simple drag and drop method, just select the album you want to upload to and it will do the job. It also gives you the ability to tag those photos.

2- ScrapBoy {Download}

ScrapBoy is another great desktop application for facebook that lets you do almost everything related to facebook. With features like, using a single window on your desktop to write wall posts, view photos or Facebook chat, opening and viewing multiple friends`walls, photo albums and chat windows at the same time, better facebook chat interface, Instant pop-up notifications for newly detagged/deleted photos, Instant Notifications & much much more. A must have for any facebook lover.

3- FacePad {Firefox Addon – Download}

I have been using FacePad for some time now, it’s a great firefox addon that lets you download your friends’ facebook and event albums, with the click of a button. Nothing fancy or technical.

4- Advanced Wall {Install}

Advanced wall is also another facebook application that I’ve installed lately. Instead of posting messages through the default options, you can post images, images, graffiti, videos, flash, change text size and color, along with many other things using the simple WYSIWYG editor.

5- Facebook Toolbar {Firefox addon – Download}

The Facebook Toolbar is a cool firefox addon which gives you the ability to extend your Facebook experience into your everyday browsing. It features a search box, notifications, an icon which lets you check out your friends’ profile pictures and statuses, along with convenient links for interacting with them on Facebook, a Share button which lets you share the page that you are currently browsing by sending it to friends or posting it to your profile, etc.

6- Task Master {Install}

Task Master lets you manage your tasks more efficiently. You can add tasks, categorize, prioritize and add a due date. You can add these tasks in any specific category, the interface organizes it all, automatically.

7- Friends Organizer {Install}

I found this neat application which did a put a smile on my face. Since (/scratches head) I have my friends & family alongwith the people I haven’t met (Social media) are in my facebook, it’s sometime difficult to differentiate. Friends Organizer however is a nifty application which lets you sort your contact list into groups, like schoolfriends, work friends, social media friends etc.

8- Last.Fm Music {Install}

Last.Fm music application is for all those people who love music & ofcourse Last.fm. This application sorts all your friends by musical taste and turn your ‘favorite music’ into a playlist of full-length tracks. You can compare your music with friends, listen to their playlists, and put a grid of artist and album images on your profile.

9- Graffiti {Install}

Graffiti is a fun based application for facebook which lets you draw on your friends wall instead of writing. I personally like this one since I’m already drawing on MSN instead of writing much =).

10- Facebook Mobile {Install}

Facebook Mobile is a fantastic application used by loads of users. It gives you to the ability to upload photos and notes from your camera phone straight to Facebook. You can also receive and reply to Facebook messages, pokes and Wall posts using text messages, or use your phone’s mobile browser at m.facebook.com. The Mobile application page displays mobile photos recently uploaded by your friends and a phonebook that you can use to look up your friend’s phone numbers.

And that’s about it for now. Theres are thousands of facebook applications out there, I only choose the ones that are really useful. Though, don’t forget to check us out later since I’ll be covering more of the good stuff in the upcoming days, related to facebook.

20 Best P2P File Sharing Applications

MoiN — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:07:13 +0000

First of all, I’m glad to say that I’m back. Been suffering from Typhoid for a month and could not do much. But now I’m fine :) – And to that, I’ve made a list of Best P2P File Sharing Applications. The list is not in a particular order but rest assured these are the best apps that make the job much easier =)

1- LimeWire

LimeWire has been there for a while and is the number one choice for a lot of P2P users. It offers the fastest P2P downloads with a built-in media player that let’s you view the downloaded files in the software. It doesn’t contain any spyware, adware, or bundled software. Lets you download your files from multiple hosts and works great with Mac, Linux and windows.

Download LimeWire

2- Shareaza

Shareaza is another great P2P Application which is availablie in 27 different languages. It supports the Gnutella, Gnutella2, EDonkey Network, BitTorrent, FTP and HTTP network protocols plus handle magnet links, ed2k links, Piolet links and Gnutella links. Ther interface is clean, fast and easy to use.

There are no pop-ups, nothing, gives you the ability to download from multiple sources. You can preview comments before downloading anything. They also provide you with customization tools, giving you the ability to choose from dozens of different looks or even make your own skin and share it to the world.

Download Shareaza

3- iMesh

iMesh is the ultimate P2P file sharing application which is 100% legal. It overs over 15 Million free songs, videos and much more. Features include:

Instant connections
World’s fastest downloads
Search by artist, title and album to get instant search results
All new music and video player
A vibrant music community with many ways to connect and share music with others
Staff-designed playlists
Unique compilations and great mood music
New releases
iMesh recommendations as well as lists of top-played songs
Definitely NO adware or spyware

Download iMesh

4- Acquisition

Acquisition is a great P2P file sharing application for MAC users. It lets you search and download files from millions of Mac and Windows users. It’s optimized for the fastest transfers – Gnutella & BitTorrent. One of the great features of this software is that it lets you automatically send downloaded files to iTunes and your iPod or iPhone.

Download Acquisition

5- Apollon

Apollon is a P2P File sharing application for Linux users. It uses a plugin system which allows you to choose which network or multiple networks you wish to use. Finally, plugins for the OpenNap and SoulSeek networks are under development. Features Include:

Searching and downloading from several networks at the same time
Tabbed searching
Preview of mp3 and videos (you need kde-multimedia installed)
Configure giFT and your plugins with Apollon’s settings dialog
FirstRun wizard to get started easily
systemtray docking
Download in the background
Apollon can connect to a remote giFT daemon
Chat for Apollon users
Comes in several languages

Download Apollon

6- BearFlix

BearFlix is a P2P application for windows users which focuses on Videos only. It’s optimized for fast downloading for video files and you can

Connect to more sources and download video faster
Find more free video files with a ‘deep search’ mechanism
Reliable free downloads – automatic resume mechanism
Improved user interface, designed for Video downloads
Video specific media player
Automatic Virus protection
Configurable Parental controls
Easy to use, just install, and GO!
Download videos online for free!

Download BearFlix

7- FilesWire

FilesWire is a very interesting P2P file sharing utility. The unique thing about FilesWire is that it’s web based, you don’t have to download or install anything, no plugins required. FilesWire is a full P2P client that operates inside your browser using Java, all you need to do is click Start FilesWire to begin.

8- FrostWire

Frostwire is another great p2p file sharing prrgram for the GnuTella and Bittorrent protocols. It is more faster, more secure, and has broader search results because it also includes LimeWire Pro features for free.

Features Include:

Completely Free & Open Source
BitTorrent Support
Turbo-Charged Download Speeds
Absolutely NO Spyware or Adware
Connects to more sources
Creative Commons license support
Max. speed network connections
Junk Result Filters
Community Chat Rooms
iTunes Integration
Firewall-to-firewall transfers
Proxy Support

Download FrostWire

9- BearShare

BearShare is one of the best P2P Sharing software for people who are into music. BearShare gives your iPod and MP3 support and over 20 million songs and videos. It lets you find, download, share and publish audio / video files easily and you can listen and download songs that are 100% legal.

With their latest updated software, you get:

Instant connections
A powerful search engine
Great tools to share and experience music
Playlists, unique compilations and great mood music

It features:

Unlimited music downloads!
iPod and MP3 players support!
Make new friends and connect with old ones.
Share, Discover and Download music and videos.
View other users’ profiles, photos and music library.
Connect with users that share a passion for the same artists.

Download BearShare

10- Kazaa

Everyone (Almost) knows and remembers Kazaa. It is one of the older P2P file sharing application out there. It features built-in virus protection as well as filters to avoid adult and dangerous files from being shown during your search. It Features:

PowerFul Search Engine, Up to 3000 results per search
Very Fast Downloads
Free Online calls Worldwide
Free built-in Advanced virus protection
No Spyware
Multiple simultaneous searches
Multiple search result tabs
Download from multiple sources
Preview files option
Customizable Skins
Shared playlists

And much much more.

Download Kazaa

These were the best P2P File sharing applications in my opinion. Although, there are a lot more that other people recommend. I have listed atleast 10 more P2P File sharing applications that you might find interesting.

11- giFT

12- KCeasy

13- Kiwi Alpha

14- MP3 Rocket

15- Phex

16- Poisoned

17- Symella

18- Cabos

19- XFactor

20- StrongDC++