Creating a Photo Collage.

Some people online wanted to see how I created this photo for my project 365, which you can find here. This is actually very, very easy to do and you need to be an advanced user in photoshop or anything to create. In fact, for this tutorial, I'll be using a free program that's similar to photoshop called Gimp, which is available for both Mac and PC. I'm terrible at talking continuously, so after 50 failed tries at doing a video tutorial, my first one will be a step by step. But who knows, I'll try harder with video tutorials in the future. Click the after the jump for the tutorial. 

The upcoming Nikon D800, hit or miss?

Being a huge depth of field nut (Of course, I know when I need to stop down, unlike some photographers) and a hater of noise in low light, I've been wanting to upgrade to full frame for a long time now. But also being heavily involved in video, which I'm going to school for, I couldn't find the heart to get a D700 (which lacks video recording) and switching to Canon wasn't my biggest desire*  The D700 has been in need of a major refresh, being on the market for almost 4 years now, while its quality hasn't dropped, the features on the camera has slowly become outdated. So I've been waiting patiently, saving money, and checking Nikon Rumors constantly. 

With the announcement and upcoming release of the D4 and seeing its insane specs and video, it makes it even harder to wait for this baby to the right. But man will the wait be worth it. I am hesitant though, on a few things. It has been reported to have a 36mp sensor, which sounds fantastic for avid studio users and making obscenely large prints, but I fear that its low light ISO performance is going to take a hit, which was what made the D700 so great. It looks like Nikon has smartly, and unfortunately split the market even more with its two FX cameras. The D4 will have insane low light performance and fps for sport photographers and the D800 will be for those who shoot in the studio. The D800 will be the rival the 5D MIII whenever Canon decides to release it, so the specs it has makes a lot of sense. But what the D700 lacked with video, it made up for with its incredible photos. There has been footage from Canon's new video camera, the C300, where they are shooting at insanely high ISO speeds in order to stop down at night, and that's what I was hoping for with the upgrade for the D700. Being able to shoot video at night with little to no noise, without having to be at a low f-stop. But we will see. I might just upgrade to a D700 or the still phenominal D3s for photos and get a dedicated video camera like a RED Scarlet... if money grew on trees that is. Regardless, this camera is going to be amazing. Will it be a worthy sucessor to the D700, instead of just continuing the megapixel race with Canon and adding video? Only time will tell. Check out the reported specs here. 

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*I just prefer Nikons. Simple as that.

The Visual Forest of Tu Do

'Sup readers, the name's Tu Do, and I'm a filmmaker who's equally in love with photography. Those things have always gone in hand since the early 1900's but these days, creating films and incredible photographs has become more and more accessible. I first bought a D5000* on my 19th birthday, excited about taking photos and making short films I would see in magazines and online. It was a quite a huge shock to learn that you actually have to know how to take photographs and not just snap and go. Almost two years later, I've barely scratched the surface. But I'm getting there. You can find me on various websites already, but this is going to be the primary place to read my insights on current photo/video news, get the latest information on things I'm doing, and answering questions as well as tutorials. Hope to see you back soon!

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*I use a D300s now