1. pict*re
The Lomo effect
technique tip
jeffclow
featured interview
this months tags
yellow
water
pict*re. the flickr offline magazine // no. 1
2. this thing is done by:
www.atomtigerzoo.com
all rights are reserved on the
photos by their makers!
the photos are available on
flickr. the images are clickable
in the pdf version. otherwise,
on the last page you will find
a list with all picture authors.
this magazine is licensed under
welcome!
the creative commons license.
you can go on and copy this pdf
if it‘s not for commercial use!
neither it‘s allowed to sell this
mag!
hej, you really grabbed a copy of this pdf off the internet and
you‘re reading this! this is nice. i welcome you to the
first issue of pict*re - an idea for an offline pdf mag with
photos and stories from flickr.
i hope you enjoy this experiment and maybe par-
ticipate in the next issue of pict*re! you can do so
by joining the group pict*remag on flickr and
post some pics in a thread you would like see. or
maybe just join authors interview group and
fill out some questions about you and your
photography - you‘re also free to add new
questions!
these are two things you could do to ap-
pear in pict*re mag - but maybe i‘ll just find
a picture in your stream that i like and think
it would fit in here.
enjoy reading!
*atomtigerzoo
3. index 01
welcome!
03/04
faking the lomo effect
technique tip
05/06
yellow
this months tags
07/08
jeffclow
featured interview
09/10
water
this months tags
11
something different
5. faking the lomo effect
This article was posted on flickr in the technique group
1. File: Open: the picture you want
by Hugo VT, on 16. January 2005. A lot of people
2. Image: Adjustments: Brightness/Contrast: increase contrast by 20
shared their photos in the thread.
3. Image: Adjustments: Hue/Saturation: increase saturation by 20
4. Choose the Rectangular Marquee Tool (your basic selection tool)
Go on and try with some pictures of yours and
5. Change feather amount to 1/12 the width of your picture
post them to the thread!
(if your picture is 600px wide then you will set your feather to 50px)
6. Select your entire picture note: using select: all, will not work
More links on the Lomo effect:
7. Select: Inverse
kottke.org - tbujor/blog - flickr thread
8. Layer: New: Layer
9. Change your primary color to black. Fill the selection (on the new, blank layer).
10. Change the blend mode of this layer to Overlay
11. Layer: Duplicate Layer
12. Now select your base layer (the one with the picture on it).
13. Layer: New: Layer
14. Change your fill tool to Gradient
15. Change your Gradient Type to Spherical
16. Change your Gradient Shading Style to „foreground to transparent“
(I believe this is the default).
17. Change your primary color to white.
18. With the fill tool selected, click in the middle of the picture, and drag the line
out to the farthest edge of your picture.
(if it‘s a portrait, use top or bottom, if landscape, use left or right).
19. Change the blend mode of this layer to Overlay
20. Change the Opacity of this layer to 80% (or whatever you see fit)
9. 1. for how long have you been into photography?
I realized I liked photography when I purchased my first digital....
a 1.2 mb Sony Mavica that was huge and used floppy disks as the
storage media. I probably took more photos with that camera that
year - at age 44 - then I had taken in all my previous years combi-
ned. I loved the fact that there was no „cost“ involved in develo-
ping the photos...and I could turn them into a screensaver for my
computer instead of sticking them in a scrapbook somewhere....
Now six years later, I‘ve purchased four more digital cameras....
including a DSLR this year.
2. why? what‘s the answer if friends ask you, while you‘re carrying
your cam everywhere? 4. day or night?
When people ask me why I carry a camera with me all the time, I I prefer the sunlight to take my shots, but am slowly but surely experimen-
explain to them that when I didn‘t have one with me, I often found ting with dusk and night shots.
myself questioning why I left it behind...because I was constantly
„seeing“ potentially good photos...
5. favourite color(s)?
3. what is most often in your spot? My favorite color to photograph is green....whether it be the leaves of a
plant or the fields of green in a landscape image.
What I often have in my lens/spot is a member of my family....I‘m
gifted in having an attractive set of kids and an attractive wife who
are all kind enough to allow me to use them as unpaid models.... And finally, why am I here at Flickr...?
although I fear they „tire“ of me always wanting to take their pho-
tos... I‘m here because ... like so many others....I read about the site and thought
of it as a storage backup for my digital photos initially. But then a few kind
people actually commented and said they liked a photo or two and it gave
me the confidence to expand my horizons and shoot some „real“ photo
images that didn‘t have family members as the main subject....and then I
started looking at other‘s work here and was amazed and challenged to do
better...since so many talented people reside here....
Thanks for asking about „why“ I take photos and „why“ I‘m here....
I appreciate the invitation to answer those queries...
And I appreciate anyone taking the time to read about me....
12. groups, tools, something.
something different
some groups
authors interview*
interview yourself, 5 questions plus own
WIDESCREEN
panoramas, widescreen, verticals
100 views + 10 favourites
must have min. 100 views and 10 fav‘s
flickr fan art
artwork featuring the letters „F-L-I-C-K-R“
flickr services
Mappr, by Stamen Design
map pictures to the
map with a click
Magazine Cover, by flagrantdisregard
build your own magazine
cover with this tool
13. all authors of pictures in this issue
ordered by appearing
click the pictures in this mag or got to flickr.com/photos/entername
atomtigerzoo
thowi
eqqman
bdmckeown
fromform
f00b
d.r.lynch
HugoVT
kechambers
bc anna
Hadjek
rica500ml
froodmat
maryszka
atomtigerzoo
good_day
Opiliones
dxtr
smartfat
mcclanahan
josa
jeffclow
latitudes
redskynight
45774731@N00 aka strawberryblues
thearchive
joshbrown
jeffschwartz
csb13
annais
tomhe
45774731@N00 aka strawberryblues
fazen
blamfoto
franknitty
thank you for reading me
thanks to all sharing people on flickr
pict*re mag
a flickr based pdf magazine
