Trick Photography Long Exposure Ghost Eyes

This is another trick that could be done by using a long shutter speed. If you have an ND filter at hand and a stable tripod and cable / remote release it would be helpful, but could manage without any of these. Only real requirement is a digital camera that allows manual controls.The subject remains still during the length of the 2 second exposure but her eyes were constantly moving from side to side. I asked her to give a slight pause at the extreme ends to get this specific effect. Else you will get even blur without the pupil registering on both sides. Trick photography - Long exposu

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Trick Photography Long Exposure Eyes Open and Closed in Same Picture

Here's one cool trick in which you see the eyes of the subject open and closed at the same time. This trick is done in camera and no Photoshop is used.Trick Photography - Long Exposure - Eyes Open and Closed in Same PictureCamera: Canon 5dmkiiLens: Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS USMShooting Mode: ManualAperture: f/11Shutter Speed: 2"ISO: 100White Balance: DaylightAn ND filter, a sturdy tripod and a cable / remote release will help even though its not absolutely essential. The eyes of the subject were open during the first half of the exposure and closed for the second half.Trick photography ideasAnoth

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How to Turn Your Google Voice Number Into Cheap Landline

A home phone that literally does not cost anything to use besides the initial cost of the OBi unit!Important update: Although ObiTALK initially announced that Google Voice would no longer work with OBi devices after May 15, 2014, they continued to work as intended, and now OBiTALK has officially announced continued support for Google Voice.I recently switched mobile carriers from an expensive unlimited plan to a smaller MVNO service called Ting. Since Ting charges according to usage, I have made an effort to reduce my usage. To do that I have been using my Google Voice number more f

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Trick Photography - Levitation Photography

Levitation photography is a great photography trick. The best thing about levitation photography is that it all looks so real.Levitation PhotographyThis is not exactly a photography trick but instead more of a Photoshop trick. Levitation PhotographyBasically you take two different pictures one with the subject and one of just the background. The camera will be secured on a tripod so that the scene and the angle of view do not change.Levitation PhotographyThis is the setup shot for the first picture, Yasmine is lying on a table holding on to the door handle as if she is  been blown a

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Trick Photography - Stroboscopic Photography Effect

A cool trick that you can do with an external flash is to take a long exposure shot, preferably in the dark (basically your aim is to light only the subject with the flash, there should not be anything else in the background to catch the light) and fire the flash multiple times on your subject while the exposure is taking place. You will end up with multiple instances of your subject.Stroboscopic Photography EffectCamera SettingsManual ModeColour Space: Adobe  RGBFile Format: RAWThe exposure was  15 seconds at f/6.3 @ 100 ISO, White balance was set to flash Flash sett

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How to Use Fewer Mobile Minutes & Texts with GrooveIP or Talkatone VOIP and Google Voice

Update 2: Third party clients (like GrooveIP and Talkatone) that use Google voice will no longer work after May 15, 2014. It is likely that Google+ Hangouts will take on Google Voice's functions, as it has with SMS. Hopefully, 3rd party applications will no longer be required to make VOIP calls through Google voice - it should be built-in to Hangouts.Update 1: I have tried this on a few different Android devices and the call quality seems to vary greatly between devices. Some devices, even on the same high quality wireless N network, sounded so poorly it was next to impossible to cary on

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