The Ohanaware Weblog

Today’s tutorial is from Funtastic Photos user Eric Goldstein. Eric wrote to us, to share how he printed a massive 24×36″ photo mosaic poster of his son.

1) Select the right background size (24X36 if you’re going to print it poster size – smaller or larger if you want to go there). I made a mistake on this because when I originally did it, I let the picture drive the size of the canvas which created a 32X24″ poster. It’s fine, but there are no pre made frames at 32X24 so it was more expensive to frame it. If was to do it again, I’d make sure it was 24X36 so I could use a standard frame.
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For some time yours truly has been looking for a new smallish digital camera. I’ve been toying with various models and then to my surprise Olympus produces a neat little camera the EP-1. It’s a handsome camera, very retro style and quite minimalistic. I’m loving everything I’m reading about it, I’m warming up my credit card and getting ready to place a pre order… Except for 2 issues. #1, I’m in the UK at the moment and the camera is $300 (US) more expensive, even after factoring out tax! #2, there’s no built-in flash and the optional extra is $200 (US), and way too big! (although I’ve since found that if you buy the flash before Sep. 2009 it’s half price).
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Perusing MacUpdate today and I stumble across a neat little application that’ll take your digital photos and make them into line art suitable for young’uns to color in with crayons/pencils/paint… As I looked at the example image, I realized that this can be done in Funtastic Photos. I spent a few minutes messing around and voila! I created a 1-Click Style to turn a photo into a black and white line art picture that can be colored in. I’ve attached the 1-Click Style to this blog, it’s a free download for all Funtastic Photos users (including the trial version). If you want to see how it’s done, download the 1-Click Style, install it, apply it to a photo and then open the “Advanced Options” panel.
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HDR currently is a fashionable photography technique, whereby multiple images of different exposures are combined to create an interesting look. While Funtastic Photos doesn’t have sophisticated HDR options as some HDR programs, it’s still possible create some HDR looking effects.

If you’ve not seen HDR before, check out these flickr groups.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdraddicted/pool/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fhdr/pool/
More information on HDR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
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This is adapted from the article “Fast Fixes in Photoshop”, in the may 2009 issue of Pop Photo magazine. These tips are originally designed for Photoshop, but because Funtastic Photos has multiple layers and blending modes, these tips are very valid for Funtastic Photos too!
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