Raffy Paredes

Macro Freeware and Readers’ Images–

I stumbled upon a free software program recently that readers who are fond of going macro may be interested in trying. The freeware is CombineZP (9.7 mb) What does it do? It allows the user to combine or stack images of a particular object that were taken with varying focus points. [...]

Sharing Images (3)–

First on our features today are the second year high school students of Rodgen M. Jabor from the Iloilo Scholastic Academy (ISA), Iloilo City who took photographs during an educational tour on Guimaras island. Seven images emerged as winners of the photo contest with the theme, “Explore Guimaras.” Rodgen shares that “photography has [...]

Once Again, the WPPD–

Since 2006, whenever the month of April comes along, I have been reminding and inviting the readers to participate in the observance of World Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD). It is always scheduled on the last Sunday of the month and this year, it falls on April 25. On this day, pinhole enthusiasts [...]

An Open-Source Digital Camera–

It’s been almost two years since this column first featured the Canon Hackers Development Kit (CHDK). For new readers, this is a software that expands the capabilities of various models of Canon’s point-and-shoot cameras. The program, downloadable from the CHDK site (http://chdk.wikia.com) is installed on the memory card and accessed through the [...]

On 3-D and Readers’ Images–

Remember those pictures in plastic rulers, keychains, pencil cases, among others, that seemingly move when you view it from different angles? They are called lenticular images. Know that the service is now offered in some local photo shops. A few months ago, in fact, I had one made from two family [...]

Largest Digital Image–

Every so often I check on the news regarding the largest digital image created most recently. Ever since Max Lyons broke the digital barrier in 2003 with his 1 gigapixel image of Bryce Point in Utah - manually stitched from 196 images taken with a 6-megapixel camera - various groups have come up [...]

Election Posters and Readers’ Images–

With the elections just two months away, readers may want to help out their chosen candidates by printing their own posters. There are free software and free online services available for anyone with access to the Internet.
Poster Forge 1.02 (2.81 mb) can be downloaded for free at www.ronyasoft.com. According to the [...]