What to do with the Trace tool?

You could trace a head, copy it, paste as new, enlarge, paste back to the original, and make bobbleheads!

Want something better? Swap faces!

All pictures manipulated using Corel PhotoPaint.

Fish Eye Effect

Here is a sample of the Fish Eye Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Fish Eye Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Star Burst Effect

Here is a sample of the Star Burst Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Star Burst Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Soft Effect

Here is a sample of the Soft Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Soft Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Extract Color Effect

Here is a sample of the Extract Color Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Extract Color Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

High Contrast Effect

Here is a sample of the High Contrast Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, High Contrast Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Old Camera Effect

Here is a sample of the Retro Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Retro Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

Toy Camera Effect

Here is a sample of the Toy Camera Effect using a Pentax K-x dSLR.

Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired, Toy Camera Effect

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Pentax K-x, f/5.6, 1/25s, ISO 1600, flash fired

What settings? What mode?

What matters most is what you know about cameras in taking pictures. Since you had to ask, it would be safe to assume you know nothing more than to press the button. Believe us then when we say set to Auto, point, then shoot because frankly speaking, that is the best way for you to get lucky.

Now you know!

Keerok

Disclaimer

Namaste.

I am Keerok, a photographer. I have no formal training with photography. Everything I know, I learned by myself. It took an old Russian Zenit film SLR with a broken meter to get me into the technical and artistic sides of photography. Before that, everything was green light (on lightmeter) and center focus. Little did I knew then that there was more to just clicking.

Herewithin these blog pages are my standard replies to Yahoo! Answers - Cameras category. Some entries wouldn't make sense alone by itself but I assure you, they do with the right question and those type of questions abound in Y! Answers. My goal is to help those also in the path of learning photography and hopefully keep the tradition of shooting with real cameras from disappearing into obsolescence.

Feel free to browse. I assure you, there are serious topics somewhere inside. Please be patient in clicking "Older Post" at the bottom. Comments, suggestions and corrections are welcome.

Yeah!

Just like you said.

Uh-huh...

Keerok

Go out and have some fun!

Understood?

Now go!

Keerok

Practice Makes Perfect

Need I say more?

You already know!

Keerok

What does Manuel have to say about this?

Still don't get it? Click here.

If only you knew!

Keerok

A lance is a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal end.

The gladiator on the right is holding a lance. The spear is a lance. Hear is another lance.

That's former 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. What you meant however is this.

It's called a LENS.

Now you know!

Keerok