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How to find the place where a photo was taken without third-party services

Posted by Alex On March 25, 2024

There are a huge number of online services that, using metadata (saved GPS information), can determine where a photo was taken and can show this place on the map. I wrote a couple of these services myself: https://suip.biz/?act=locatepicture https://w-e-b.site/?act=locatepicture Some people have concerns about how safe it is to send photos to third-party services. With an unstable and slow upload...

How to enable 10-bit color depth on Linux (and whether to enable 30-bit color)

Posted by Alex On August 31, 2023

Table of contents 1. Does my monitor (TV) use 10-bit color depth 2. Why enable 10-bit color support on Linux 3. How 10-bit color support is implemented in Windows 4. How 10-bit color support is implemented in Linux 5. How to know if my monitor (TV) supports 10-bit color depth 6. How to determine the number of colors (bits per...

How to identify content with 10-bit color depth. How to check what color depth is used in a photo and video

Posted by Alex On August 31, 2023

How can I tell if 10-bit depth is being used in a video or photo? How to determine color depth in an image First of all, if the photo is in JPG format, then it is safe to say that 10-bit color depth is not used in it, because this format simply does not support it. Examples of formats that...

What resolution and aspect ratio of photos to choose in the camera settings

Posted by Alex On June 17, 2023

Modern digital cameras and mobile phones allow you to take a photo at the touch of a button. This is very different from how they photographed thirty or forty years ago. All these focus, exposure, ISO settings are hidden in the Pro mode of the camera. And few people use these professional settings – and, by the way, others miss...

How to increase the color (saturation) of images, how to make a photo warmer or colder

Posted by Alex On September 11, 2022

You have probably noticed that other people's photographs can look very beautiful: incredible colors and shades, the landscape seems to be from a postcard. You might think that it's all about some very expensive camera, the outstanding talent of a photographer, or incomprehensible skills in photo processing. All this can take place, but in fact, you can turn an ordinary...

How to enable saving photos in HEIC (HEIF) format in Android and whether it should be done

Posted by Alex On August 3, 2022

As an alternative to JPEG, modern phone cameras offer saving images in the HEIC (HEIF) format. Moreover, in iOS, the camera uses HEIC (HEIF) formats by default, and if you do not want to save your photos in these formats, then you can disable this feature. Android phone cameras also support this format, but it is not used by default....

Why images are distorted in photographs and parallel lines become converging

Posted by Alex On August 2, 2022

I noticed that the photos taken by the Android phone, namely the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra models, are very distorted. Distortion is especially noticeable on parallel lines (such as the sides of a building) and on people's faces. For example, In the photo above you can see that tall buildings seem to grow in different directions, although this is certainly...

GIMP copies not all layers (SOLVED)

Posted by Alex On October 17, 2021

GIMP is a powerful image editor, comparable to PhotoShop in features, but completely free. You may have come across a situation where you have edited an image, perhaps added text and other layers and are trying to copy the resulting image, for example, to create a new file from it or paste into another image. However, only individual elements or...

Wedding photography in Thailand (Pattaya) - examples

Posted by Alex On February 21, 2021

There are many beautiful and good girls in Thailand who you want to marry. (You can also marry bad girls - but then you don't have to complain ). My one of the most beautiful and favorite photos from Thailand are wedding photos. If you just want to see examples of salon photos of marriage, then scroll down a bit....

How to recover metadata in processed photos

Posted by Alex On December 22, 2020

Photo metadata is information that is contained within the image file, it can include GPS coordinates, information about the time of shooting, about the settings of the camera and the camera itself, as well as other information. After processing in a photo editor, meta information may be lost. This tutorial will show you how to get meta information back in...