#Photoshop: How can I create a halftone effect in Elements?

A halftone effects converts an image into a series of dots. These dots can differ in size as well as spacing between them, giving the look of a complete image when viewed from a certain distance. T…

#Photoshop: How can I create a halftone effect in Elements?

About lies - men and women

If men lie they get red ears and sweat. If women lie they get big breasts and wrinkles are gone.

Wenn Männer lügen bekommen sie rote Ohren und Schweißausbrüche. Wenn Frauen lügen bekommen sie große Brüste und die Falten sind weg.

Song of the day: What can I do? I don't know

Song of the day: What can I do? I don't know http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_dreamgirl.htm

#Illustrator: How to Create a Fun Wiener Text Effect

I could say like J.F.Kennedy: Ich bin ein Wiener! (But he did this not in Vienna but in Berlin)

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In this tutorial you will learn how to create a wiener pattern brush and how to use it to create a nice text illustration. For starters you will learn how to create the main shapes using basic too…

#Illustrator: How to Create a Fun Wiener Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

#Photography: How to Use a Neutral Density Filter for Portraits

When you combine strobes with ambient light on a sunny day, you’re likely to run into problems with achieving a shallow depth of field. In the following video, Zach Gray explains how to solve this …

#Photography: How to Use a Neutral Density Filter for Portraits

#Musicproduction: VST4FREE and RealDrumSamples release "Line of Legends" - #Free Hip Hop Drum Kit AU & VST Plug-in for Mac and Win

VST4FREE and RealDrumSamples have released Line of Legends, a free Audio Unit and VST instrument hip hop drum kit plug-in.
Line of Legends features high quality drum samples from the eponymous free sample pack released by RealDrumSamples.com.

#Musicproduction: VST4FREE and RealDrumSamples release "Line of Legends" - #Free Hip Hop Drum Kit AU & VST Plug-in for Mac and Win

About my app on my mobile....

My app on my mobile in my function wear jacket tells me that I am thursty. Thank you. There was a time where people simply had a feeling. But ok. My body is a concept from last millenium.

Meine App am Handy sagt mir, dass ich durstig bin. Toll. Es gab eine Zeit, da hatten die Leute einfach Durst, da haben die noch gefühlt. Aber bitte. Mein Körper ist ein Konzept aus dem letzten Jahrtausend.

#Free download of acoustic version of "If You Wanna Dance"

Free download of this acoustic version of my song (album Dream Girl)

Song of the day: Easily receiving social benefits, More than enough to make my day

Song of the day: Easily receiving social benefits, More than enough to make my day http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_the_sun.htm

#Musicproduction: Full Bucket Music updates "the deputy Mark II" to v1.1.0 - #free download

The deputy Mark II is a VST™2.4 software instrument for Microsoft Windows® (both 32 and 64 bit) in the tradition of classic string machines and early "polyphonic" synthesizers, written in native C++ code for high performance

#Musicproduction: Full Bucket Music updates "the deputy Mark II" to v1.1.0 - #free download

#Streetphotography: Waiting for the train at a station in Vienna

Waiting for the train at a station in Vienna

#Photography: Can You Guess the Everyday Items in These Macro Photos?

On tv channel 3sat there was a weekly quiz of that. Astonishing what every day use objects look like in makro photos.

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There’s a world right under our noses that we seldom pay attention to. It’s a world that we skim through but never venture deep inside. It’s only when we’re armed with a microscope or a macro lens …

#Photography: Can You Guess the Everyday Items in These Macro Photos?

#Musicproduction: Monocasual releases Giada v0.9.3 for Windows, Linux and OS X - #free download

Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians. How does it work? Just pick up your channel, fill it with samples or MIDI events and start the show by using this tiny piece of software as a loop machine, drum machine, sequencer, live sampler or yet as a plugin/effect host. Giada aims to be a compact and portable virtual device for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows for production use and live sets.

#Musicproduction: Monocasual releases Giada v0.9.3 for Windows, Linux and OS X - #free download

About conspiracy theorists

I always knew that conspiracy theorists are no practitioners.

Ich wußte immer schon, dass Verschwörungstheoretiker keine Praktiker sind.

Song of the day: The feelings all become one, (oh, what a feeling, baby, what a feeling)

Song of the day: The feelings all become one, (oh, what a feeling, baby, what a feeling) http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_this_is_the_moment.htm

#Photoshop: How can I create a colourful sketch effect from my image?

There’s a tool in Photoshop Elements called the Smart Brush (F). This makes it quick to apply a range of photo effects, filters, adjustments and more, simply by clicking and dragging over subjects …

#Photoshop: How can I create a colourful sketch effect from my image?

#Photoshop: Five Easy Photo Retouching Tips and Tricks

Here’s a useful video on five photo retouching tips and tricks. You’ll learn how to fix blown-out details, use the healing and clone tools on a separate layer, reduce haze, paint in a blue sky, and…

#Photoshop: Five Easy Photo Retouching Tips and Tricks

#Photoshop: A Simple Smudge Tutorial

Here’s a beginner’s tutorial in creating a signature with the smudge tool in Photoshop.

#Photoshop: A Simple Smudge Tutorial

Chocolate is good. Thank You.....

Chocolate is good. Thank You, Aztecs (and Quetzalcoatl).

Schokolade ist gut. Danke, Azteken (und Quetzalcoatl).

Song of the day: Girl, I saw you and I need you

Song of the day: Girl, I saw you and I need you http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_dreamgirl.htm

#Photography: Camera Settings and the Function Wheel

Camera manufacturers continue to invent new ways to make photography easier for us. One of these ways is to have a wheel of preset functions to dial in when we encounter varied photographic situati…

#Photography: Camera Settings and the Function Wheel

#Streetphotography: Still life in the suburbs / Vienna / Hernals

Still life in the suburbs / Vienna / Hernals

#Photoshop: Paint from photos in Elements

Learn to wield the Impressionist Brush!

#Photoshop: Paint from photos in Elements

#Photography: 7 Tips to Great Photography Composition

Famous photojournalist Robert Capa was once quoted as saying “if your photos aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Capa was partly right; framing can make or break, a photograph. In this vi…

#Photography: 7 Tips to Great Photography Composition

A newscaster should once....

A newscaster should once - only once - be able to say: Good evening, nothing happened, weather tomorrow like today, good night.

Ein Nachrichtensprecher sollte einmal - nur ein einziges Mal - sagen können: Guten Abend, heute war nichts, Wetter morgen wie heute, gute Nacht.

Song of the day: What I need is just the sun, There is nothing to be made

Song of the day: What I need is just the sun, There is nothing to be made http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_the_sun.htm

#Photoshop: Create incredible water effects (part 1 & 2)

Learn new methods and tricks to create a very complex but cool composition. By the way, here is part 2: http://blog.photoshopcreative.co.uk/blog/tutorials/create-incredible-water-effects-part-2/

#Photoshop: Create incredible water effects (part 1)

#Musicproduction: Learn How To Play Guitar Chords And Scales With My #Free Guitar Lessons Guide Book

This book will teach you many cool tricks to master the guitar fretboard like a Guitar Ninja. Without making any assumptions on your current guitar abilities, it covers some of the basics you need to know about music and how to play guitar so that readers of all levels will be up to speed and can jump right in. Intermediate players and experts may already know the basics I cover but keep reading as you may discover new ways to think about the guitar or even things that you never knew.

#Musicproduction: Learn How To Play Guitar Chords And Scales With My Free Guitar Lessons Guide Book

#Photography: 5 Pros and 5 Cons of Using a Tripod

Are you thinking about adding a tripod to your photography equipment? Before you go out and buy the first tripod you see, check out this funny video by DigitalRev TV that looks at the pros and cons of tripods to find out if you really need one:

#Photography: 5 Pros and 5 Cons of Using a Tripod

French animal welfarists...

French animal welfarists saved some frogs. They have carried the animals to a lake. And the end the frogs had no legs.

Französische Tierschützer haben Kröten und Frösche gerettet. Sie haben die Tiere zu einem See gebracht. Am Ende hatten die Frösche keine Schenkel.

Song of the day: I overhear consequently when Duty calls, And celebrate my Labour day

Song of the day: I overhear consequently when Duty calls, And celebrate my Labour day http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_the_sun.htm

#Photography: How to Use a Snoot for Portrait Lighting

Using a snoot can give your photos just the right quality of light if you’re going for a high-contrast final image. In this video, Jay P. Morgan discusses what a snoot is, its area of coverage, the…

#Photography: How to Use a Snoot for Portrait Lighting

#Streetphotography: Selfie duel at airport

Selfie duel at airport

#Photoshop: Master mixed media in 12 steps!

Combine images, brushes, shapes and textures to create a mixed-media masterpiece

#Photoshop: Master mixed media in 12 steps!

#Musicproduction: Mirax Labs releases Repertoire Audio File Player for Windows

$4,99 but Free Edition is available

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Repertoire is an easy-to-use multi-format audio file player that you can control using MIDI devices. It features a waveform view with CUE and LOOP functions. You can also easily save and load playlists.

#Musicproduction: Mirax Labs releases Repertoire Audio File Player for Windows

I like comedy. It's a...

I like comedy. It's a streak of humour. A scan of every day tristesse transformed into absurd comedy of the situations. That's where fun is taken serious.

Ich mag Comedy. Ein Anflug von Lachen im spröden Alltag. Ein Abgreifen trister Alltagsgeschichten transformiert in absurde Situationskomik. Da wird Spaß ernst genommen.

Song of the day: This is the moment, The moment is now

Song of the day: This is the moment, The moment is now http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_this_is_the_moment.htm

#Photography: 3 Principles of Light Behaviour Every Photographer Needs to Know

In this short video by Ed Vorosky he covers three rules about the behaviour of light. When you understand these principles you can then use them better in your photography. Watch the video for a mo…

#Photography: 3 Principles of Light Behaviour Every Photographer Needs to Know

#Photoshop: Balance images with symmetry in just three steps!

Cheat nature by forcing perfect symmetry

#Photoshop: Balance images with symmetry in just three steps!

#Musicproduction: Karoryfer Samples releases Ironface synth library for Sforzando - #free download

Karoryfer Samples has released Ironface, a free open-source sample library for Plogue Sforzando which combines samples of a bowed double bass with synthesizer-style controls.
Instead of trying to accurately recreate the sound of a double bass, Ironface is instead designed to be an anachronistic combination of acoustic bowed sounds, large numbers of unison voices per note like one might find in a modern digital synth, and controls typical of simple analog synths. It can produce warm and organic versions of many classic sounds, from resonant bass plucks to string machines.

#Musicproduction: Karoryfer Samples releases Ironface synth library for Sforzando - #free download

Saving is ok, but not with spices. Why...

Saving is ok, but not with spices. Why not be generous here?

Sparen ist ok. Aber bei gewürzen sollte man nicht sparen. Da kann man ruhig großzügig sein.

Song of the day: Lazy bone, Sick alone

Song of the day: Lazy bone, Sick alone http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_nothing_but_a_song_to%20_you.htm

#Photography: 37 Ethereal Almost Supernatural Long Exposure Photographs

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Landscape photographers use a technique involving long exposures to create those milky smooth waterfalls, and misty images of coastlines. But what other ways are long exposures used? Here are a few…

#Photography: 37 Ethereal Almost Supernatural Long Exposure Photographs

#Streetphotography: Sleeping man at airport Washington Dulles

Sleeping man at airport Washington Dulles

#Photoshop: How to Use the Text Tool in Photoshop

There are many reasons that you might want to add words over your images. Text on photos makes great promotional items such as postcards; you can create your own social media messages with quotes …

#Photoshop: How to Use the Text Tool in Photoshop

#Musicproduction: rncbc.org announces Vee One Suite 0.6.0 release for #Linux - #free download

Once again, the Vee One Suite of old-school software instruments, featuring a gang of three made of synthv1, as a polyphonic synthesizer, samplv1, a polyphonic sampler and drumkv1, as a drum-kit sampler, are being released into the wild as in so called beta phase.

#Musicproduction: rncbc.org announces Vee One Suite 0.6.0 release for #Linux - #free download

Alcohol makes people thumb and...

Alcohol makes people thumb and incurious. I don't know why, but I don't care.

Alkohol macht dumm und gleichgültig. Keine Ahnung, warum, aber es ist mir völlig wurst.

Song of the day: If you wanna dance, Take the night away

Song of the day: If you wanna dance, Take the night away http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_if_you_wanna_dance.htm

#Photoshop: Create a 3D Retro Text Effect Using Layer Styles

This tutorial will show you how to use layer styles, smart objects, and some other basic elements in Adobe Photoshop to create a simple, retro looking, 3D text effect. The following assets were use…

#Photoshop: Create a 3D Retro Text Effect Using Layer Styles

#Photography: Midday Photography Tips

Most tutorials advise photographers not to shoot photos at noon. The sun is harsh and doesn’t flatter subjects. While it’s certainly not the most desirable time for a photo shoot, with the right ap…

#Photography: Midday Photography Tips

#Photoshop: How to Create a Cinematic Effect in Photoshop

In this video, Jesús Ramirez shows us three ways to achieve a cinematic effect on your image in Photoshop. Ramirez goes in depth on using color curve layers and also shows us some shortcuts using c...

#Photoshop: How to Create a Cinematic Effect in Photoshop

Development potential: Humans use about...

Development potential: Humans use about 10% of mental performance, but 100% of physical faculty.

Entwicklungspotential: Der Mensch nutzt nu 10% seiner geistigen Fähigkeiten, jedoch 100% seiner körperlichen.

Song of the day: But nobody saw it, What's going on

Song of the day: But nobody saw it, What's going on http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_what_happened_here.htm

#Musicproduction: 9 Tips For Promoting Your Band That Will Help You Get Signed

You can be the best band in the world, but you'll never get signed without an effective way of promoting your band. And face it, right now you don't have the money for a band promoter so you'll have to promote your music the old fashioned way. This article gives you 9 tips for promoting your band that'll help you get signed.

#Musicproduction: 9 Tips For Promoting Your Band That Will Help You Get Signed

#Streetphotography: Power at the airport

Power at the airport

#Photography: The Secret of Perfect Color in Your Photography

My neighbor placed a 20-page photo album on the counter and opened the first page for me. Staring back at me was the first photo, her little boy against a plain white background in a studio. His sa…

#Photography: The Secret of Perfect Color in Your Photography

Song of the day: No relevant information in this case, No obvious motive in any ways

Song of the day: No relevant information in this case, No obvious motive in any ways http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_what_happened_here.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Where blood runs to

At headstand all blood runs into my head. But if I stand not all the blood runs into my feet. Maybe it's because my feet are not hollow.

Bei einem Kopfstand rinnt das ganze Blut in den Kopf. Wenn ich normal stehe, dann rinnt nicht das ganze Blut in die Beine. Vielleicht weil die Beine nicht hohl sind.

#Musicproduction: Bitsonic updates Cannabis to v1.3 - #Free Vocoder for Windows VST

Bitsonic has updated Cannabis, a free vocoder VST effect and instrument for Windows, to v1.3.

#Musicproduction: Bitsonic updates Cannabis to v1.3 - #Free Vocoder for Windows VST

#Photography: 3 Video Tutorials - How to Use On-Camera Flash

Some great videos to help you to understand how to use on-camera flash to your advantage. Flash can be confusing to understand and using on-camera flash incorrectly can make …

#Photography: 3 Video Tutorials - How to Use On-Camera Flash

#Photography: A Quick Guide to Getting the Right Exposure

How many times have you struggled with getting the proper exposure? Your camera has built in features to help you out, but you have to learn how to use them before they’re of any use. Arthur Morris…

#Photography: A Quick Guide to Getting the Right Exposure

Song of the day: Two lips, one kiss, And two hearts, that's one love

Song of the day: Two lips, one kiss, And two hearts, that's one love http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_if_you_wanna_dance.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Politics

Politics means big promises, half big compomises and then small success.

Politik bedeutet große Versprechen, mittelgroße Kompromisse und kleine Erfolge.

#Photoshop: Create an incredible sunset with blend modes in just 9 steps!

Combine different photographs with blend modes to create beautiful images full of vibrant colour

#Photoshop: Create an incredible sunset with blend modes in just 9 steps!

#Streetphotography: Stretch limo at Washington Monument

Stretch limo at Washington Monument

#Photography: How to Create a Silhouette Photo with One Light

Sil·hou·ette [silo͞oˈet] noun: the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.
Silhouettes can be a fun and beautiful way to illustrate a scene and are surprisingly easy to create. Photographer Gavin Hoey shows us how to perfect the silhouette with a one light setup.

#Photography: How to Create a Silhouette Photo with One Light

#Musicproduction: beatassist.eu releases Nasty Looper - #Free Drum Machine for Windows 32-bit

beatassist.eu has released Nasty Looper, a free drum machine for Windows (32-bit), with 16 pad cells and a lot of features, including recorder, break sequencer, MIDI player and a built-in synth.
Nasty Looper includes a demo sound bank with the collaboration of loopmasters.com and VIPSoundLab.com
Nasty Looper is designed for live performance and live improvisation. It runs with an internal clock and almost all controls can be controlled with MIDI.
Price: Free.

#Musicproduction: beatassist.eu releases Nasty Looper - #Free Drum Machine for Windows 32-bit

Song of the day: It's up to you, To stand out in the light

Song of the day: It's up to you, To stand out in the light http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_if_you_wanna_dance.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Honesty

Honesty is a minefield where you cheat through with white lies.

Ehrlichkeit ist ein Minenfeld wo man sich mit Notlügen durchschwindelt.

#Photoshop: Eye-catching photo effects in Elements

Make a photo in photo effect.

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Mix monochrome with vibrant colour for stunning pictures!

#Photoshop: Eye-catching photo effects in Elements

#Musicproduction: Learning Audio Middleware Online: Where to Start?

Knowing your way around audio middleware is quickly becoming a required skill to get a job in the game audio industry. If you are a sound designer and/or a composer that is looking to break into th…

#Musicproduction: Learning Audio Middleware Online: Where to Start?

#Photography: 5 Composition Techniques That Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds

We all know about the rule of thirds by now, but there’s a lot more to framing a photo. This video by photographer Wayne Moran is a simple and yet absorbing round up of a few less obvious compositi…

#Photography: 5 Composition Techniques That Go Beyond the Rule of Thirds

Song of the day: And your tongue hangs out, like from a dog

Song of the day: And your tongue hangs out, like from a dog http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_if_you_wanna_dance.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Power

Radicals may have weapons. That's power. But caricaturists have pen and rubber. Europe already learnt: that is more power.

Radikale mögen Waffen haben. Aber Karikaturisten haben Feder und Radiergummi. Europa hat gelernt: Feder ist mächtiger.

#Photography: Use Spot Metering for Perfect Exposure on the First Try

Ever wondered why your shots are over or under-exposed even though you have set the proper settings for the light meter readings? Pye from SLR Lounge has the answer: Over and under exposure tends t…

#Photography: Use Spot Metering for Perfect Exposure on the First Try

#Streetphotography: Picturing at Thomas Jefferson Memorial / Washington D.C.

Picturing at Thomas Jefferson Memorial / Washington D.C.

#Photography: 10 Elements of Good Composition

You can know exactly what gear to buy and which settings to shoot in, but if you don’t haven’t mastered composition your photographs will always disappoint. Composition tells viewers where to look …

#Photography: 10 Elements of Good Composition

#Musicproduction: The 10 Best #Free VST Synths In The World

I use Zebralette (German software)

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As promised, this follow-up to the 10 Best Free VST Plugins list (that is, just effects and processors) is all about synths.
Some of these synths are early projects from designers who have gone on to work for larger companies making some of the most high-profile VST instruments; others are passion projects from solo sonic adventurers who simply want to share their skills with the music-making community. And some are simply streamlined versions of commercial

#Musicproduction: The 10 Best #Free VST Synths In The World

Song of the day: Reflected on camera or mirror, I call you marvellous

Song of the day: Reflected on camera or mirror, I call you marvellous http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_fashion_girl.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Human rights

In the west countries you do not fear that your human rights can be cut. Because there are laws. In some countries, more south and east, you also need not fear that your human rights get cut. Cannot be cut simply because there are no human rights.

Im Westen braucht man keine ngst haben, dass Menschenrechte beschnitten werden. Da gibt es Gesetze. In einigen Ländern - eher südöstlich - besteht diese Sorge auch nicht. Da gibt’s gleich keine Menschenrechte.

#Photography: 5 Tips for Using Pinterest for Photography Inspiration

Let me just come right out and say it – I think Pinterest is amazing. Not only is it a wealth of information when it comes to recipes and easy craft projects for my two kids, but it is also an incr…

#Photography: 5 Tips for Using Pinterest for Photography Inspiration

#Photoshop: Three Ways to Make Skin Look Perfect in Photoshop

I use Topaz filter Denoise

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There are a variety of ways to make skin look smooth and bright using Adobe Photoshop. Some methods are quick and easy, while others require a little more care and attention. Here, we’ll give you s…

#Photoshop: Three Ways to Make Skin Look Perfect in Photoshop

#Photography: Good Cameras Can Take Bad Photos

“I would love to be a better photographer… if only I had a better camera.” This is a comment I hear every day in my gallery. What many people don’t understand is that the type of camera you use is …

#Photography: Good Cameras Can Take Bad Photos

Song of the day: To make you mine, oh, mine, oh, mine, What can I do?

Song of the day: To make you mine, oh, mine, oh, mine, What can I do? http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_say_yes.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Believe what you see?

"I only believe what I see" is dumb. You don't see WLAN, but it works.

"Ich glaube nur was ich sehe" ist Blödsinn. WLAN kann man auch nicht sehen und es funktioniert.

#Photoshop: How to Crop Like a Boss in Photoshop

I have a habit of shooting for the crop (see my previous article ‘No Telephoto lens No Problem – Shoot for the crop‘) which often means that my final vision is a 4:2 proportion, or even a 4:1 panor...

#Photoshop: How to Crop Like a Boss in Photoshop

#Streetphotography: It's all about security near White House / Washington D.C.

It's all about security near White House / Washington D.C.

#Photography: How to Take Care of DSLR Camera Lenses

You should regularly clean the lenses on your DSLR camera. Even though you should be careful when cleaning them, this process is nothing to be afraid of. It is very important to clean the lenses only when it is needed, when they are dirty, don’t develop a habit of doing it every day because this can cause damage to the lenses. Here are some simple advices on how to clean your DSLR camera lenses when you need to.

#Photography: How to Take Care of DSLR Camera Lenses

#Photography: Quotes From Master Photographer Ansel Adams and How You to Apply Them to Your Photography

The technology of photography has been evolving at a very rapid rate. Most of our cameras are almost obsolete by the time we purchase them! But one thing about photography hasn’t changed over the y…

#Photography: Quotes From Master Photographer Ansel Adams and How You to Apply Them to Your Photography

Song of the day: He is a Lomo photographer, And he photographs the world

Song of the day: He is a Lomo photographer, And he photographs the world http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_lomophotographer.htm

About Predictive Analysis:

With Predictive Analysis now mathematicians - they claim - can predict the future out of statistics, operating with propability. Wasn't that called intuition in former times? At that time a human was a number, now - what an upgrade - a human is a dataset in Big Data. Tell me your food, I tell you what you eat...

Mit Predictive Analysis können heute Mathematiker - behaupten sie zumindest - die Zukunft vorhersagen mit Statistiken und Wahrscheinlichkeit. Wurde sowas nicht früher mal genannt: Intuition? Damals war der Mensch eine Nummer, heute - was für eine Entwicklung - ist er ein Datensatz in BigData. Sag mir deine Speise, ich sag dir was du isst.

#Photoshop: Quick Tip-Create Awesome Colorful Text with Tree Bark Texture and Layer Styles

Layer Styles are a great way to create magical images in Adobe Photoshop. In this short tutorial (only twenty steps) I am going to show you how to turn an ordinary default Font into a beautiful glowing Text Effect full of colors.
In the process of work we are going to use Poplar Std Font, awesome tree bark texture for the background and lots of Blending Options to add different color shades, volume and 3D effect to our Text.

#Photoshop: Quick Tip-Create Awesome Colorful Text with Tree Bark Texture and Layer Styles

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Inversion of an argument

Most accidents happen by kids. Most kids happen by accident.

Umkehrschluss: Die meisten Unfälle passiern durch Kinder. Die meisten Kinder passieren durch Unfälle.

#Musicproduction: MuTools releases Version 6.2 of MuLab and MUX Modular Plug-Ins (#free download)

MuLab is an inspiring music production studio for Mac OSX and Windows featuring an integrated top quality modular synth and effect engine.
MuLab is an easy, effective and rock-solid tool designed to create, record, edit and finalize your music!

#Musicproduction: MuTools releases Version 6.2 of MuLab and MUX Modular Plug-Ins (#free download)

#Photoshop: 4 Ways to Use the Warp Command in Photoshop

The Warp command was introduced in Photoshop CS2 along with Vanishing point feature. This meant an image, or part of one, could now be distorted or transformed into a new shape. You may have seen p…

#Photoshop: 4 Ways to Use the Warp Command in Photoshop

Song of the day: I don't ask if to stop, But how to overcome

Song of the day: I don't ask if to stop, But how to overcome http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_lets_do_action.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: New supermarket marketing

There is a new supermarket. At milk you hear cows and smell the stable. At eggs you hear chicken and at the wine section you hear a crowd singing. At shampoo you hear a shower and someone singing "I'm singing in the rain" and smell synthetic wood. But I don't go to buy toilet paper.

Da gibt’s einen neuen Supermarkt. Bei Milch hört man Kühe und es riecht nach Stall. Beim Wein hört man Leute gröhlen. Und beim Shampoo riechts nach synthetischem Holz und man hört eine Dusche prasseln. Nur Klopapier kauf ich dort nicht.

#Photography: 11 Tips for Creating Stunning Photographs of Cities at Dawn

We’ve all seen hundreds of gorgeous photos of sunrises over beaches and beautiful landscapes. Of course they have the capacity to wow and inspire, but I would argue that it’s far more interesting t…

#Photography: 11 Tips for Creating Stunning Photographs of Cities at Dawn

#Streetphotography: Library of Conress / Washington D.C.

Library of Conress / Washington D.C.

#Photography: 10 Different Lighting Effects Using Just One Softbox

When you start out as a photographer, you probably don’t have a lot of equipment or money, so you need to come up with unique ways of using what you do have to create professional, beautiful lookin…

#Photography: 10 Different Lighting Effects Using Just One Softbox

#Musicproduction: ADSR - How To Make Any Sound In Massive

If you feel like you have the vision but lack the skills to make the sounds you want in Massive; are looking for fresh ideas and a new approach to making sounds from scratch and/or want to learn ho...

#Musicproduction: ADSR - How To Make Any Sound In Massive

Song of the day: An ice cold wind was born, At the end another lonely morn

Song of the day: An ice cold wind was born, At the end another lonely morn http://www.vienna.cc/kunst/songs/song_nothing_but_a_song_to%20_you.htm

Words of wisdom the world is waiting for: Cross on election day

Whereever we put a cross on the ballot on election day, we have to bear out cross then.

Wohin auch immer wir ein Kreuz am Wahltag machen, wir werden dieses Kreuz dann tragen müssen.

#Photoshop: Adding an Amazing Colorful Effect for a Dancing Post

We’ll teach you how to apply layer duplications, blending mode, transforming and creating of objects that will give a plain looking image that extra edge by adding multicolored effects.

#Photoshop: Adding an Amazing Colorful Effect for a Dancing Post