In a few simple steps I’ll show you how to create an iPhone version of your Pixelpost powered photoblog. This does require editing the core files so keep a backup.
How it works
Each time someone visits your site the server receives information on what browser people are using. What we’re going to do is add in some code that will show the user a different template if they have are browsing your site with an iPhone or an iPod Touch.
What you need
First you will need a way to edit the core Pixelpost file (index.php) and upload it to your webserver. Second you will need a separate template you are going to show the iPhone/iPod Touch users. Name the directory of your new template ‘mobile’ – for testing purposes, you can use any template that is currently installed on your server. Download the template pictured here.
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This tutorial will cover how to create a modern blog design in Adobe Photoshop. I am using Adobe Photoshop CS4, but this can be accomplished with any modern version of the software. I tend to use the marquee tool to make many shapes in this tutorial but you can use the shape tools if you are more familiar with those.
Download the layered Photoshop file
Let’s have a look at what we’ll be making…
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Have you ever wanted your Wordpress Pages to link to something besides a page? Perhaps another website, a particular post, or an archive of a category?
Dave Stewart made this great page template that will redirect your Wordpress Page to any url. Here’s how you do it:
- Download the Page Redirect Template and put it in your theme directory
- Just create a new page, type in the url you want to go in the editor
- Select Page Redirect from the Page Template menu
Now this page will be included with other pages that are rendered by the wp_list_pages() function, but go to any url. Sure you could code those links into your template, but this make it pretty easy to manage.
Ever want to have a neat and unique desktop/wallpaper image? Here’s an easy way to make a cool image with just a photo and Photoshop.
Step 1 – Pick a Photo
First, pick a photo that has some colors and contrast. Also, photos with a lot of depth of field work better than photos with a narrow depth of field. Here’s the photo I picked:
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After some questions asking how I process my hdr photos, particularly the bus photos, I decided to put together this small tutorial.
The software used to complete this tutorial is Photomatix 3.0 and Photoshop CS.
Step 1: Shooting the photos
When shooting photos for an hdr process I set my camera (Canon 30D) to the fastest frame rate possible (5 FPS) and set the Auto Exposure Bracketing to the maximum amount of stops (2). I find that the fast frame rate will allow me to shoot handheld and then Photomatix can align the photos. I like using a wide angle lens and I my favorite lens for HDR is my Sigma 10-20mm.
I expose the photos so the darkest of the shots has the scene outside of the bus exposed correctly, since it’s darker inside the bus. I suppose I could shoot more exposures, but since I didn’t have a tripod, I just shot 3.
Here’s the 3 photos I ended up with:
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I produce electronic music, take photos, and design websites. 
