Приложение «Фотографии» (Microsoft) позволяет приводить в порядок, изменять и делиться запоминающимися моментами

Новое приложение «Фотографии» предоставляет возможности для увлекательного и простого улучшения цифровых воспоминаний. А если вам нравилось создавать видеоролики с помощью приложения «Киностудия Windows», значит вам понравятся и возможности приложения «Фотографии».

Храните все фотографии в одном месте

Приложение «Фотоальбом» подключается к OneDrive, что позволит вам иметь доступ к фотографиям и видеороликам с любого из ваших устройств.

Быстрый поиск фотографий

Автоматическое добавление тегов позволяет быстро и легко находить фотографии.

Улучшение с помощью эффектов

Добавьте своим фотографиям и видео больше индивидуальности с помощью настраиваемых иллюстраций и 3D-эффектов.

Создайте магию кино

Создайте шедевр самостоятельно или выберите тему и позвольте приложению применить волшебство.

Монтаж кинофильма стал проще

Выберите тему, выберите звуковую дорожку или автоматически создайте кинофильмом одним щелчком мыши. Приложение «Фотографии» позволит легко создать фильм, независимо от того, начинающий вы или опытный кинематографист.

Best free Wallpapers and Background pictures for Windows 10 desktop

Themes, Wallpapers, background pictures are few ways every Windows 10 users like to customize Windows 10. In this post, we will share some great resources. You can Download free background pictures for Desktop in Windows 10. Do note when downloading background images, make sure they are image files like PNG, JPEG, and not an executable or Zip file. Also remember to opt-out of third-party offers, if any.

Wallpapers & Background pictures for Windows 10

Here is a list of websites that allow you to download background images for free and use it anywhere. However, if you are using it for commercial purposes, make sure to check the licensing details.

1. Microsoft’s Official Wallpaper Collection
2. WallpaperHub
3. Unsplash
4. Pexels
5. Wallpapers Home (4K/8K)
6. Download Bing wallpapers
7. Gratisography
8. Life of Pix
9. Picjumbo
10. Stocksnap.io
11. Pixabay.

Make sure to save the images in a folder, and on a different drive, so you don’t lose it.

1] Microsoft’s Official Wallpaper Collection

Microsoft has a dedicated page that lists an enormous collection of wallpapers based on different categories. All you need to do is go this page, expand one of the categories, open the image, and save it. Once the download is complete, right-click on the image to set as the desktop background or wallpaper. If you need more, visit the Microsoft Store.

Categories include Animals, Art, Automotive, games, Holiday and Seasons, natural Wonders, Places, Landscapes, Plants, Branded wallpapers, and more. If you download a lot of them, I would suggest you disable wallpaper compression, set them as a slideshow, auto-change wallpapers or create a theme out of it.

2] WallpaperHub

Wallpaper Hub offers high-resolution wallpapers from newly launched Surface devices, Microsoft events(Conference Collection), Ninja Cat original wallpapers, and more. It offers something unique which every Microsoft fan would love. He also keeps adding Bing wallpaper to WallpaperHub.

You can sort by label, resolution, tags. You can download a collection in ZIP or download them individually based on the resolution. The design of the website might look familiar with Microsoft Store.

3] Unsplash

It’s a community-driven website that is dominated by photographers. They make sure each of the images are checked and handpicked for quality. If you register with the site, you can create a collection of wallpapers you like and download them. Download from unsplash.com/wallpapers

4] Pexels

It is another website driven by the community of photographers and sources like Pixabay, Gratisography, Little Visuals, and many others. You can download high-resolution photos and use them as wallpaper. The best part of finding wallpaper here is that they are categorized well and tagged. Make sure to check the Explore section of the website, which offers the most appealing collection. Download from pexels.com

5] Wallpapers Home (4K/8K)

If you are looking for a 4K and 8K resolution wallpaper, this website is where you need to head. If you wish to download wallpaper with lowe resolution, you can choose when you are about to click on the download button. Download from wallpapershome.com/download-wallpapers/windows/

6] Download Bing wallpapers

Bing offers daily wallpapers, and they are fantastic. Sadly there is no way to set them as wallpaper except for the lock screen, which works through Windows Spotlight. So if you want to download Bing wallpapers every day, and use it as background pictures for Desktop, then you need to use BingDownloader or BingPaper. Learn how you can use the application to download Bing Wallpapers.

7] Gratisography

It is a limited collection of wallpapers website, and its only because they want to offer quality and non-repetitive images. So if you are looking for some exclusive images which can tell a story, this is the website you need to visit.

While you can use the images for almost anything, the website restricts to redistribute Gratisography pictures, including on other stock (paid or free) sites/apps. Download from gratisography.com

8] Life of Pix

It’s a website that picks up the best photographer of the week and showcase their pictures. The reason I selected this website is because of the quality. You can find high-resolution images that you can use as a desktop background, but they might be limited. Download from lifeofpix.com

9] Picjumbo

It offers free stock photos, backgrounds, and free high-resolution images for personal and commercial use. Looking at the pictures, they have some impressive collection of pictures. While the photos are free, they also offer a premium program that can get you all the photos from the website in a click, new photos via email, and more. Download from picjumbo.com

10] Stocksnap.io

It’s a community-driven website that offers a decent collection free stock images you can download and use as a desktop background. They also provide a tag-based search to help you discover stock images based on your choice. Download from Stocksnap.io

11] Pixabay

They offer over 1 million+ high-quality stock images and videos. Like others, you can use the photos as a desktop background or create a theme out of it, and even use it for business. Download from pixabay.com

We hope you find these websites as a great resource to download free background pictures for your desktop in Windows 10.

Windows 10 Desktop

An icon is defined, among other things, by its longevity. Icons don’t withstand change — they endure it, by evolving with the times. An icon adapts to each new era, maintaining its identity while simultaneously remaining contemporary and fresh. At their best, icons provide both a connection to our past, and a window into our future.

For almost 30 years, Windows has been an icon among icons, creating portals into new worlds by providing users with an entirely customizable experience that progresses as fast as they do.

Windows is used by over a billion people each day, from air traffic controllers to NASDAQ traders to obstetricians. Which is why the Windows Hero Desktop Image is easily one of the most widely recognized images in the world. It’s the first thing users see when they begin their Windows experience, and it’s featured in every Windows ad that’s shown in nearly every country in the world.

In 2015, Windows evolved yet again with the release of Windows 10 — the final major release of Windows before it moved to quick-turn digital updates. To mark this evolution, we had the pleasure and honor of creating the Windows desktop as an icon — the kind people can shape as part of their own world.

When I first looked at the Windows logo, I saw more than four tiled squares. I saw the space behind it, and the energy that shines through and gives it a sense of propulsion. The logo makes an impression with that use of curated perspective. In focusing in on the logo, we’re not just telling the story of Windows: we’re telling the story of everything behind and traveling through it, of the advances and techniques that keep the brand moving forward into the future.

Final Artwork

Our Approach

Our approach involved a live-action shoot using different variables and customizations. Our core concept wanted to position the logo as a portal into the world behind it. We customized and art directed each image to speak to the timelessness of Windows, and its ability to take us anywhere we want to go. We though the best way to achieve this is to build and shoot it practically.

So we built the actual Windows logos and brought them to life through our use of inventive camera angles and evocative volumetric lighting. Using a 9k Phase One Camera system, we shot multiple exposures of the Windows logo, and combined those exposures in post to create a fantastic assemblage of volumetric lighting. The aim was to create a huge variety of desktop images, all of them real and practical, which in essence rendered the desktop image timeless.

The final result was an image what was vivid and tangible, like you could reach into your screen and touch it. The advantage of doing this practically is that we can literally shoot thousands of images, which meant once we had our hero image, we kept shooting and got endless varieties out of each set-up. We wanted to create a whole library of images that can be used throughout multiple Windows applications.

The Windows logo is a true icon. Using the best techniques available, we wanted to re-envision this classic image, defining what makes Windows 10 so forward thinking and accessible. We think our live action images will stand the test of time, placing this logo in a class of its own within the physical world.

Behind The Scenes

Projector Beams

The Projector Beams approach was a cinematic technique that provided an expressive filter of light focused through a small “window.” Essentially, we took a piece of black cardboard and cut the Windows logo into it: four squares, each like a window in their own right. We then executed the same cut through a piece of acrylic and matched the two surfaces perfectly, creating a clear rim around the insides of the logo to catch light blooms and specular hits.

We then projected projected light through the holes in the board, capturing it from an off-angle to give the image additional shape and texture, and to reveal the light source — which played up the idea of depth via our portal.

This projected light source caught glints of the acrylic, giving us beautiful specular highlights to complement the beams of light that pass through the window. The light sources were from a standard Video Projector and one of Adam LaBay’s futureWeapon’s Laser Projectors — which created bold laser line work.

The light for each of the four holes was then manipulated to be colored differently so that on their own, they represented one part of the logo. The projector beams were complimented with a natural fog that brought a dark, moody definition and a distinctive, provocative take. It gave the Windows logo a sense of mystery that’s powerful in its own way.

The Composite

With over 3,000 photos captured from the shoot, the initial stage of the composite was an exercise in patience as Munko diligently went through all of the assets and picked the best ones suited for the final image. He then dusted off his old 40 year-old designer fingers and brought them into Photoshop where he tirelessly combined exposures at a blistering 9k resolution.

He first build up the base image, which was obviously the foundation for the hero still, flushing out the core logo design with a variety of laser-infused illuminations.. These core layers were varied, ranging from minimal rim-lighting to a multitude of laser lines fanning through the central portions of the logo, lighting up the volumetric haze in a variety of artful ways. Compositing all these layers together was an extremely iterative process and was done in collaboration with Daddy Bear Art Director Ryan Vulk and Creative Director Christopher Ashworth, the two senior Directors on the Windows Brand Team.

Once the lovelies at the Windows team and up the ladder at Microsoft were happy with the aesthetics of the logo foundation, Munko then composited in the environmental passes, which consisted of separately shot layers of smoke and haze to create a very moody palette and accentuated the qualities of the practical approach.

The final touches were the lens flares, which were again shot as separate passes but were flaring the lens with a light source positioned in the same place as the laser projector, so the flares lined up perfectly with all the other passes. The final grade was applied to bring everything into the signature ‘Microsoft Blue’ palette, but still leaving a tonal range that kept everyone happy. The final 9k file was then sent to the magicians at XYZ Creative Production Agency, who specialize in high-end photo retouching and did the final optimizations on the hero image.