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AF-ON & Back Button Autofocus: This may just change the way you shoot forever

From Petapixel, Still autofocusing by pressing halfway down on your shutter release? Well, suppose I told you there’s another way that you might even like better? Sound interesting? Read on. The technique is called Back Button Autofocus and it can really change the way you use your camera. Rather than autofocusing with your shutter release,Continue reading “AF-ON & Back Button Autofocus: This may just change the way you shoot forever”

Display Calibration

In the 2014 edition of his Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows, Scott Hanselman points out that Windows 8 and 8.1 include a number of utilities that third-party ones you needed previously. One of these is a display calibration utility. So if you use Windows 8 or 8.1, don’t have a SpyderContinue reading “Display Calibration”

Lightroom ate my photos!

One of our members sent me an email with a question and while replying I thought this may well be a problem that others have so I should blog the answer. This was the question. I have Lightroom 2, but have not really got my head around to understanding it – but then I don’tContinue reading “Lightroom ate my photos!”

Adding a border to your images

When images are viewed on a computer screen or when projected, the screen around the image appears black, or near-black. If your image does not completely fill the screen and has large dark areas running to the edge of the image these tend to blend into the background and viewers’ eyes can wander out ofContinue reading “Adding a border to your images”

Sorting Images

Just a reminder; when you send in images, other than competition and evaluation ones, for display at the club you have to control the order they are displayed in. It isn’t enough to attach them to your email in a certain order; there is no guarantee that they will display in the same order, inContinue reading “Sorting Images”

Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned professional, sometimes we all need our memory jogged. It’s never a bad idea to have some convenient references handy just in case. I have listed what I think are some helpful cheat sheets to keep in your camera bag. Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier

Memory Card Tips

I don’t know if this has ever happened to you but one of the worst feelings in the world (photography-wise at least!) is discovering that your memory card has become corrupted and you’ve now lost all the photos you recently took. It happened to me on my old point and shoot card but I wasContinue reading “Memory Card Tips”

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating. Whether it’s an energetic cityscape or ethereal seascape the possibilities are endless. Here are a few essentials points to consider before you begin. 15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

Creating an HDR-like Image From a Single RAW File in Lightroom

If you have been anywhere near the photography world in the past couple years, I am sure you have heard of HDR by now as there have been countless tutorials floating around on how to create HDR images using 3 bracketed exposures in programs like Photomatix and Photoshop. However what if you don’t have yourContinue reading “Creating an HDR-like Image From a Single RAW File in Lightroom”