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In part one of this article, Matthew Fletcher explained the different connection types for external hard drives, and compared three strategies for backing up your photos.
In part two of this guide, Matthew explains a few backup options in detail, and provides a few specific recommendations: [Read more…] about Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 2 of 2)
Okay, maybe the headline gave it away, but in case you haven’t figured it out yet, the problem is that big dark shadow on the bird’s breast.
Why did this happen? Simple: I wasn’t keeping an eye on the Sun. I don’t mean that literally, of course. If you really kept an eye on the Sun, you’d go blind pretty quickly (not a good condition for photographers!).
But, when you’re photographing wildlife, it’s a good idea to keep track of the Sun’s position, to avoid harsh shadows from appearing on your subject. You’ll most likely want an evenly lit subject, unless you’re exploring a creative type of photo. [Read more…] about When photographing wildlife, always keep an eye on the Sun
Having a backup plan in place is like having a bomb shelter. It might be inconvenient for a while but you will survive to live another day. Fortunately creating a backup strategy is much easier than making a bomb shelter. 🙂 [Read more…] about Guide to storing and backing up your photos (Part 1 of 2)
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and take a look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”
Bueller wasn’t a naturalist (or a photographer), but I think his advice is the key to enjoying nature.
In our modern world of cell phones, next day shipping, and instant access to just about anything, it’s really hard sometimes to take a break and escape this “on demand” attitude.
But, to really enjoy nature and see all of its beauty, you have to look through patient eyes. You have to stop and take a look around once in awhile.
Here’s a short story to help illustrate what I mean: [Read more…] about “Stop and take a look around once in awhile”
Sometimes autofocus can really be annoying. For some shots it’ll focus on the right part of your subject, but then the very next shot it may choose to focus on something far and away into the background.
Sure, you could avoid this problem by always using manual focus, but autofocus is great when you need to focus quickly or when you’re photographing a landscape and you need to focus on a certain spot in the scene (this isn’t always easy to do with manual focus).
So, here are two ways to lock your focus and prevent your camera from autofocusing on the wrong part of your subject: [Read more…] about How to avoid autofocus problems
There seems to be an overwhelming obsession with megapixels these days.
It’s always the first number reported when a new camera is released, and many people still think it indicates the quality of the camera’s photographs.
Well, unfortunately that’s not the case. There is no direct correlation between number of megapixels and image quality. We all have a natural desire to sum up a product with one number, but with a camera that’s impossible. [Read more…] about Dispelling the megapixel myth