The Five Essential Camera Settings You Must Know
Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008
I talk about much of this in the iPhoto chapter of my book, but this article is an excellent summary of the five essential settings -- shooting mode, aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, and exposure value -- that every avid digital photographer should know.
Go forth and master.
Labels: photography
Panorama How-to: Sky Stitches
Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008
Use Photoshop to create amazing panoramas with great skies in just a few easy steps. From Popular Photography.
Labels: photography
GarageBand? Um, Kind Of
David Bryne's latest project, Playing the Building, connects a keyboard to, well, a huge building.
Now that's a jam pack.
Where Vinyl Records Are Born
A cool photo-essay through one of only three record-pressing plants operating in the United States.
Labels: fun web stuff, music
The Photographer's Guide to the Eye
Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008
Learning how we see can help you take better photos: a fascinating article from Popular Photography.
Labels: photography
New iPhone Apps for Flickr, iTunes, Apple TV
There's a world of new hand-held applications to explore now that Apple has opened its App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. Right now, only the new, 3G iPhone can run these apps, but a software update is coming that will enable the original iPhone and the iPod touch to run them, too.
As a slobbering Flickr addict, I can't wait to try Exposure, from Connected Flow -- the same company that sells the Flickr Export plug-ins for iPhoto and Aperture. Macworld's iPhone Central has the details.
I'm also eager to start using Apple's free Remote, which turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control for iTunes and the Apple TV.
You'll need the newly released iTunes 7.7 to buy from the App Store, but you can browse it using older iTunes versions.
Labels: app store, flickr, iphone, ipod touch, itunes
GarageBand Tips from Macworld
Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008
I don't post nearly enough about GarageBand, which is one of this amateur musician's favorite programs of all time.
My book is packed with GarageBand tips, but if you're craving more, Macworld.com has just published a nice set of GarageBand tips and tricks from Jeff Tolbert.
Labels: garageband
Have a Digital SLR? You Need a "Nifty 50"
Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008
For a whole bunch of reasons, one of the best lenses you can have for your digital SLR is a 50mm prime (that is, non-zoom) lens.
Here's why.
Labels: photography
Nikon D700 Hands-On Preview
Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Digital Photography Review has a hands-on preview of the Nikon D700, which ships this month for $2999 (body only).
12 megapixels, full-frame sensor, and many other swoon-worthy features.
Labels: photography
