Question: I am at a loss as to how to set my electronic level on my Canon T6i. I swear I’ve seen it done before, but for the life of me, I can’t find the setting. Does anyone know how to make this setting so I can use the level? Answer: Unfortunately, your camera doesn’t […]
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How to Shoot Low Light Video with Little Noise
Noise is a huge problem when it comes to shooting video. For many people who are new to the hobby or profession, noise in video files might not seem like much of an issue. When I first began shooting video, I thought that all I needed to do was flip my camera on and press […]
Canon Rebel T7i Time Lapse & Slow Motion
Question: I own a Canon Rebel T7i and I was wondering if it was capable of capturing time lapse video. My friend owns an older Canon camera that will take sort of time lapse videos, but what it does is capture tons of individual images that need to be exported from the camera and then […]
Structure of an HTML Web Page
A lot has changed in the past few years when it comes to structuring a web page. HTML is less generic than it used to be and there are new tools to help offer much more meaning to our pages. There are fewer workarounds and more answers and logical ways of doing things than ever […]
HTML5 Semantics
In this post, I’m going to talk about HTML5 and semantics. I’ll cover a description of what the study of semantics is and why it’s important. I’ll also touch on meaning itself and how it can make our web pages and sites make a heck of a lot more sense. Now, while my intro to […]
Saving Custom Color Settings & Deleting Preferences in Photoshop
In this post, I’d like to cover a few quick housekeeping topics in Adobe Photoshop. These things have nothing to do with editing photos per se; they have more to do with the application itself. Whether you know it or not, you can create custom color settings within Photoshop and then save them for later […]
How to Convert a Color Image to Black & White in Photoshop
With Adobe Photoshop, it’s easy to convert a color photograph (or graphic) to black and white. You can either do this in pure grayscale or with a color tint. Today, I’ll show you how to accomplish both methods. Why would you want to convert a color image to black and white? Drama, of course. Sometimes, […]
How to Make Minor Camera Exposure Adjustments
As you begin taking an ever increasing number of photos, you’ll start to realize exactly what your camera is capable of. Brands and models have their own idiosyncrasies. For instance, I know my Canon Rebel T7i exposes photographs nearly perfectly when photographing indoors, but it tends to lean towards darker shadows than many other cameras […]
What’s the Right Level of Contrast for a Photo?
Can there be a “right” level of contrast for a photo? If there can’t be, then why do virtually all image editing applications offer contrast adjustment capabilities? Of course there can be optimal contrast levels for photos, but really, those levels are in the eye of the beholder as well as what the images call […]
How to Sharpen an Image in Photoshop
I’m sure you’ve taken a picture that needed sharpening at least once in your life. We all have. If a photo is slightly out of focus or if there’s a tiny bit of movement, you can usually make it look better by sharpening it in post-processing. If it’s too blurry though, I’m afraid you’re out […]