What’s the Difference between Hard and Soft Light in Photography?
In photography, there are two kinds of light: hard light and soft light. Let’s look at the difference between them, and why it matters.
Instagram Personal, Business, and Creator Accounts: What’s the Difference?
Instagram has three different account types: Personal, Business, and Creator. Which one you should use depends on how you plan to use the “gram.”
What Is Contrast in Photography, and How Is It Used?
The contrast between two things is the difference between them. In photography, we most often use the term to refer to the differences between the darkest areas and the lightest areas of an image—which is called tonal contr…
How to Switch to an Instagram Business Account
Instagram has three account types: Personal, Creator, and Business. Personal accounts work for most people, while the two Professional account options are ideal for those who have a business and plan to run ads, promote posts…
What Is Photoshop Camera Raw?
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw is Adobe’s RAW image-processing engine. It’s what allows you to convert the RAW image files shot by your camera into widely supported, shareable, usable JPGs. If that’s just a load of jargon to you,…
How to Take Good Photos of Moving Subjects
Moving subjects, like your dog running about or your kids playing sports, are some of the hardest things to photograph well. It’s all too easy to end up with bad, blurry photos that show nothing at all. Here’s how to take goo…
How to Set a Book Cover as Your Kindle Screensaver
Have you ever wanted to have the cover of a book you were reading as your Kindle screensaver? Well, until recently, you had to jailbreak your Kindle to do it. In 2021, though, it’s finally an official feature. Here’s how to …
What Is a Micro Four Thirds Camera?
We regularly talk about full-frame and crop sensor cameras here at How-To Geek, but there are other sensor formats, too. Let’s have a quick look at an increasingly popular option: Micro Four Thirds.
When Should You Use a Flash in Your Photography?
Flash has a bad reputation among photographers. Many articles for beginners—and I’ve written a few—recommend avoiding using it whenever possible. But, while you will generally get better photos when you don’t use flash, t…
How to Set a Default Kindle Device or App for Amazon E-books
When you buy an e-book through Amazon, it gets automatically delivered to your account’s default Kindle device. This is fine if there’s only one Kindle on your account, but you might want to change which device is set as the …
The Difference Between Saturation and Vibrance in Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is incredibly powerful. Its global sliders are a convenient way to make complex adjustments to your images. For example, Clarity and Texture do similar things in different ways, while Saturation and…
What’s the Difference Between Clarity and Texture in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is one of the best photo editing apps available. Its sliders are often the easiest way to make complex edits to your images. Some sliders, like “Exposure” and “Contrast,” are pretty self-explanatory….
Can You Stop People from Adding You to Groups on Instagram?
In a common Instagram spam strategy, an obviously fake account adds you (and a load of other victims) to a group chat. Unfortunately, depending on what kind of account you have, you might not be able to stop it from happening…
How to Check Which Apple Watch ECG App Version You Have
The ECG app on the Apple Watch Series 4 and later lets you check your heart for a condition called atrial fibrillation (AFib), where it beats irregularly. It works like an electrocardiogram (an ECG) you’d find in a doctor’s o…
Do I Have a Crop Sensor or Full Frame Camera?
Digital cameras use a sensor that captures light to make a photo. The size of the sensor affects how your images look, so you’ll often see photographers and tutorials referring to crop sensor and full frame sensor cameras. He…
What Is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) on Apple Watch, and Why Does It Matter?
Heart rate variability (or HRV) is the latest hot health measurement. It’s being used by athletes to optimize their training, and as a predictor of health—including in a number of studies on COVID-19. Your Apple Watch track…
What Does the ECG App on My Apple Watch Do?
The ECG app on your Apple Watch is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), similar to what you’d find in a doctor’s office. You can use it to monitor certain aspects of your heart health. Here’s what you need to know….
How to Share an ECG from Your Apple Watch with Your Doctor
Some Apple Watches have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) built in. If your doctor wants you to use it—or you want to share the results of it with them—here’s what to do.
How to Use Photoshop and Lightroom’s “Super Resolution” Feature
Adobe has been adding machine-learning and AI-powered features to Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom. In March 2021, Adobe added “Super Resolution”—a way to enhance missing details in lower resolution files. Here’s how to us…
How to Bring Back Photoshop’s Warning Dialogs
Adobe Photoshop is a complicated program. By default, it throws up a lot of warnings and other dialog boxes to make sure you’re aware of the consequences of what you’re doing. With most of these, you can check a box to never …
How to Enable Do Not Disturb During Workouts on Apple Watch
If you’re in the middle of a hard run or chill yoga session, you probably don’t want your phone to ring (unless it’s really important). By automatically enabling Do Not Disturb on your Apple Watch when you start a workout, yo…
How to Change Ruler Units in Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop’s rulers are really useful when you’re cropping, combining, or otherwise editing your images. Depending on what you’re doing, you might want them to display pixels, percentages, or even inches. Here’s how to c…
Do You Need a Special Lens to Take Portrait Photos?
If you’ve ever tried to shoot good-looking portraits with your camera and a basic kit lens, you might have been disappointed that the results didn’t match the images you see on social media or in magazines. Part of this is do…
Do You Need a Tripod for Landscape Photos?
If you’re curious about photography, you might have wondered if a tripod is necessary for shooting landscapes. They’re often included on gear lists, but are they really essential? Well, the answer is somewhere between a no (w…
Why Your Resting Heart Rate Just Got Higher on Apple Watch
If you’ve been using an Apple Watch to track your resting heart rate, you might have noticed it jump up a couple of beats in late 2020. Here’s what’s possibly going on.
