Harry Guinness
Contributing since September, 2016
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About Harry Guinness
Harry Guinness writes occasionally when he’s not busy skiing, sailing, partying, lifting weights, or otherwise dodging responsibility. His main areas of interest are himself, gin, and crazy people with interesting stories to tell. When people won’t pay him to write ill-thought-out opinion pieces, he covers photography, technology, and culture. You can follow him on Twitter.
Latest Articles
Freeze or Blur? The Two Ways to Capture Movement in Photography
A photograph only shows a single moment, so if you want to capture a good image of a moving subject and have it look like it’s actually in motion, you need to put a bit of thought into things.
How to Take Good Silhouette Photos
Digital cameras struggle when you have a scene with both very bright and very dark things in it—in photography terms, a wide dynamic range.
What Lenses Should I Buy for My Nikon Camera
The best thing about DSLR cameras is that you can use different lenses for different situations.
How to Edit Live Photos on Your iPhone
Live photos are basically three second movie files---3D press the photo and watch it move.
What is Focal Length in Photography?
In photography, we use focal length as a primary descriptor of lenses.
How to Buy Kindle or Audible Books on iPhone or iPad
If you’ve ever tried to buy a book from the Kindle or Audible app on your iPhone or iPad, you might have been surprised that there's no store in the app.
How to Listen to Spotify With Just Your Web Browser
Spotify is one of our favorite music streaming services and one thing you might not know is that to use it, you don't need to download an app: you can use it straight from your web browser.
How to Change the Chat Background in WhatsApp
By default, WhatsApp has a pretty weird and childish background for your chat messages.
What is the GDPR Privacy Law and Why Should You Care?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new European Union law that takes effect today, and it's the reason you've been receiving non-stop emails and notices about privacy policy updates.
How to Change Your Default Credit Card on Amazon (And Clean Up the List)
If you've ever had a payment declined because your default credit card payment method on Amazon has expired, you know how annoying it is.
How to Check Your MacBook's Battery Health
Computer batteries have a limited lifespan and degrade over time, so they're often the first thing to go in a Mac laptop.
How to Stop All of Twitter’s Annoying Emails
Twitter sends a lot of emails---like, an utterly unreasonable and incredibly annoying amount.
How to Change Your iPhone Ringtone
The problem with having a popular phone like an iPhone is that, by default, everyone has the same ringtone.
Can You Get Sued for Leaving a Bad Review?
If you get poor service in a restaurant or feel a photographer you hired didn’t do the job you paid for, it can be very tempting to jump online and write a scathing review.
The Best Hidden iPhone 3D Touch Tips You Might Not Know About
The iPhone’s 3D Touch is one of its more underrated features.
How to Disable Touch ID or Face ID On Your iPhone
Touch ID and Face ID are convenient, but not as secure as only using a strong passcode (mostly because biometric data doesn’t have the same legal protections).
How To Use Safari’s Privacy and Security Features on iPhone
Mobile Safari—the web browser on your iPhone and iPad—has a number of privacy features you might not be using, like blocking all cookies and preventing cross site tracking.
How To Message Lots of People at Once in WhatsApp (Without Using a Group Chat)
Group chats can be a terrible experience for everyone, especially when you just need to send a single message---like an invitation---to a bunch of people at once.