How Waterproof Is Your Apple Watch?
Just like the iPhone, Apple Watches are water-resistant, but not waterproof. Let’s look at what it’s safe to do while wearing your watch, and which watery activities you should avoid.
How to Troubleshoot Your Apple Watch’s Heart Rate Sensor
The Apple Watch is a great fitness-tracking device because it can record both your GPS position and your heart rate. However, if for some reason you’re not getting any heart rate readings or it’s not being tracked consist…
How to Look Better on Zoom (and Other Video-Calling Apps)
More professional (and personal) interactions are happening via Zoom and other video-calling apps, and it doesn’t look like that’ll be changing anytime soon. The same as an in-person meeting or date, it’s important to l…
How to Take Better Photos in Your Home (No Flash Needed)
Photography is often seen as an outdoor hobby. Think of landscape photographers roaming through mountains and woods for a sunrise shot. But really, photography can be done anywhere. And indoors, at home is one of the best spo…
How to Pair AirPods With an Apple Watch
AirPods, AirPod Pros, and other headphones with a W1 or H1 chip, like the Powerbeats Pro, should pair automatically with an Apple Watch. This works if they’ve already been paired with an iPhone or iPad linked to your iCloud…
How to Pair Bluetooth Headphones With Your Apple Watch
An Apple Watch will only play alerts and Siri responses through its built-in speaker. To listen to music or other audio, you need to use a set of Bluetooth headphones (or even a Bluetooth speaker). Here’s how to set them up…
How to Set Up Your Own Website the Easy Way
It’s never been easier to set up your own website—and you’ve never had more options. Here’s what you need to know to get that website up and running.
What Is Post-Production or Post-Processing in Photography and Videography?
You’ve probably heard the terms “post-production,” “post-processing,” or simply “post” about movies but they also apply—and are equally important—to photography. Let’s break down what they mean….
How to Take Better Photos With Live View on Your Camera
One camera feature a lot of photographers underuse is the Live View screen on the back. While it’s slower to line up a shot with Live View rather than just looking through the viewfinder, there are a few advantages. Let’s…
What Does “Fulfilled by Amazon” Mean?
When you’re shopping on Amazon, you might have seen the words “Fulfilled by Amazon” next to some of the things you buy. You hopefully won’t notice anything different about the purchase experience, but you could run into…
How to Upload the Best Looking Instagram Images
Instagram is probably our favorite social network here at How-To Geek. We always want our photos to look their best, so I did the research. Here’s how to make your images look as good as possible on Instagram….
How to Shoot a Time-Lapse With Your DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
A time-lapse is the opposite of slow-mo: instead of slowing down fast-moving activities they speed up slow ones. They’re perfect for showing the movement of clouds, crowds, traffic, and the like. You can even use them to sh…
How to Add Presets to Adobe Lightroom
Presets are one of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’s most powerful features; with them, you can use the same settings over and over again. The most common presets are Develop presets that consistently apply the same edits to any …
What Camera Settings Should I Use for Sports Photos?
A lot of people buy DSLRs and other cameras because they want to take good sports photographs; it’s one of the areas where your smartphone just can’t cut it. Here are the camera settings that will generally give you the b…
What is Exposure Bracketing?
Exposure bracketing is a technique where, instead of taking a single photo, you take three (or more) that are all exposed slightly differently; normally one is correctly exposed, one slightly underexposed, and one slightly ov…
What Camera Settings Should I Use for Street and Travel Photography
Street photography and travel photography are similar genres: really, street photography is just travel photography in your hometown. That means they use the same broad camera settings.
How to Safely Buy Photography Gear Online
Buying online is always a risk. Anyone anywhere can list something for sale, and there’s often no recourse should a problem arise. Even big marketplaces like Amazon—with tens of thousands of sellers—aren’t immune to cou…
How to Make Sure a Camera or Lens Works Properly Before You Buy
If you’re buying a used camera or lens, it’s a good idea to give it a thorough going over to make sure everything works before handing over your cold, hard cash. Here’s what to check for.
How to Assess and Analyze a Good Photo
After a shoot, it’s time to go through all the images you’ve taken and pull out the good ones. But what makes a good photo? Let’s look at how to assess and analyze your images.
How to Set a GIF as a Live Wallpaper on Your iPhone
Here at How-To Geek, we think iOS’s Live Wallpaper feature is pretty neat, although it’s underused. If you don’t want to spend the time to make your own great Live Wallpaper, one of the next best options is to use a GIF…
How to Keep Your Camera Lenses Clean
I’ve stressed time and time again here on How-To Geek: the lens is as important, if not more important, than the camera to which it’s attached. If your photos are blurry because there are smudges on your lens, there’s n…
How to Keep Your Photos Safe While You’re Out Shooting
As a photographer, there’s nothing worse than losing your hard shot photos, whether it’s from hard drive failure, theft, or anything else. With a good backup strategy, it’s easy to keep your photos safe at home, but wha…
What Camera Settings Should I Use for Landscape Photos?
One of the questions I get asked most often about my landscapes is “What settings did you use?” Beginner photographers often feel that there is some magic combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO that will make the…
How to Use a Balanced Composition for Stronger Photos
There are two kinds of balance in photography: formal and informal. Understanding both—and knowing how to them—is an important part of composition. Let’s dig in.
What Camera Settings Should I Use for Portrait Photos?
To take good portraits, you need to use the right camera settings. Let’s have a look at what combination of lens, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO give you the awesome portrait look with a sharp, in-focus subject and a cre…
