Photography

Don’t Upgrade Your Webcam, Upgrade Your Lighting Instead

Whether you’re streaming, recording yourself, or taking part in video chats, you’re probably disappointed in the picture quality you’re getting. Before you order an expensive new webcam however, consider that the real issue m…

Sydney Butler Jan 26th

What Is a Light Field Camera, and Is It the Future of Photography?

What if everything you knew about photography was wrong? Well, it isn’t, actually, but light field cameras bring an extra dimension to photography that takes them beyond what a regular camera can achieve….

Sydney Butler Jan 12th

How Do Disposable Cameras Work, and Why Do They Still Exist?

A fully functional camera for less than the price of a t-shirt sounds crazy, but that’s exactly what disposable cameras offer. What’s the magic behind these devices that have been a mainstay since the 1990s? Let’s take a look…

Joe Fedewa Dec 6th, 2022

How to Zoom In on Photoshop

To take a closer look at your photos or for precision editing, you may want to zoom in on your images. Luckily, Adobe Photoshop offers various ways to enlarge your photos, including on-screen options and keyboard shortcuts. W…

Mahesh Makvana Oct 28th, 2022

How to Take Photos of Space With Your Phone

Smartphone cameras have come a long way since the early days. You can take pretty good photos in low light now, but what about the ultimate low-light condition—space? Astrophotography is possible if you know a few tricks….

Joe Fedewa Sep 3rd, 2022

How Does an Invisible Selfie Stick Work?

You may have heard of a product called the “invisible selfie stick” which, when used with a 360-degree camera, doesn’t appear in the footage at all, creating the impression of a low-flying drone. But how does it work?…

Sydney Butler Aug 16th, 2022

How to Clear the Recent Files List in Adobe Photoshop

If you’ve been using Adobe Photoshop and you don’t want to leave your recent work visible on the opening Home page when you launch the app, you have a few options for clearing the list or hiding it. We’ll show you how….

Benj Edwards Jun 25th, 2022

Adobe Photoshop Might Soon Be Available for Free

Adobe Photoshop has been a paid product for its entire lifetime (unless you sail on the high seas), but now the company is testing a free version accessible through the web.

Corbin Davenport Jun 14th, 2022

How to Curve Text in Adobe Photoshop

Want to make your straight text curved without much hassle? If so, Adobe Photoshop has the exact feature you need. You can use it to curve your text in your specified bend level, and we’ll show you how to make use of it….

Mahesh Makvana Jun 6th, 2022

Should You Buy a Drone?

Drones are more accessible than ever before and now come in a range of sizes and price points. But before you reach for your wallet, there are a few things you might want to mull over.

Tim Brookes May 25th, 2022

How to Add Text to a Picture on a PC, Smartphone, or Tablet

Thanks to the built-in apps, adding text to your photos on a Windows, Mac, iPhone, and iPad is extremely easy. On Android, the Google Photos app allows you to write text on your pictures. We’ll show you how to do that on all …

Mahesh Makvana Apr 30th, 2022

How to Find Matching Paint Colors From an Online Photo

It’s easy to take a physical object into a paint store and get the color matched. But what if you like a color in an Instagram photo? That’s trickier, but we’ll show you how to match paint colors to digital images….

Joe Fedewa Apr 19th, 2022

How to Outline Text in Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop makes it extremely easy to add a border around your text in an image. You can outline your text with the choice of color, position, and size. Here’s how to do just that on your desktop….

Mahesh Makvana Apr 13th, 2022

What Is Frequency Separation in Photography?

Frequency separation is a Photoshop technique that allows for more control over photographic retouching work. It’s predominantly used to touch up skin, but can also be used on other elements of an image….

John Bogna Mar 9th, 2022

What Is Lens Focus Breathing?

If you regularly browse photography gear reviews, you’ve probably heard the phrase “focus breathing.” But what exactly does that mean? Is it good or bad? Does it not matter at all? We’ll explain just what focus breathing is, …

John Bogna Mar 1st, 2022

Why You Should Use Lens Filters With Your Drone

If you’ve ever seen someone else’s footage captured with the same drone you own and wondered “how does it look so good?”, there’s a good chance it was made with a drone camera filter attached. Here’s why you should use them t…

Sydney Butler Feb 27th, 2022

Hyperlapse vs. Timelapse Photography: What’s the Difference?

Whether you’re using a smartphone, drone, or action camera, you might have a choice between making a timelapse or a hyperlapse. Although they sound similar, each has a different purpose. All timelapses compress time, but hype…

Sydney Butler Feb 6th, 2022

What Is Camera ISO, and Why Does it Matter?

Wondering what the ISO setting is for on your camera or smartphone camera app? Let’s break down what exactly ISO is and why it’s important to understand if you want to take more control of your photography….

John Bogna Feb 3rd, 2022

How to Get More Dynamic Range from Your Photos

There may be a lot of detail in your photos that you aren’t seeing. The good news is that you can often recover this detail by expanding the dynamic range of your photos, making for more balanced and interesting shots….

Tim Brookes Jan 22nd, 2022

What Is a CFexpress Card?

If you’ve shopped for a new camera in the past couple of years, you’ve noticed how rapidly memory card formats are changing. XQD cards were released not too long ago, and now there’s a new type of card available that promises…

John Bogna Jan 18th, 2022

What Is Pixel Binning in Cameras?

Smartphone cameras with super-high megapixel counts make for good marketing, but hardly anyone actually takes 200-megapixel photos. So how do you get usable pictures from them? Through pixel binning, the process of combining …

Sydney Butler Jan 12th, 2022

Mirrorless vs. DSLR Cameras: What’s the Difference?

Whether you’ve been a photographer for years or you’re just now getting into it, you can’t avoid the conversation around mirrorless cameras. Is mirrorless the future? Is a mirrorless camera better than a regular digital singl…

John Bogna Jan 1st, 2022

What Is Macro Mode on an iPhone or Android Phone?

Most people take photographs at human scale or larger. Pets, people, landscapes, and food are all common subjects. With “macro mode,” you can take clear pictures of small details and objects, with certain iPhone or Android ha…

Sydney Butler Dec 14th, 2021

Adobe Launches Creative Cloud Express to Compete with Canva

Adobe announced a brand new web and mobile service called Creative Cloud Express, which looks like it will compete with other template-based image editors such as Canva.

Dave LeClair Dec 13th, 2021

How to Automatically Mirror Selfies on iPhone

Instead of flipping photos after taking selfies, you can capture “mirror selfies” automatically as they appear in the preview you see on your iPhone. Here’s how to do it.

Samir Makwana Dec 9th, 2021

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