A guide to using ZIP and LZW compression for TIFF images, along with real-world examples.
How to Make a Facebook Cover Photo Collage with Lightroom
February 10, 2013 by
A step-by-step guide for making a custom collage for your Facebook Cover Photo with Lightroom.
Facebook Photos Size Guide: Dimensions & Types (2013 Edition)
January 1, 2013 by
A how-to guide to using photos on Facebook, including image sizes and dimensions information and practical examples.
Portable Hard Drives for Photographers on the Road
June 15, 2011 by
Here are some options for small, reliable external hard drives that are perfect for backing up your images while on the road.
Digital Camera Memory Cards vs Airport Security Scanners
June 8, 2011 by
Unlike the days of film, airport scanners have no affect on memory cards, so you can safely put them through airport security scanners without holding up the line.
Best tripod for travel? My vote goes to the Gitzo GT1542T Traveler
March 30, 2011 by
The Gitzo GT1542T gets my vote for the best tripod for travel with a DSLR. It has the winning trifecta: small, light, & stable.
How to Resize Images in Lightroom 4 (LR4)
October 22, 2010 by
Lightroom doesn’t have a resize function in the main Library or Develop modules. Instead, it has a more powerful and safer way of dealing with image resizing.
Wide and Polarized: Using a Circular Polarizer Filter with a Wide-Angle Lens
October 13, 2010 by
A circular polarizer filter can be an extremely useful photographic tool, but they have to be used with care on an extreme wide angle lens.
Time Lapse Photography with a Panasonic Lumix GF1
October 1, 2010 by
One of my few complaints about the Panasonic Lumix GF1 is that it doesn’t have a built-in intervalometer to take time lapse shots. But for about $50-$70 you can get a third party timer cable release that does the job quite nicely.
