…Working out what keywords to emphasize on a web page can be a complicated business. Known in SEO-speak as keyword research, it involves relevance, context, competition, and search term popularity, among other factors to optimize a page for particular search terms. There are all-in-one services that package all…
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Search and Replace Plugins for WordPress
…Whether you’ve moved your site and need to update your internal links, or if you’ve made some other change that affects text strings in many places across your website, doing sitewide search and replace can save an enormous amount of time compared to changing each instance manually. As…
Using Instagram Location Search & How to Find an Instagram Location ID
…Instagram has some useful location search functions built in. They’re useful not only for the curiosity of knowing where a photo was taken, but also for finding more photos from that location. Since most of the accounts I follow are related in some way to travel (or travel…
How to Put Your Image ALT Tags to Work in WordPress
…is in an image and how it might related to a particular search term. The other image tag that matters for SEO is the Title attribute. But that’s less important than the ALT tag (but the title attribute does provide the tool tip when users roll the cursor over the…
Things I Learned Moving My WordPress Sites from HTTP to HTTPS
…I recently moved some of my sites from regular HTTP to HTTPS. This was something entirely new for me. And it was something that I had been dreading for a while, mainly because of the risk of damaging my sites’ search rankings, breaking inbound links, and losing traffic….
New Top Level Domains for Photography Websites
…like d800.camera or nikond800.camera or eos1dx.camera are still available (at least, they were when I wrote this…) If you want to see what’s available and what’s already taken, just type the domain name into one of the domain registrars’ domain search bars, or use this one from whois.net. So Why…
How to Resize WordPress Thumbnails
…for search results and archive pages. And then I have one that’s specifically for my RSS feeds so that it’s sized perfectly for use in my Mailchimp layout. And those are all separate from the Medium and Large sizes I use for images within a post. Sure, I could probably…
How to Recover Deleted Photos with Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery
…file extensions to look for, but for now, I’ll just do a basic search of everything. (See the Advanced Settings section below regarding narrowing the search to specific file formats.) Once you select the source you want to scan–you can only select one at a time–you hit the Scan Now…
How to Make Your Twitter Photos Accessible to Visually Impaired Users by Adding Image Descriptions
…image description feature exists is to make photos on Twitter more accessible to users who are visually impaired. But it’s reasonable to wonder whether it might also offer some SEO benefit as well. Or benefits for Twitter image search, for that matter. As always, it’s pretty hard to know with…
Useful Plugins and Tools When Migrating WordPress
…chances are you’re going to want to redirect from old URLs to new ones so that your visitors and search engines don’t just hit 404 errors. Redirections There are a number of ways of doing this. One popular way to do it is to use the Redirection plugin. As well…
Using PhotoRec to Recover Deleted Photos from a Memory Card
…non-corrupted file it can find. If that’s what you want, use the left-right arrows to highlight Search and hit enter. If you want some further control over how the operation is done, move across to Options and hit enter. Recovery Options You’ll then get a screen like this. These are…
Batch Processing Basic Photo Workflow Tasks with PhotoBulk
…on the same core objective: letting you batch process common image tasks. There are a six main functions: watermarking, resizing, optimizing, converting file formats, managing metadata, and renaming. You can do each of these as individual tasks, but the real power lies in being able to string several different tasks…
Platypod Pro Max – Review
…or metal screws). One of the marked attachment holes. You can see the 2″ strap slots on each side. These can come in handy especially for shoots like long-term timelapse where you want a rock-solid, weather-proof method of mounting a camera, whether you’re trying to bolt it to a wall…
Fastest MicroSD Card Speed Tests
…default by descending sequential write speed–the value that’s most relevant to using the cards in high-resolution cameras–but you can click on the column headers to sort by other criteria or use the search bar to filter by brand or model number. You can also scroll the table right to get…
Cloud Photo Storage and Backup for Photographers
…need or search. You can also specify a timeframe within the past 30 days for when the files were backed up, which can come in very handy if you’ve accidentally overwritten files. Once you choose the files you want to restore, they’re zipped up and you’re sent a direct link…
Lightroom Alternatives
…PhotoMill doesn’t support as many file formats as some other options, but it supports all the main ones and includes a slick, if busy, interface. It also has good search functionality, GPS geotagging support, and ability to assign ICC color profiles. Mac only / paid. PhotoBulk has the least features…
Fastest SD Card Speed Tests for Video & Photo Cameras
…default by descending sequential write speed, but you can click on the column headers to sort by other criteria or use the search bar to filter by brand, etc. You can also scroll the table right to get the other columns. Brand Model # Class UHS Tested Write / Seq…
Review of the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S
…switches on the side near the mounting point. There are four main switches. The top sets the focus mode, with choices of autofocus, manual focus, or manual override. Under that is a focus limiter that can help speed up focusing. Basically, it limits the range that it will search for…
Organizing Photos into WordPress Media Library Folders
…is that my WordPress media library has a lot of images in it. And while I’m pretty good about using meaningful filenames and titles and the media library’s search function can be very useful, I found a lot of times that with the standard search filter it was taking too…
USB Chargers for Camera Batteries
…to be designed for a specific battery model, so the key information you need is the battery manufacturer’s model number. If you add that battery model number to a search on places like Amazon or Ebay for “USB charger” you should get some options (eg: “EN-EL15 USB charger”). Some brands,…
6 of the Best WordPress Plugins for Photographers
…the option of paying for advanced support and configuration. WordPress SEO by Yoast Again, this one isn’t specific to photography sites, and I install it with every site I create. If you want people to be able to find your site through search engines, install this plugin. By itself, it…
Is there any benefit to using WebP images on my website?
…site’s visitors happy, and it also makes Google happy–they now explicitly favor fast websites over slow ones in their search rankings. But photographers also care a lot that their images look their best. Heavy compression can look very ugly. So it’s always a trade-off between file size and image quality….
Hands on with the Spivo Flexible Tripod
…they’re much like a Gorillapod, although where the legs of Gorillapods consist of a string of bulbous joints, the Lammcou tripod’s legs are fully enclosed and narrower. But they still hold their shape quite well if you wrap it around things.1 The Lammcou tripod isn’t the only one available in…
Focus Stacking with the Olympus TG-5 Tough Camera
…the shutter it automatically takes a string of photos at different focus points. It then uses its own internal software to align the photos and merge them into a single image in such a way that it greatly increases the depth of field. You can also do it the old-fashioned…
Finding and Cleaning Unused Images in the WordPress Media Library
…thumbnail size. So I’m getting pages and pages of webp versions in the results. I’d love to be able to filter out webp versions from the results and, beyond that, be able to filter by filetype or filename string. I’d also like to be able to select particular folders within…
Cyber Monday & Black Friday Deals for Photographers – 2018
…rentals @ LensProToGo. Itching to try the new Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera or the FujiFilm X-T3 before deciding whether to take the plunge? Or just need a super telephoto before heading off on a wildlife safari? LensProToGo is my go-to for short-term gear rentals when I need a specific lens…
Sony RX0 Camera Hands-on Review
…the ugly effects of searching). When shooting photos, you only have the choice of AF-S or MF. You can also choose from among several different focus area settings: Wide (the most general of them using the whole frame, analyzing several areas in the frame at the same time. Specifically, it’s…
Review of the Oben CT-3581 Travel Tripod
…build quality and materials. I have not found any problems with the one I’ve been using; I also having been using it long-term. But others have reported inconsistent quality control issues, and I can see some potential problem areas. The spring-loaded ratchet locks at the top of each leg to…
Platypod Ultra Review
…to the other models but offers some enhancements and improvements. In terms of size, it’s closest to the Platypod Pro and is best suited to smaller cameras and light DSLRs. If you’re using a larger, heavier camera/lens combination, the Platypod Max is more stable. Platypod Ultra Flat Tripod for Small…
Recommended SD Cards for the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30
…choice of sizes: 256GB, 200GB, 128GB, 64GB, 32GB, and 16GB. In terms of convenience, the larger cards make more sense just so you’re not constantly running out of space–at 60Mbps, the cards can fill up quite quickly. It comes with either a microSD to SD adapter cartridge or a USB…
Do Camera Memory Cards Wear Out?
…to your computer as soon as practicable and edit and archive from there. Trying to edit images directly on the memory card can lead to problems, and flash memory cards are not designed for long-term archival storage. Treat them as a temporary step between your camera and your fully backed-up…
Photos Taken with a Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro
…The headline feature of the Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens is, of course, that it’s a macro lens (Nikon uses the term micro instead of macro with their lenses). And a macro at 105mm is an excellent option for things like flower close-ups. I also…
At War with the Dust Bunnies: Tips for Changing Lenses on the Go
…just nothing you can do because conditions are just bad or it it would take too long and you’d miss the shot. If you’re really, really stuck with dust on your sensor and no chance in the short term to clean it, you can try using a larger aperture (eg….
Time-Lapse Photography with a Panasonic Lumix GF1
…arbitrary and there are times it’d be handy to have a higher number (999?) available. I’ve yet to see how long the batteries last in the remote, but will no doubt find out when I start experimenting with long-term time-lapse with the GF1 power by an AC power supply. And…
Mevo, the Live-Action and Live-Editing Camera
…it can be improved. Some of these would be relatively easy to implement in the short term; others are close to asking for a different camera or would be better suited to an upgraded (and probably more expensive) model. And some of them might already be on the development roadmap…
Macro Lenses for Outdoor Flower Photography // Nikon 200mm f/4D IF-ED
…a prime macro lens. Nikon uses the term micro for their macro lenses, but they’re the same thing. Since the rest of the world uses “macro,” that’s what I’m using. The headline feature of this macro lens is that it provides close-up shooting with a comfortable working distance to the…
Optimizing Images for the Web with ImageOptim
…factors in site speed when calculating your search engine rankings. It can also have a big affect on mobile users of your website who are using their precious data quota to view your site. In short, smaller image file sizes means a faster web, lower bandwidth bills, and happier visitors….
Privacy Policy & Disclosure
…version, language preferences or the webpage you were visiting before you came to our Website, pages of our Website that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Website, access times and dates, and other statistics. Use of collected information Any of the information…
Creating a Photo Collage with TurboCollage App for Mac
…There’s no shortage of options for creating collages on a Mac. A search for “collage” in the Mac App Store brings up a bunch of options. TurboCollage is by no means the only option available. And it’s not the cheapest, although at under $10 it’s very reasonably priced….
Resizing Oversized Photos in WordPress
…images per run in order to prevent the server from coming to a grinding halt. The other is that resizing is irreversible. Read the warning in the red box before proceeding. After you hit the Search Images button you’ll get a list of the images that the plugin has proposed…
ShortPixel Image Optimizer for WordPress
…There are real, practical benefits to making your site fast. Faster websites keep visitors happy and Google happy. And if you want to cut to the chase, that translates to better SEO, better search rankings, and more traffic. There are all sorts of ways to speed up a…
Hands on with the Oben CT-2391 3-Section Carbon Fiber Tripod
…I’ve been conducting an ongoing search for the best travel tripod for a while now. But as much as I love travel tripods, sometimes they’re just too small and light for some shoots, whether it’s with a big lens, a heavy panning robot, a time-lapse where I just…
Guide to Cropping Thumbnails in WordPress
…tag listings, search resplults, or even widgets. WordPress gives you some basic options baked into the admin dashboard, but you can also specify extra thumbnail image sizes. Here’s a guide to doing that. When you’re setting the thumbnail sizes you have a choice of how you want your thumbnails cropped….
Hands-on with the Olympus TG-5 Tough Waterproof Camera
…a high-resolution 4K shooting mode. And, finally, there’s a high-framerate mode for shooting slow motion video. This mode doesn’t record audio–it’s video only. I found that the autofocus tends to search quite a bit when recording video. It doesn’t matter much for subjects far away, but if your subject is…
Hands On with the Leica X-U Waterproof Camera
…The autofocus is accurate but a bit slow. It tends to search forward and back before locking on. Once it’s locked on, it’s good, but it feels like a generation of cameras behind the competition. There are several choices for the focus mode: 1 point, 11 point, spot, and face…
How to Format SD Cards on Mac
…your Applications folder under the Utilities subfolder (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility). Or you can use Spotlight (the magnifying glass icon at top right of your screen) to search for it by clicking on the icon and then typing “disk utility”. Identify Your SD Card On the left side…
The RAVPower FileHub is Like a Digital Swiss Army Knife for Traveling
…button on the side. To access most of these features, you’ll need to fire up the FileHub app (search for “rav filehub” on the Apple store or Google Play store; it’s free). You then have to connect your phone to the File Hub’s WiFi network. The SSID doesn’t always show…
Kraken.io Image Optimizer for WordPress
…bandwidth and storage space and can drastically improve the speed at which your site loads. And that, in turn, can make Google happy and improve search rankings, and it makes your site’s visitors happy to have a fast-loading website. Images tend to require a lot of data and so are…
How to Recover SD Card Images That You’ve Deleted Accidentally
…files, and despite the name, it also recovers video and audio files. Or you can narrow your search to one or more specific file extensions or a particular region of the source disk or card. The option to select by thumbnails or carousel rather than by individual image is very…
Benro Travel Angel II C1682TV1 Travel Tripod / Review
…This is another in my series in search of the best travel tripod. You can find the other reviews here. The C1682TV1 is in Benro’s Travel Angel II series. In marketing speak run amok, Benro touts them as Triple Transfunctional Tripod Kits. What that means is that you…
How to Change WordPress’s Default JPG Compression
…increase your pagespeed. You might find you’re quite happy with the image quality at a setting of 70, in which case you’ll get even smaller filesizes that make for a faster website that in turn make your site’s visitors and the search engines happy. You might be applying image optimization…
How to Switch Between Autofocus (AF) and Manual Focus (MF) on the Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm ƒ/2.8 Zoom Lens
…it was in manual focus mode. And I couldn’t find a way to switch the Olympus 12-40mm lens from manual focus to autofocus. I was looking for buttons or switches on the lens. I looked for menu settings on the camera. I even had to do a web search to…
Best Books on the Nikon D3400 DSLR
…full-text search capabilities of e-books can be a faster way to find specific information you’re after. Nikon D3400 for Dummies, by Julia Adair King This series, of course, probably doesn’t need much introduction. It includes anything from auto repair to computer code to dog grooming. Nikon D3400 For Dummies Check…
Hands-On with the Really Right Stuff TVC-32G Ground Pod
…In my on-going search for the best travel tripods, I’m often intrigued by tabletop tripods. That’s not strictly a class of tripods, but they share something in common: they’re short. They’re designed for either shooting low to the ground or for putting it on top of something else….
Optimus Image Optimizer for WordPress Review
…There’s no downside to making your website faster. And there are a lot of upsides: happier visitors, better search rankings on Google, and ideally lower bandwidth usage. Some techniques for speeding up your website, like caching, CDNs, and moving to a high-end web host can be expensive and…
Web Fonts for WordPress
…looked pretty, and it was a way to guarantee that it looked the same to every visitor. But it was terrible for SEO, search, and page loading speed. And it was a real pain to create a new graphic file every time you wanted a new heading. But in the…
Hands-on with the Really Right Stuff TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod
…I’ll cut to the chase: In my search for the best travel tripod I think I’ve found a new favorite. It’s a simple design and doesn’t have the bells and whistles of some of its competitors, but that simplicity is itself a virtue, and it’s executed with real…
