Latest Photo & Video How-To
- 25 October 2013
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How-Tos: How to share videos online with Vimeo
Good quality videos, lots of customisation and a strong social element make Vimeo a great choice for budding videographers. Here's how to get started using this excellent YouTube alternative.
- 23 October 2013
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How-Tos: Open Adobe CS Photoshop InDesign in OS X Mavericks
Fix! Adobe CS Photoshop, InDesign not working in OS X Mavericks? Here's how to fix it.
- 10 October 2013
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How-Tos: How to take a picture with a webcam
Did you know, you can take photos using your laptop or PC’s webcam? Here's how to capture and share fun pictures for free.
- 08 October 2013
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How-Tos: How to create your own photography website
Making your own site isn’t as scary as it used to be, and with lots of templates and customisation option, SmugMug is a great choice for photographers
- 04 October 2013
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How-Tos: How to take a screenshot on Android phones
Here's where we show you how to take a screenshot on any Android phone, including the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4, HTC One, Xperia Z/Z1 and many more. Keep reading to find out how to take a screen shot on an Android smartphone.
- 17 September 2013
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How-Tos: Frozen in time: Tips and tricks for photographing waterfalls
Few natural subjects are as breathtakingly beautiful as waterfalls. Even tiny waterfalls--such as rapids in a stream--take on an almost otherworldly beauty when photographed as the inherent motion of the water is captured in a still frame. Unfortunately, snapshots rarely capture the magic, because they're shot with a smartphone or some other camera set on automatic exposure mode. If you want to capture the blurry, smooth excitement of a waterfall, you'll need to experiment a little with your camera's advanced settings.
- 12 September 2013
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How-Tos: Rotate videos shot on smartphone
How to rotate video clips that come out upside-down. And how to shoot video on your phone the right way around.
- 23 August 2013
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How-Tos: Saving YouTube videos for offline viewing
Watching a YouTube video typically requires an Internet connection, but with a little preparation the videos can be saved for later offline viewing.
- 13 August 2013
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How-Tos: Turn a photo mistake into a great shot
Not every photo is a keeper. Indeed, a lot of the pictures you take probably turn out to be duds--perhaps the exposure is way off, the white balance turned everything blue, or you accidentally shot into the sun and your subject is in shadow. Whatever the reason, the good news is that it's not hard to rescue many of those shots. The next time you have some photos that you're not happy with, see if any of these tips can help turn a loser into a keeper.
- 05 August 2013
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How-Tos: How to transfer photos from camera to laptop
How do you put pictures from your camera to your laptop? We explain step by step what you need to do.
- 22 July 2013
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How-Tos: How to perfect your photo's colors by adjusting white balance
Most people distinguish good photos from bad photos based on just a handful of factors: the focus, exposure, framing, and color balance. And while the first three are pretty obvious, color balance is the most mysterious. As a result, many snapshooters pay little or no attention to it, and that's too bad--it's easy to adjust, and can have an enormous effect on your photos.
- 11 July 2013
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How-Tos: How to send videos
Here's how to send a large video file to friends, family or colleagues.
- 21 June 2013
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How-Tos: How to watch Wimbledon 2013 online
You can now watch the entire Wimbledon tennis championships from your computer. Here's where we show you how to watch Wimbledon 2013 online.
- 17 June 2013
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How-Tos: How to tag photos in Windows
If you struggle to find the photos you’re looking for, Windows provides the tools you need. Here we show you how to tag photos and use those tags to find the photos you want.
- 15 June 2013
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How-Tos: Organise photos in Windows 8
To give you more control over your pictures Microsoft has a free application - Windows Photo Gallery - that can help you more closely manage your photo
- 05 June 2013
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How-Tos: How to use a Macbook's FaceTime webcam
If you've got a MacBook then you might want to make use of its built-in camera. Here's how to use a Macbook's FaceTime webcam.
- 30 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to put photos on iPhone or iPad
In this feature we explore several different ways of putting photos on to iPhones and iPads.
- 27 May 2013
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How-Tos: Essential photo composition tips and tricks
Composing a compelling photo can be a challenging artistic endeavor; after all, what looks great in real life can be flat and uninspired when captured as a photo. It's not enough just to capture what you see with your eyes; you need to reinterpret the scene for the medium that we used to call film.
- 22 May 2013
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How-Tos: Font free-for-all: Where to get free and low-cost fonts
Back in ancient times--throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s when just 1000 or so fonts were available for desktop computers--designers had a tongue-in-cheek saying among themselves: The one who dies with the most fonts wins! It made sense at the time because fonts were coveted by every designer as a creative resource of unparallelled importance, and prices were astronomical. While supply has risen and prices have dropped in more recent eras, one thing remains true today: Fonts remain incredibly important and valuable to anyone who puts words on paper or pixels.
- 20 May 2013
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How-Tos: How to capture a sense of speed with panning
Cameras are very good at freezing moments in time. Browse through your photo collection, and no doubt you'll have lots of examples in which a fast shutter speed captured an instant and preserved it, seemingly in amber. What's missing from photos like those, though, are any sense of drama. If you're shooting moving subjects - at a car race, a sporting event, or an airshow, for example - then you might want to preserve some of that action. You should learn to pan your camera.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 review: A compact Ultrabook laptop and tablet with compromises
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14 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2013
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How to close running apps in iOS 7: iPhone now works like Android
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New Apple iPad Air review: hands on with Apple's thinner, faster iPad
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Google Nexus 10 2 (2013) release date, price and spec rumours
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Google Nexus 10 2 (2013) release date, price and spec rumours
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Apple iPad mini with Retina display: release date and specifications in the UK
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Carphone Warehouse slashes Avoca Android tablet to £49
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Google Nexus 5 release date, price, photos, video and specs rumours
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New iPad Air 5th generation release date, specs and new features
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 review: A compact Ultrabook laptop and tablet with compromises
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New Apple iPad Air review: hands on with Apple's thinner, faster iPad
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Argos MyTablet vs Tesco Hudl comparison review: The battle of the budget tablets
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LG G2 review: The best smartphone you can buy
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Apple iPad mini 2 vs Google Nexus 7 comparison review: which lightweight tablet packs the biggest punch
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How to close running apps in iOS 7: iPhone now works like Android
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How to set a song on your iPhone as a ringtone
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How to open Adobe CS Photoshop, InDesign in OS X Mavericks - quick fix
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How to format a write-protected USB flash drive or memory card
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How to transfer files and apps from Android phone, Android tablet to SD card
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