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Exposure Techniques for Backlit Subjects
If you’ve ever taken a picture of someone standing in the shade with the bright sunlight highlighting the scene behind them, you’ve probably been disappointed with the resulting…
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Battery Backup Power
Battery backup units, known as UPS (uninterruptible power supplies) can save you both time and money. Retyping a report or replacing expensive computer hardware (due to power outages)…
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Fireworks Photography Done Differently
Last year around this time, I was stoked about the 4th of July. I’d gotten a new lens for my camera and was ready to shoot some awesome…
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Midweek Geek Links for 7-03-2008
It’s time for this week’s Geek Links! The rumors are true! Blizzard Entertainment is hard at work on another installment in the Diablo universe. You can check out…
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5 Tips to be a Green Geek
You don’t have to look hard to find different ways to be to Green. Magazines, commercials, even entire television channels have been dedicated to the subject. Personally, I…
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Professional Portrait Retouching – Removing Dark Circles
In our previous portrait retouching lesson, we looked at the simple task of brightening a subject’s eyes. This time, we’ll be working on removing the dark circles under…
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CSS Colors, Practices, and Theories
CSS is often thought of as a way to layout a website or position your page elements. However, CSS is just as useful in controlling the style or…
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Midweek Geek Links for 6-26-2008
It’s time for this week’s Geek Links! I have no hesitation in saying that if I could only choose one program to have installed on my computer, it’d…
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Off-Camera Flash Photography Tips – How to Trigger Your Flash
Previously, we discussed which flash to buy. It should go without saying that, once you have a flash, you must have a way to trigger it off-camera. There…
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Open Programs Faster – Use Keyboard Shortcuts
When I working on my computer, I like to be as efficient as possible. In my quest for efficiency, I’ve found a few little tricks that speeds up…