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Tethered shooting with EOS utility on Windows 7 problem (greyed out)
Based on a comment I received recently on my main article describing a relatively cheap solution for wireless tethering from an EOS camera to a PC, I decided it might be worth creating a short post on problems associated with … Continue reading
Using Manual Flash Power Control and Guide Numbers
This is part-2 of my low-down on using flash units. Part-1 covering TTL flash can be seen by clicking here. With TTL flash units you can normally disable the TTL mode and revert back to the older-fashioned manual power mode. … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Photography, tutorials
Tagged canon ex580, full power flash, guide rule, manual flash ratios, manual vs ttl flash
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Understanding camera flash
I would have no hesitation in saying that TTL flash photography is probably one of the most misunderstood and misused aspects of modern digital photography. The core of the problem is that you are dealing with two separate exposures in … Continue reading
Convert photo to line art (photo from studio portrait course)
I ran one of my 2-day studio portrait course in Ennis last weekend after an extended winter break and with our full complement of three participants, we had a very enjoyable and fruitful weekend. To find out more about these … Continue reading
Sad end of an era – Kodak files for bankruptcy
I hear this morning that Eastman Kodak, a pioneering company in terms of making photography accessible to the masses, has filed for bankruptcy. As an 11-year old, I got my first camera which was a big present in a not … Continue reading
Weekend Studio Portrait Photography Courses (Jan & March)
We are running our popular weekend 3-person 2-day studio photography course on the following dates in January and February. Course-1: Sat/Sun 28th & 29th Jan 2012 (this course now full as of 7/1/2012) Course-2: date changed to …. Sat/Sun 10th … Continue reading
Maths, Physics and French Grinds (Ennis and environs)
Hi folks, I’ve just created a blog for offering Junior and Leaving cert grinds in Ennis, County Clare. Click here to visit. I currently teach maths and physics to degree level on engineering programmes, so I’m offering grinds in these … Continue reading
Is it worth joining a camera club?
If you’re like me and think you already know a lot and therefore won’t learn much in a camera club, you’re probably wrong. Well, I was wrong anyway. I joined our local Ennis camera club (Co.Clare, Ireland) about two years … Continue reading
How to email photos using Picasa
… my second video tutorial today … feeling very productive Click here to view the video tutorial. This video tutorial shows how to email photos using Picasa. You need either a Gmail address or else a proper email application program … Continue reading
How to create photo collages for free using Picasa – it’s easy
I’ve added a video tutorial (approx. 10 mins long) on how to create collages using Picasa. The emphasis is on the picture pile type which looks a bit like a traditional pin board collage. Click here to jump to the video tutorial … Continue reading