Latest Photo & Video How-To

17 September 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
How-Tos: How to send videos

Here's how to send a large video file to friends, family or colleagues.
21 June 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
17 May 2013
How-Tos: Get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8

If you have a Windows 8 then you might want Flash Player to fully appreciate some websites on the internet. Here's how to get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8.
14 May 2013
How-Tos: How to watermark images

Not everyone owns a copy of Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements, so here's how to add a watermark to batches of photos using the free uMark Lite utility - no need to upload your photos to a website: this tool runs in Windows.
How-Tos: How to sell your photos online

You don't have to be David Bailey: we show you how to sell your photos through stock image agencies, your own website and through Flickr and Getty.
13 May 2013
How-Tos: Take a screenshot in Android

If you want to take a screenshot on your Android smartphone or tablet, forget what you may have read online: if you're running Android 4.0 or later (that's Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean) then the ability to capture, edit and share screenshots is built directly into the mobile operating system.
10 May 2013
How-Tos: Buy the right printer for high-quality photos or posters

Getting the right printer for your needs can be a minefield. However, as long as you know what you intend to use a printer for its simple to narrow down your choices

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