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  • 04 October 2012

  • How-Tos: How to get great audio in iMovie '11

    Audio can be the most important part of your movie, and bad audio can ruin the cinematic experience for viewers. Background noise, low sound, or obtrusive music can all make your film or video unwatchable, even if it's shot beautifully.

  • 28 September 2012

  • How-Tos: How to correct a badly exposed photo

    You can correct a poorly exposed photo using editing software. Here's how.

  • How-Tos: Remove unwanted objects from a photo

    Here's how to eliminate unwanted objects or people from your digital photos

  • How-Tos: How to remove red eye from photos

    Red-eye is the scourge of a good family photo. Here's how to remove red-eye from photos.

  • How-Tos: How to sharpen a blurry photo

    Although it is difficult to remove entirely, you can reduce blurriness from photos by increasing the sharpness. Here's how to improve a blurry photo.

  • How-Tos: Fix your photos for free

    We explain how to fix nine common photo problems, from red-eye to incorrect white balance. Whether your photos are blurry and need sharpening, or you want to remove that dustbin from the corner of a shot, we show you how to do it for free.

  • How-Tos: Blur the background in photos

    Here's how to create a blurred background in your digital photos to highlight your subject

  • How-Tos: How to correct white balance after you have taken a photo

    Correctly using white balance means that photos record and reproduce the correct, natural colours. Here's how to correct colours after you have taken a photo.

  • How-Tos: Improve contrast in digital photos

    Here's how to improve the contrast of your digital photos

  • How-Tos: How to crop a photo

    When taking a photo it's easy to get your framing wrong, especially if you are in a rush. Here's how to re-frame your shot to get a perfect picture.

  • How-Tos: How to remove noise from digital photos

    Here's how to eliminate noise from your digital photos

  • 21 September 2012

  • How-Tos: Fix iOS 6 settings for Camera apps on iPhone

    Camera app not working properly with iOS 6 on your iPhone? We worked out a simple fix for Camera+, Hipstamatic, ProCamera that should work with other apps.

  • 27 August 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Tether Cameras, Make Star Trails on a Mac, Learn RAW Workflows, and More

    Have a question about digital photography? Send it to me. I reply to as many as I can, though given the quantity of email I get, I can’t promise a personal reply to each one. I round up the most interesting questions about once a month here in Digital Focus.

  • 20 August 2012

  • How-Tos: From DVD to iMovie to Facebook

    Reader Ivan A. swears that the following issue is enough to cause him to pull out his hair. This now-nearly-bald reader writes:

  • 13 August 2012

  • How-Tos: Tips for Photographing Birds

    Perhaps you've noticed something about photographing wildlife: It's really hard. The main problem, of course, is that animals will, almost without exception, fail to pose on cue. In fact, they refuse to take any direction from you at all. And if you thought it was hard to take a photo of a cat or a dog or a moose, just try to photograph birds. In the past, I've given some advice for shooting wildlife and pets, but this week let's zero in on tips for capturing our feathered buddies.

  • 06 August 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Resize Photos Easily

    One of the things they never tell you in school is that no matter what career you choose, you only spend about 20 percent of your time doing the really fun stuff. When I wear my writing hat, for example, I find that I spend about 80 percent of my time on administrative details (generally, stuff related to planning) to write. Likewise, as a photographer, a huge part of my time is related to what you might call file management, which includes tagging, organizing, and sizing photos for their intended publishing destinations. Recently, we discussed cropping and resizing but this week, I have an even better way to resize your photos.

  • 13 July 2012

  • Video: How to edit and print photos from an iPad

    We show you how to edit and print photos from an iPad using a great free app.

  • 09 July 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Edit Photos With Adobe's Camera Raw

    For years, you've heard that shooting in RAW is better than shooting JPEGs. Your camera's RAW mode packs significantly more visual information, so it offers the potential to capture better photos. That comes at a cost, however, since you need to do extra work to coax better photos out of your camera. To help you do that, most photo editors come with some sort of mini photo editor that you can use to tweak RAW images. Photoshop Elements calls it Camera Raw; Corel PaintShop Pro calls it Camera RAW Lab. If you've always ignored such programs, give them a second look.

  • How-Tos: Turn PowerPoint Presentations Into Polished Videos With PPT2DVD Pro

    If you'd like to free your PowerPoint presentations from the confines of Microsoft PowerPoint, say hello to Wondershare's PPT2DVD Pro. This application greatly simplifies the task of converting your PowerPoint content into a video file that you can burn to DVD, share on the Web, or view on numerous portable devices.

  • 02 July 2012

  • How-Tos: How to watch the London 2012 Olympic Games online

    The London 2012 Olympic Games is under way, running until 12 August. As the home broadcaster of the sporting action in the UK, the BBC has pledged to broadcast a staggering 5,000 hours of coverage, utilising all its digital channels. With all that content on offer, you won't want to miss out. Here's how to catch up on-demand or watch live online the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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