How to shoot Lunar Eclipse sequentially Step 1: 10 minutes before eclipseKnow exactly when to expect the event in your area. You can search via yahoo or google (type 'Lunar eclipse in Stoughton WI'). Be sure to check your local weather and the visibility through t...
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Taking Photos or Video of Chemtrails Over Your Home Step 1: At the first sight of seeing a white plume of chemicals over your home, quickly go into your home and get your digital camera or camcorder. Take as many photos or video as possible. These silent jets zoom...
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Step 1: RGB Color Model (Additive)First it helps to understand some of the basic science behind color printing and have an appreciation of color theory. In order to see color, we need light, an object and an observer. When we see a red apple, the green and blue rays of the spectrum are absorbed by t...
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Have a question about digital photography? Don't keep it to yourself. Send it to me [mailto:question@davejoh.com]. I reply to as many as I can--though given the quantity of e-mails that I get, I can't promise a personal reply to every one. I round up the most interesting ones about once a month here...
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Taking Photos or Video of Chemtrails Over Your Home Step 1: At the first sight of seeing a white plume of chemicals over your home, quickly go into your home and get your digital camera or camcorder. Take as many photos or video as possible. These silent jets zoom...
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Step 1: Make a YouTube account! Step 2: DO NOT BE AN OBNOXIOUS PRICK/JERK that leaves negative comments, yet you have no videos of your own! Step 3: Use your camera/camcorder to record videos an...
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Step 1: Properties Palette Open your movie file with Adobe Premier Elements. On the right you will see the properties palette of your scene. Click on the IMAGE CONTROL tab to display the image properties you can adjust. Step 2: Ima...
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Step 1: Making a video requires the aquisition of gear. You first need a video camera. Getting a digital video camera is best--or if you have an analog camera get a PC to TV card or USB upload cable to be able to upload and edit on your computer. You can also use a webcam with a microphone--make s...
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Step 1: The first thing is making sure you have the software. For this article I used Windows Movie Maker but you can also use Microsoft Plus!Photo Story 2 Le. Step 2: Next gather all your picture files and put them in one place so it'...
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Photo Editing Software for Beginners Step 1: Evaluate your current digital camera features and photo editing software capability. Some cameras perform many editing functions internally. Consult with your camera manual for instructions. Give your curren...
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Sell Your Photos Online Step 1: Decide on what type of market is suitable to sell your photographs. Many people look to sell photos online, and this can be done via stock photography (or microstock) websites, an online portfolio and print-on-demand, to...
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How to Transfer Photos from Camera to Computer Step 1: Install your digital camera software before you try to transfer photos. Install the accompanying digital camera software first before attempting to connect the camera to the computer via an USB po...
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Making double exposures with a film camera used to be tricky. To take a good multiple exposure, for example, your camera needed to have a special control that prevented the film from advancing while you captured each frame in the series. And you needed to underexpose each frame by just the right amo...
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Step 1: Identify Images The first step is to identify images that work together and decide what type of output you desire. You can save your images in an image format as we will do in this article or save your images in a movie or flash format. These VR movies are used to create a variety of web ap...
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Step 1: Captain Beefheart's Magic Band Spring for good tickets or find a way to get on the stage. I took this picture of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band from the stage wings with ISO 400 film and a 50MM lens. It was easier to get back stage in 1970 then it is today. If you can’t find a way backstage...
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Step 1: Making a video requires the aquisition of gear. You first need a video camera. Getting a digital video camera is best--or if you have an analog camera get a PC to TV card or USB upload cable to be able to upload and edit on your computer. You can also use a webcam with a microphone--make s...
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Step 1: Web with grass background. Spider webs with dew on them are more visible in photographs than a plain web. This means getting out early before the sun dries everything out. Step 2: Use the macro setting (close-up) on your digi...
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Purists will tell you--they certainly tell me--that photography is all about pressing the camera's shutter release. Every week, for instance, I get e-mail from readers who claim that any photos that have been edited should not be considered for the Hot Pic of the Week contest. But not only is editi...
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With the digital camera revolution, a plethora of online digital print services popped up offering an easy way to print those countless photos that seem to endlessly accumulate in your camera. Basically, all the services do the same thing, but somewhat differently and with a little effort you can de...
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Thanks to e-mail, some say that the art of the handwritten letter is dead. And they might be right; I buy a lot fewer stamps these days than I used to, making high-tech services like Stamps.com, where you can make legal postage stamps with your own photos, almost like buying buggy whips that have be...
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