Take Control of iPhone Photography, 2nd Edition
The big 2nd edition of my book on how to take great photos with your iPhone is now available!
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DSLR Camera Remote Discontinued
I started updating Chapter 3 (“The iPad in the Studio”) for the second edition of The iPad for Photographers, and discovered that OnOne has discontinued DSLR Camera Remote, their product for controlling a camera tethered to a computer via the iPad. The product was discontinued on March 12, and support will end on May 12, ...
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Macworld Reviews the Seagate Wireless Plus
Over at Macworld, Roman Loyola reviewed the Seagate Wireless Plus Wi-Fi hard drive. Although he doesn’t mention this specific purpose, the Wireless Plus finally delivers on the promise of being able to transfer files from the iPad so you can back up the photos you import. See “Seagate Wireless Plus Appears” for more detail. I’ve ...
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Read a Sample Chapter of My Canon EOS M Book
Peachpit has posted Chapter 4 of my latest book “Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots.” The chapter covers the Creative Zone (as Canon refers to it), an overview of the semi-automatic modes (P—Program, Tv—Shutter Priority, and Av—Aperture Priority) and the M—Manual mode. View the chapter on the Web or download it as a ...
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Article: iStabilizer Dolly Review
http://www.macworld.com/article/2032398/review-istabilizer-dolly-creates-smooth-stable-tracking-shots-with-your-phone-or-camera.html
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Neighborhood Blossoms
Walking around the neighborhood, I took advantage of the fact that the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and haven’t yet been blown off by the wind or rain. This was shot with a Nikon D600 and then, at a nearby café, I used Nikon’s WU-1b wireless adapter to transfer the image to my iPad. ...
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Going Beyond “Vacation Snaps”
Chuq von Rospach posted a great piece about differentiating between “vacation snapshots” and more deliberate photography. He was expanding on a contemplative post by Guy Tal and made this fabulous point: When you start shooting images that are intended to be enjoyed by others, you no longer have the ability to trigger a memory. You ...
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Enable Wireless Security on Your Camera or Card
Researchers discovered that using an open Wi-Fi network on your Wi-Fi camera or Eye-Fi card could expose you to malicious attackers. (Via PetaPixel)
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