Tips And Tricks - Table of Contents

Times You Should Use Your Flash

Your external flash is your best friend in times when the available light just isn’t strong enough to illuminate your subject. We’ve ... Read more

Nikon’s Superb ISO Auto

What is ISO? Simply put, it is the identical rating system Film used to have, called ASA; Sensitivity to light. The higher the ... Read more

Top Tips for Nightscapes

Night photography is one of the most exciting types of photography that offers great opportunities to experiment and be creative ... Read more

Getting Creative with White Balance

White balance is one of things most people let their camera do for them. Lets face it, the camera does a pretty good job but it ... Read more

Tips for Better Landscape Photos

Landscape photography has to be one of the most rewarding and best loved genres of photography. It's a great hobby ... Read more

Creating Digital Panoramic Pictures

When stumbling upon a spectacular scenic vista, most of us at one point or another have tried to photograph that vista by taking ... Read more

Shooting Fall Colours: Equipment and Techniques

For many photo enthusiasts in southern Ontario, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is time for one of the most ... Read more

Monkeying Around with Gorillapod

Since the inception of photography, tripods have been a principal accessory for photographers. Anyone who has ever tried to ... Read more

Buying a dSLR-Part 1

Before you launch yourself into the wonderful world of dSLR ownership, you're going to want to do a little research because ... Read more

Buying a dSLR-Part 2

Last week we reviewed exactly what a dSLR is, and why you might want a photography system instead of a standard point ... Read more

Buying a dSLR-Part 3

Over the past two weeks we've discovered exactly what a dSLR is and compared it to standard point-and-shoot digicams ... Read more

Cropping Digital Pictures Before You Print

Before printing your digital photos it's somewhat important to understand the difference between typical picture frame sizes and the ... Read more

Aperture

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a look at the dSLR photography system. We’ve taken a look at how point ... Read more

Perfect White Balance - Getting it right with camera presets

Many times I'm sure you've taken a shot and said to yourself, "That colour doesn't look right." It seems to yellow, blue, green or pink ... Read more

Perfect White Balance - Getting the Colour Perfect Every Shot

When do you need accurate colour and why is it important? To really appreciate why you would want to use a custom white balance ... Read more

Fixing White Balance After You Shoot

In the first 2 tutorials we talked about how you can get perfect colour by spending a few seconds either using your white balance ... Read more

Framing

The idea of putting photographs or paintings into frames has been around for as long as we can remember. It's generally regarded ... Read more

Giving your images new life: Black & White Conversion

How many times have you taken what you consider to be a great shot, only to find yourself less than impressed with it when you ... Read more

HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography Primer

If you’re a budding photo enthusiast who has already taken hundreds of pictures, you’ve probably noticed that your camera just ... Read more

Making Effective Use of a Polarizing Filter

With the arrival of the digital photo age many budding photographers have questioned whether or not special effect filters are ... Read more

Flash Photos with Gary Fong

In July of last year, we issued a tip that offered a few pointers on how to take the 'flash look' out of your flash photos. In that tip ... Read more

Why Shoot Raw?

If you've been following, to any degree, the news and trends coming out of the world of digital photography, there's no doubt you've ... Read more

Shooting in the Winter Part 1

One of the major challenges when shooting outdoors in the winter is the snow. The snow presents some interesting challenges ... Read more

Shooting in the Winter Part 2

In Part 1 of Shooting in the Winter, we covered the most problematic situation you will encounter when shooting in the snow: How ... Read more

Shooting Fireworks

Because you'll be shooting in the dark and because you'll want to capture those long trails of light that fireworks produce, your ... Read more

Computer Back-Ups Made Easy

Despite all the good advice and warnings we hear about the need to back up our personal computer files, very few people actually ... Read more

Aliases: Shortcuts on the Mac

Have you ever thought it would be useful having a file or folder in more than one place on your computer? There are a number ... Read more

Making Your Files Easier to Find

Have you ever spent way too much time looking for a particular file on your computer? Every computer has some kind of search ... Read more

Getting Organized with Smart Folders

If you've worked at all on a computer, you'll undoubtedly be familiar with the concept of 'folders'. Just like the folders found in ... Read more

Making Your Macs Screen Easier to Read

Are your eyes not what they used to be? Do you often find yourself squinting to see what's on your computer monitor? Whether ... Read more

Controlling Clutter with "Spaces"

Do you often find yourself working on your computer with several software applications open at the same time? Tired of dealing with ... Read more

Montitor to Printer- Making Colours Match (Part 1)

One notorious source of frustration for many new digital photographers is getting the colours out of one's printer to look like those ... Read more

Montitor to Printer- Making Colours Match (Part 2)

As we mentioned in a tip last November Monitor to Printer – Making Colours Match (Part 1), getting the colours on your monitor ... Read more

The Right Paper

This tip of the week is extracted from our new Printing With Canon and Printing With Epson workshops. We've extracted ... Read more