digital cameras

iPhone tip: 3 camera shortcuts for snap-happy shutterbugs

by ben patterson on February 26, 2013

Are too many Kodak moments slipping away while you’re frantically trying to turn on your iPhone’s camera? I know the feeling.

Tagged as: iPhone

iPhone tip: Paste multiple photos into an email or picture message (video)

by ben patterson on February 19, 2013

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You just squeezed off a series of art shots on your trusty iPhone and you’re dying to send them to your friends, but you’re not looking forward to tediously pasting Read More

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iPad tip: How to shrink a photo before sending it via email

by ben patterson on January 10, 2013

Shrink an iPad photo before sending it via email

Sandra writes: I sent a photo from my iPad to my Virgin email. The photo came out very large even though it was a JPEG. Could you please advise what Read More

Tagged as: iPad, Reader mail

iPhone camera tip: What are the green and blue boxes for? (reader mail)

by ben patterson on November 1, 2012

Terri writes: Whenever I go to take a photo on my iPhone, little green and blue squares start popping up on the screen. What’s going on? Am I supposed to Read More

Tagged as: iPhone, Reader mail

Digital photo tip: Can’t get the shot? Take a screen capture of a video instead

by ben patterson on October 15, 2012

Snapping photos of my little girl at the precise moment when she’s a) sitting still, b) smiling and c) looking directly into the camera is more a matter of luck Read More

Tagged as: Android, iPhone

How to download high-resolution photos from Facebook (reader mail)

by ben patterson on September 4, 2012

How to download high-quality Facebook photos

Anne writes: I know a budding photographer who posts the most beautiful photos to her Facebook page. How do I download high-quality versions so I can frame them for her Read More

Tagged as: Facebook, Reader mail

How to post photos to Facebook from your phone via e-mail

by ben patterson on July 18, 2012

Nope, you don’t need a fancy smartphone app to post snapshots to your Facebook timeline while you’re on the go. All you need, in fact, is a camera phone that Read More

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