Beginner Tips (2)

Beginner Tips

Aperture 2.0 and iPhoto ’09

In these video I compare Aperture 2.0 and iPhoto ’09 and explain why you might want to consider upgrading to Apple’s more professional digital management and adjustment application. I might make additional videos about the differences between the two if I get any related questions that are not covered in these two videos. Read more…

Using the Straightening tool in iPhoto ’09

Using the Straightening tool in iPhoto ’09

Creating a smart album for Photoshop files in Aperture 2.0

Creating a smart album for Photoshop files in Aperture 2.0

Adjust highlights and shadows in Aperture 2.0

In this screencast, I show how I use Aperture’s adjustment tools to improve upon the shadow and highlight areas of a portrait image.

Adjust highlights and shadows in Aperture 2.0

PhotoWalk in China Town

Completing a photo per day project here in Sacramento has challenged me to get out of my comfort zone (i.e. my office) and take photos in mostly the urban areas of the city, which is mainly downtown. While Sacramento provides some nice spots to photograph (e.g. Old Sacramento), I longed to head down to San Francisco (one of the 10 top photographed places in the world, or at least this country.) Read more…

Canon 50D Video Tutorial: Quick Control Screen

Canon 50D video tutorial series: this one focuses on using the Quick Control Screen.
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Canon 50D Video Tutorial Tips

Back in December when I first got my Canon 50D, I wrote a blog about some of my favorite features on the camera. As a follow-up to that blog post, I decided to create some video tutorials about those and other features I wrote about. Read more…

Canon’s Live View Mode at Apple’s Keynote

Note: I wrote this article during the week of Macworld ’09, but I never got around to posting it. But since the topic is really not about Macworld itself, but about the Canon 50D, it’s still a topical piece.

There’s much that I could say about the lackluster product announcements at this year’s Macworld ’09, but I’d prefer to wear my photographer’s hat and focus on my use of the Live View feature of the Canon 50D camera during the Apple keynote at Macworld. Read more…