Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Your DSLR Lifespan!
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Digital cameras revolutionises photography by taking away the need of buying expensive films. We no longer need to be worried about getting it wrong, if you don't like what you see, just delete it. This technology also makes it a lot easier for us to edit and post process our pictures without going through all the hassle (and fun) of a darkroom. The upside to this is people can worry less about the cost of films and focus on taking great pictures. However, the downside is that most people take this forgranted and actually put LESS focus on composition and exposure and just mindlessly clicking the shutter release, and picking a good picture later.
While I'm not sure if this applies to compact cameras, since they don't really have a shutter, but for those DSLR users who are very happy clicking their shutters away without any worry or concern, you might want to know your camera actually has a lifespan. Well, more accurately, your shutter has a lifespan.
Every DSLR has a shutter lifespan which is quantified by shutter count or shutter actuation. My Nikon D90 has a shutter lifespan of 100,000 and some other cameras have 50,000 to 70,000 shutter lifespan. Some more expansive cameras have lifespan up to 250,000 actuations. Bear in mind that these numbers are just an estimation and not precise. Some instances, the shutter will fail before it reaches the said limit, and sometimes it will last longer. Go here to look at some of the cameras' shutter lifespan. Note that for newer cameras, they won't really have the actual number since people has not been using long enough for the shutter to "die". To check your shutter count, you need to look at the Exif data of the last picture taken with your camera. If you are using Mac, you can command-i when you open the picture in Preview and you can view the Exif data. Alternatively, you can download a good image viewer Xee which can open RAW files and look at the Exif data. You can download Xee here. For windows user, you can use a program call Opanda Exif Viewer.
Is this even important? Well not really. I will say don't worry about the shutter lifespan and just keep shooting. Do not let something like this hampers your passion for photography. Some photography, such as sports, can't help but have very high shutter counts. Each session, such as shooting motorsports, can have up to 7000 shots taken. Also by the time your shutter lifespan is up, you are probably already using a new body. If not, just bring it back to the service centre and ask them to change the shutter for a few hundred bucks.
However, it's always a good practice to learn to not take pictures mindlessly. Always think and compose your pictures before you press the shutter release, this way, not only will you be able to delay reaching the shutter limit, you can also learn to take better pictures!
Monday, May 10, 2010
How to Share Your Photos on Photobucket
Couple of post before this I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to share your photos on flickr, now I'm going to teach you how to share your photos on Photobucket.
Photobucket not only allows you to share your photos, you can also share videos. The important feature of Photobucket is that it also allows you to store them. So if you have problems with your hard disk drive running out of space from all your photos and videos, well, you can store them on Photobucket instead.
You can sign up for a free account with Photobucket which gives you up to 500 MB of storage space for images and video clips, with a maximum bandwidth of 10 GB a month.
Should you need more storage, you can sign up for a Pro Account for $24.95 a year, which will give you 25 GB of space.
Another great feature of Photobucket is that it's very easy to share or embed your photos on other sites, such as your MySpace or Facebook accounts, Blogger blog or any other website. Photobucket will generates a link code for each photo.
If you want photos you'll be proud to display online, check out "Shoot Digital Pics Like the Pros," a free report from Dan Feildman.
Here's an easy step-by-step guide to upload photos into Photobucket.
1. Create and log into your Photobucket account.
2. Click on the "All Albums" tab then click "Create New Album"
3. Just click on the "upload images and videos" button to upload your content.
5. Select the photo you want to upload. You can upload either from your computer, another website, mobile phone or email.
6. Once all the photos have been uploaded. You will then be asked to enter the title, description and tags for your picture. In the same screen, you can share the photo on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, email and other sites.
7. Finally, click either "Return to album" or "Add tags to all albums."
That's all there is to it, it's very easy. Photobucket even lets you share your pictures through printed products, slideshows, scrapbooks and online galleries.
Before you do, how about making sure your digital photos are worthy of sharing? Pick up your copy of "Shoot Digital Pics Like the Pros." It's free.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
How To Share Your Digital Photos On Flickr
Before we continue into more meaty stuff about photography, let's take a breather and talk about how to share your photos, first, let's get you started on sharing your photos on Flickr.
Flickr is an online digital photo sharing site. It has become a great place for professional photographers to showcase their work.
Sharing photos on Flickr is easy, and here's a step-by-step guide to uploading your digital photos on Flickr.
(Note: This describes the basic steps to upload your pictures in Flickr, without using the uploader tools for PC and Mac.)
1. Register Flickr account
If you already have a Yahoo! account, then all you need to do is sign in using your Yahoo! ID and password. If not, register a Yahoo! account. You can also get Yahoo! mail with this ID.
2. From your flickr homepage, click on the "Upload Photos & Video" button.
3. Click on "Choose photos and videos"
4. Select the file you want to upload. If you want to upload more than one picture, by clicking "Add More"
5. Choose the privacy settings you want (private or public). Then click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.
6. There will be a progress bar to let you know how the upload is going. When it's done, you will see, "Finished! Next: add a description, perhaps? Click on the link if you'd like to add a description.
7. From here, you can do several things, such as: add a description, add tags, save the photo to a set (or create a new set, if you like). You can also change the privacy settings of the picture.
8. When you're satisfied with everything, click on "Save". You can go back and change any of the settings, and even delete and reorganize photos later.
Wasn't that easy? Now you can show off your best photos to the world. You could even have your photos used in websites and other materials - only if you let them, of course :).
If you'd like to take digital photographs worthy of being displayed, shared and spread all over the Internet, check out "Shoot Digital Pics Like the Pros."
It's a free report with plenty of tips for taking digital picture you'll be proud of.
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So You Wanna Take Better Pictures!
Dear reader, if you have been using a compact point and shoot digital camera, and wondering how the pros can take great and beautiful photos, then you have come to the right place!
As a noob, which means a beginner, I only started picking up photography as a hobby almost a year ago. The turning point for me was when my son was born and I thought to myself, "Me wants to take better pictures.". Being a self-taught amateur photographer, I learn a lot by reading and experimenting. In here, I will share with you what I learn, how I learn them, as I learn them.
If terms such as DSLR, compact cameras. point and shoot, etc sounds alien to you, fear not, I will explain more in an upcoming posts about cameras in general. Until then, why don't you check out this free 28-page report that is full of advice and tips, especially for beginners who wants to take better pictures?
Have fun!
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