Have you ever wondered about the hidden story behind your favorite photographs? Beyond the visual elements, every photo carries a wealth of information. This info can reveal when and how it was taken, camera settings, and even the location. This information is known as metadata. In this post, we'll delve into its significance and the …
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Today, I want to share things you should know about sorting pictures. In today's digital picture world, it's easy to amass a large number of photos. For instance, on my phone, I have (as of this morning) 14,087 photos. On the computer I'm using to create this post, I have 21,991 pictures. For the record, …
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Adobe Express is my app of the month, for November 2022. There are lots of reasons I've chosen this photo app. First, there's a versatile free version. Second, it's available in the App Store (Apple) and the Google Play Store. Third, I've just created a ten-video training program at a great price! Adobe Express - …
No, I haven't suddenly switched this blog from computing posts to air conditioning information. While the picture above shows airflow through a series of air conditioner filters, we're going to look at a different kind of filter. This filter IS computing related. Filter Definition In my post from October 8, 2020 (Crop Away), I talked …
When we talk about photo size, our conversation can go down hill quickly. Why? Mistakes in our thinking often abound because we tend to confuse a photo's pixel size with its file size and/or its physical dimensions. Photo Size Measured In Pixels Let's look at an example: Both of the pictures above are 1536 x …
It's been two years since I first explained picture tags and how valuable they are for sorting and searching your photos. (See: "Tag! You're It!") While tags are immensely helpful, there's a problem: tagging every picture is so very time-consuming. For instance, on my main computer, I have 52,374 pictures. (By the time you read …
Are you familiar with using keywords to tag your photos? In the left frame above, Gus is on our back porch; meanwhile, in the right frame, the keywords associated with his picture are listed. What is the purpose of keywords? The primary function is to aid in sorting. For instance, on my computer, I have …
Seriously, I get it. You don't like to have your picture taken! You don't think you look good in your pictures! You look old! You're over or under weight and you don't want to share that fact with anyone by posting your photo! I really do understand. You have no idea what a mental fight …
In my July 21, 2020 post entitled, "What A Motley Crew!" I posted the picture you see above. Someone recently asked me how I created one picture from five different pictures. (Just in case you've forgotten, each of those in this photo - Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian West, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden and Bill Gates …
No, not that kind of cropping! In this post, we'll talk about cropping a photo. Instead of the dangerous tool pictured above, we'll use the nice, safe crop tool found in photo software. Why Crop A Photo? Why would you want to crop a photo? There are a number of reasons including wanting to remove …
A number of people have asked me if I thought having and using The Photo Stick was a good idea. From its ad on Amazon, it lists the following information: Fast- find and save 1000 photos in ten minutes. Saves 60,000 average size photos and videos. Works on both Mac and Windows. 128GB of storage.Super …
You didn't think I forgot about our series on Google Photos, did you? Of course not. In today's post, I'm sharing my video on how to use Google Photos' Photo Book option. https://youtu.be/6LlwT8lcaM8 In case you missed the first three posts about Google Photos, you can read them here: Google Photos - IntroductionGoogle Photos - …
In this post, we're taking a look at the Google Photos Assistant. This is a brief video (just over two minutes) and it should give you an idea how Assistant works. However, what you really need to do is get into Assistant and play with it! You can't hurt anything and you might have some …
In our last post, Google Photos - Introduction, we explained the various sections of Google Photos. Today, we're going to examine the "Album" area of Google Photos in a brief video we've produced. If you're not subscribed to our YouTube channel, please do so when you view this video. Also, feel free to "Like" the …
People often ask us why one of their email recipients can't see a picture they've sent. There are multiple answers to this question but we're going to explore just one of them today. Take a look at this screen capture of an email that's almost ready to send: As you can see, the picture is …
If you live on Florida's Treasure Coast and have ever come to one of our live seminars, you probably recognize the Cairn Terrier in the picture above. He's Gus and he's a character! Gus is going to help us with our blog post today! One of the questions we get asked often is, "What photo …