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Memory Card is Locked error message

29. September 2009

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If your digital camera displays a "MEMORY CARD IS LOCKED" error message, the problem might be that the tiny lock switch on the SD (Secure Digital) memory card was inadvertantly moved into the locked position. Take the memory card out...

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Batch Resize in BreezeBrowser Pro

22. December 2008

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I have used BreezeBrowser Pro for years.  I especially like the simple, elegant web galleries that can be created in BreezeBrowser. And I knew that BreezeBrowser could also handle resizing images in a batch.  I just couldn’t seem to see how to do it.   Well, here’s how. Navigate to the folder containing the images you want to resize. Select the individual [...]

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Tripod Mechanics – Lesson One

9. March 2008

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Don’t laugh.  When I bought my first tripod a few years back, I did not know this.  When I figured it out, it was like a moment of divine revelation.  So just in case other members are just starting to use a tripod or monopod, and have not yet seen the light here it is: Your [...]

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I AUTO Get Out More

25. February 2008

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Today’s digital cameras can do everything for you on automatic.  In fact, some of the small compact digi-cams don’t even give you the choice of overriding the auto systems.  But knowing just what your camera is doing in auto mode can help you trouble-shoot and problem-solve if your camera isn’t performing as expected. Your camera has [...]

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Photography: First Homework Assignment

25. February 2008

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Ok, photographers, time for the first Photography 101 homework assignment. Put your camera way. Yep.  Put your camera away, and head out to the your local bookstore or newsstand.  Pick up a copy of Architectural Digest.  Actually any magazine, book or catalog with photos of home interiors will do, but since AD is noted for excellent interior [...]

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Exposure Trilogy: The Third Fundamental

24. February 2008

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Shutter speed, aperture size and ISO – together form the three basic components of photographic exposure.  To review, the fundamental core principal is… “X” amount of light is needed to create a photographic image. That light reaches the camera’s sensor (or film) in two different ways. First way:  The size of the aperture opening. Second way:  The amount of [...]

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Depth Of Field

24. February 2008

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Take a moment to look at any photograph, painting, picture in a magazine, or look out your window.  No matter where you look, or what you are looking at, you can separate the visual components into “Foreground” (the parts of the scene closest to you), “Background” (the parts that are furthest away) and “Middle Ground” [...]

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Photography Basics In A Nutshell

24. February 2008

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For anyone that was interested in the discussion that followed George Tallabas’ post titled The Big Camera That Can’t, I thought I’d put together a little information on the basics of Photography … All you  photo pros lurking here in Active Rain, (you know who you are)  please do feel free to comment, or better [...]

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