Things are still a bit messy on the blog as it is imported from my old website. If you’ve ever done this, you know that these transitions never go as smoothly as they claim. A few links may still be broken. Thanks for your patience.
Do you want some help with exposure compensation?
As you probably know, the back of your camera preview is not reliable for checking the brightness of your photo. It is better to use the histogram. My last post showed you the histogram in action, and this tutorial will show you how to correct the brightness in your photos using the exposure compensation feature that all digital cameras have.
Are you still struggling to understand the histogram?
Put your Photos on a Diet
This video tutorial shows you the file sizes and file types to use for quick loading web sites, web videos and screen presentations. Be a good steward of precious bandwidth. Speed up the content on your site. Don't make your audience wait ages for your slide pages to load. Alleviate the pain of an overloaded email server.
How to get perfect white balance
Custom white balance can be a tricky subject, especially if you are new to digital photography. My preferred method is using a measured neutral gray card. The one I use is called a WhiBal and is made by RawWorkFlow.com. This video demonstrates how I use the card when shooting and in editing the files.