Before I met Mark Pouley, I was content with taking photos, editing them on the computer and displaying them online. But Mark started encouraging me to get some of them printed in large format. He’s trying to drag me into his madness (his house is FULL of large prints of his photos). It did sound […]
Continue readingTag: photography
NC #587 Extracting Images from Live Photos, Free Diagramming with draw.io, Security Bits
In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and I actually did a video episode where he showed his screen while he solved some of the JavaScript challenges he gave us in Programming By Stealth. Check that out at podfeet.com/…. We’ve got a “Dumb Question” from Dorothy asking how to extract images from Live Photos, and […]
Continue readingNC #584 1Writer, iOS Console, ProShot
The grandbaby isn’t here yet, but we’re on the edges of our seats around here. In the mean time I found an app called 1Writer from 1writerapp.com that might help me write in Markdown on the iPad. We’ll take a look at iOS Console, a Mac app from lemonjar.com/… that lets you see the diagnostics […]
Continue readingGet Better Image Control with ProShot for iOS, Android & Windows Phone
I was chatting with my daughter Lindsay the other night about a photo she took using Snapchat. She said she took the photo with Snapchat because it has a built-in low light mode that works much better than the built-in camera on the iPhone. You know I enjoy photography as a hobby with my mirrorless […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner: How Can I Use iCloud Photo Sharing with Non-Apple Users
This week’s Dumb Question comes from David Bodgan from Japan. He wrote: “When I send jpeg pix to my siblings, they give me all sorts of grief about not being able to open them up. I guess they only show up as thumbnails. The funny thing is that in their replies to me, I get […]
Continue readingiCloud Photo Sharing to Non-Apple Users
Problem to be solved: You have people with whom you’d like to share photos but they don’t have Apple devices so iCloud Photo Sharing doesn’t work for them. Solution: Create a shared album and generate a URL through which they can view the images in a web browser Note – I’m pretty sure this only […]
Continue readingNC #578 Accessible MenuBar Stats, Trucker Dump Slack, Affinity Photo Part 2, Reddit with spsheridan
The show’s out early (no live show this weekend) and it includes a great story about how MenuBar Stats from seense.com became accessible. Then we’ll hear from NosillaCastaway Todd McCann telling us about a Slack group he created for his trucker geek friends. I’ll give you part 2 of my Affinity Photo review and then […]
Continue readingPhotoCon LA 2016: Zoom Portable Audio Recorders
Allison interviews Ross Hornbuckle from Zoom about their new portable audio recorders. The H5 and H6 field recorders are both designed for handheld use or attachment to DSLR and video recorders. They’re ideal for live recording, live broadcasting and professional film/video work. The H5 provides four tracks of simultaneous recording while the H6 provides six […]
Continue readingAffinity Photo – Part 2
A couple of weeks ago I told you about Affinity Photo’s extensions to Apple’s Photo app. I promised that I’d come back later and give you an idea of what you can do with the full Affinity Photo from affinity.serif.com/…. Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, remember that Affinity Photo is […]
Continue readingPhotoCon LA 2016: SLIK Monopod & AquaTech Camera Housings
Allison interviews Michael Turnham from Kenko-Tokina about a few of the photography related products they sell. The first is the Pro 382CFL carbon fiber monopod made by SLIK. This monopod is as sturdy as aluminum yet weighs less than 16 oz., extends to 64 inches and folds down to less than 20 inches in length. […]
Continue reading