Camera on Evan Hoffman

My first month with the Canon T3i

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:04:39 +0000

About 6 years ago my mom gave me her Canon Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) and I loved it. Prior to that I’d only used point-and-shoots and the quality of pictures I got with the DSLR was amazing. After a few years I realized I really wasn’t able to take the photos I envisioned in my mind. This was certainly due to having now idea how to use the camera and just relying on full auto to take pictures. Finally, this past winter, I decided to try and teach myself how to take good photos, or at least ones that were closer to what I pictured in my mind. A few people told me, “take a class!” But who has time for a class? I decided to use my good friend YouTube. A couple of 10-minute videos were extremely helpful: this one on aperture:

Disabling (or enabling) geotagging of photos in iPhone camera

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:48:23 +0000

Some people may not be aware that photos taken with the iPhone camera have the GPS coordinates of your location embedded in the EXIF metadata of the file. This means that when you post the picture online or send it to someone, you’re letting them know where you were at a certain place and time. If you’re ok with that then there’s no problem. But if you want to disable it, it’s pretty simple.

It's time for a new camera (again)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:10:07 +0000

My old Canon A540 has served me well but I feel it’s on its last legs. The flash timing seems off for indoor pictures, so the shot gets ruined - too dark but lots of glowing eyes. I’m a real newb with cameras, I like setting it on full auto and just letting it rip. It would be nice to know how to take fancy photos but I’d rather the camera do it for me, because I’m lazy.

It's time for a new camera (again)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:10:07 +0000