Disclaimer: This post was written by Bakari Chavanu on MakeUseOf. Link at the end of the post. If your family is anything like mine, making a family portrait is almost as hard as winning the lottery. We manage to get a portrait done once a year, and it’s usually a few days before or after the Christmas holiday. Here are a few of my portrait photography tips from my recent session. First, let’s talk a little about the set up....

I recently ripped a Star Wars movie to my PC. The software I used only gave me the option to split the files into max of 4.2GB. This left me with two files. Which is fine if I name them correctly however I don’t like this. So, I went on the hunt to fix this. Back to one of my favourite sites, Mashables, I found what I was looking for. They had a short article pointing to some software that worked a treat. MKVMerge Its quite...

I know posts have been a little quiet lately but there is little happening this time of year and I always try to only post relevant news. This however is relevant and important. Many of you are most likely going to unwrap an Android phone this year. And for a couple of days you’ll have lots of fun. However, you are going to quickly learn that you handset is limited. Yes, I know it has great specs and does amazing things, but...

Whether making your own lens hood to create custom bokeh, breathing like a sniper to get a blur-free photo, or angling your body to look the best in pictures, we shared some great photography hacks this year. Software and Photoshop tricks are great, but they’re a poor substitution for doing things in-camera. Over the last year we shared a variety of hacks for taking better photos, looking better in photos, and ways to get...

When you buy a new computer – like I did recently – you’ll want to transfer most of your existing files over to the new computer. A lot of people, who spend their time gathering vacation pictures and family videos, will want to make a big move leaving nearly nothing behind. Others, like myself, only keep the essential stuff; some documents they’re still working on and a few application installations they’ll be needing...