Although photography came into existence in the 1830s, it wasn’t until the late 1800s that the activity really became accessible. This was thanks to Kodak, who released the first commercial camera in 1888. It was a leather-covered box that didn’t even have a viewfinder. Nevertheless, the device
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I Traveled 40,000km Around Australia And Brough Back These Stunning Photos
My name’s Johan Lolos and I traveled around Australia for a year after I left Belgium to start a trip around the world. With more than 40,000km done by car, hitchhiking, plane, boat, train, bus, I visited every state and territory and saw some stunning scenery. During my year with the kangaroos,
Girl Shaves Her Head So Little Sister Won’t Be Alone In Cancer Battle (Photos)
About a month ago, 7-year-old Hannah Gorsegner promised to shave off her red hair to support children suffering from cancer. In 2012, Hannah watched her younger sister, Natalie, fight acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a 3-year-old. After long months of fear and exhaustion, the little girl is in
My Close Encounter with Lions in Botswana
Photographer Nicolai Frederik Bonnén Rossen poses with a Lion 26-year-old Nicolai Frederik Bonnén Rossen is a freelance photographer and strategic adviser/publicist. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, Rossen is passionate about travel, writing and photography. Last year Rossen traveled
Designer Dad Illustrates The Weirdest Things He Has Actually Said To His Kids
Nathan Ripperger, a U.S. designer and video producer, has come up with a hilarious way to catalog the bizarre and hilarious conversations one can have when raising children. His series of posters, called ‘Things I’ve Said To My Children,’ shares some of the fantastic things that Ripperger has
Designer Dad Illustrates The Weirdest Things He Has Actually Said To His Kids
Nathan Ripperger, a U.S. designer and video producer, has come up with a hilarious way to catalog the bizarre and hilarious conversations one can have when raising children. His series of posters, called Things I’ve Said To My Children, shares some of the fantastic things that Ripperger has had to say to his children with us all. [Read more]
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25 Useful Mac Hacks And Tips You Should Be Using Today
For some of us using a Mac is natural. Its like having another arm or leg. For others it’s a bit more complicated. We all know someone who thinks ‘Mac’ is synonymous with ‘utter chaos masked in sleek perfection’. No matter what category you fall into, however, you will surely find this list of
25 Useful Mac Hacks And Tips You Should Be Using Today
For some of us using a Mac is natural. Its like having another arm or leg. For others it’s a bit more complicated. We all know someone who thinks Mac is synonymous with utter chaos masked in sleek perfection. No matter what category you fall into, however, you will surely find this list of 25 Mac Hacks and Tips helpful, or perhaps even amusing. And if you know someone that could also benefit from these mac hacks, be sure to show them this list.
25. Hot corners
Hot corners allows you to designate some sort of event that should take place when you scroll your mouse into one of the four corners of your screen. For example, you can set it up so that when you place your mouse in the bottom left your computer will go to sleep. This is one of those features that is hard to live without once you get used to it. You can configure hot corners in Expose and Spaces under System Preferences.
24. Spaces
Spaces almost goes hand in hand with hot corners. This feature allows you to split your desktop into multiple screens and is very useful for multitasking. It can be configured on the same screen as hot corners.
22. Safari Debugger
Although Safari probably doesn’t have as good of a rep as some other browsers, it still packs a lot of power. One of the coolest hidden features is the very useful debugger. In order to activate it type this command into your terminal: defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu YES
21. Gimp
Although it has features like iPhoto, Mac doesn’t come with any advanced photography editing tools like Photoshop. The good thing is that there are a lot of free alternatives out there, the best beingGimp. Because it is open source there are even some hacks that make it function almost exactly like photoshop.
20. Textmate
If you need something more than TextEdit thenTextmatemay do the trick. Designed especially for developers this is a powerful platform that extends Apple’s approach to operating systems into text editors.
19. Invert screen colors
Not many people know about his trick, but if you want to see your Mac invert its screen colors hold downCtrl-Option-Cmd-8on the keyboard.
17. Quick Look Expanded
Quicklook is one of those features that really sets a Mac apart. You don’t even have to open the file to read what’s inside. As unbelievable as it may seem there are somepluginsout there that can make it even better.
15. Activity monitor in dock
By using this tool you gain similar functionality to the task manager in Windows. It is a good idea to add this item to your dock because it will take on some extra functionality. Its icon will actually display a pie chart of memory use and if you want to force quit applications it will provide you with a lot of extra information about processes you have running.
14. Screen Dim
If you travel a lot or you just want to conserve your battery life you may like the fact that your Mac automatically dims the screen to save your batteries. Sometimes this can be annoying, however, and it can be changed by going to System Preferences Energy Saver and selecting the options for battery.
12. Songbird
Although iTunes is the default music player for Mac many people prefer using something else.Songbirdis one such opensource alternative that will give you myriad of features to manage all of your music files.
10. Built in dictionary
This is one of the coolest features on Mac and arguably another reason to use native programs like Safari. This is because as long as you are in Cocoa applications (things like Safari and TextEdit that are native to Mac) you can pressCtrl-Cmd-Dwhile hovering your mouse over a word and you will receive the dictionary definition.
7. Transmission
This is one of the best bit torrents for Mac. Its lightweight and because it is also open source you don’t have to worry about anyone playing games with you to get your money. Not only this but it works great and was styled to fit right into the Mac GUI.
6. Open-with defaults
If you are tired of always specifying what program to use to open files of the same type do this: open one of the files and click get info. This will bring up a lot of information about the file so find the section that says open with. Select the program you want to use and then press Change All. From now on every file of this type will open with that program.
5. Log in items
If your Mac is taking a long time to boot one way of speeding it up is to decrease the number of applications that open immediately after you log in. You can do this by going to System Preferences Accounts and selecting Login Items.
4. Custom Dock
The dock is one of those features unique to Mac that people either love or hate. Since Mac doesn’t really give people many options when it comes to customization there are a lot of plugins and hacks out there to accomplish this. One plugin that works well isCandybar. It gives you a wide variety of styling options and lets you customize your dock fairly easily.
3. Right click
This has been the bane of many a person’s existence who has made the switch from PC to Mac. The fact of the matter though, is that it shouldn’t be a problem. Mac actually does support right-clicking as long as you enable it. You can do this by going to System Preferences Trackpad.
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Why You Must Grow as a Photographer and Artist
Dear friend, If youre not growing in your photography, youre dying. Why grow? Okay, so my theory: all life is about growth. For example, trees grow. Trees suck nutrients from the soil and the sky, and try to grow to the heavens. They are insanely resilient Ive seen tiny plants growing from the
Cheap Strobist / Off-Camera Flash Photography Equipment – Buyers Guide – CamCrunch
Gear Guide: This is a little tutorial on the equipment that you need to get started with off camera flash work or strobist. All of the equipment is very affordable, especially when you consider how much it can affect your photography. A small investment for priceless images. Light Stand:
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