How to Compress Photo Size

If you are sending a photo via email or uploading a photo to your website, you'll want to compress the image by resizing or resampling it so it can be downloaded faster. Resizing an image means changing the size of the image while resampling refers to changing the number of pixels in the image. While they are two different processes, they can both help achieve the same effect: lowering the disk space taken up by an image. To accomplish this, you'll...

How to Select Lenses for Creative Photography

In creative photography a photographer can use different camera lenses to create desired effects or to simplify the shooting procedure. Camera lenses establish focal length, angle and depth of field. Normal lenses, wide-angle lenses, telephoto and zoom lenses are examples of different effects that a photographer can create with adept uses of lenses. Instructions 1 Approach your subject with a normal lens. When the focal length of a lens...

How to Fix Bar Photos

If you have recently built a bar in your basement or are having a night on the town at the local pub, you may want to document this by taking some photographs. Unfortunately, many bars are darkly lit. While almost all cameras have a flash unit, inconsistent lighting may cause the colors or lighting in your bar photo to be off. However, with the help of freely available photo editing software such as Picasa, GIMP or Paint.NET, touching up a dark bar...