There is a back story to this post. I had a Bad failure from an 11month old Seagate Storage NAS. Read that full story here. If your here just to see how to get over a hard drive failure read on. First steps Recover Rebuild Backup Maintain routine Recover Once you have fallen victim to…
You will be aware as much as me the digital world around us is continually improving and growing. We once defaulted to saving all our images and photos to JPG, we now have better options available to us. JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) PNG (Portable Network Graphics) GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) BPG (Better Portable Graphics…
Did you know your memory card could be slowing down your mobile or tablet? If you have a slower class memory card it significantly reduces the speed of writing and reading data. Phones Cameras Tablets Gaming devices Most of the above pieces of equipment have extremely limited data storage. You will most likely need a…
Valentine’s Day is more than just a day of romance for brands, it provides a much-needed hype and boost to interact with its customers. Hopfully you will have seen my post on Tips for Building and Managing Social Media Audience. Along side that its important to have content to match the customers expectations. Lets…
With the vast range of memory cards these days it’s hard to get a real idea of which you need for which device. Most gadgets take varying types and sizes of memory cards. We find ourselves not being able to use the same memory card across our devices and gadgets. Did you know cards can…
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. Social media profiles – we all have them, but here’s a question… How many of us know what is being said about us or our brand on them? I’m sure we all pay varying levels of interest to each of our profiles depending on our mood and interests. In the current…
They are fast, low-priced, and can produce some of the most pleasing images in photography. Low aperture lenses – They are truly the tiny lenses that you can stick in your bag and take anywhere. The lightest Canon EF lenses which give your photo that “butter like” blur in your backgrounds. Lets compare the 50mm f/1.8…
Overview In my photography workflow I use a wide range of machines. My main desktop is an AMD Octa-core, I mainly use that for my processor heavy tasks. However I rely more on my Laptop for day to day tasks. My support portfolio device is a Samsung tablet and i have a blackberry mobile too….
It’s important to develop your own style. I have been lucky enough to expand on my black and white photography skills within the context of my projects. Shooting black and white helps you to concentrate on the key elements of your image. It brings out shapes and shadows that are often lost in colour photos….
In this line of work you will oftern come across like minded photographers. Like coiled springs they await the perfect moment to pounce. In my travels I will oftern capture them going about their buisness. Below’s a bit of fun, which one are you? Mr Smart Billingham Bag PhotographerThe Mr Suave oftern chit chatting with those…
