Photo Voltaic Search Results

How To: Create shaped photo collages with Shape Collage

Watch this informative video tutorial on how to create shaped photo collages with Shape Collage. Shape Collage is an automatic photo collage maker that creates collages in different shapes in just a couple seconds. You can create picture collages in the shape of a rectangle, heart, text, or logo, with just a few clicks of the mouse.

How To: Create a painterly photo montage in Photoshop

This image editing software tutorial shows you how to create a painterly looking photo montage in Photoshop CS3. See how to create a textured, painterly type photo montage and set it up to be gallery wrapped. This tutorial assumes you know how to use the basics of Photoshop and is geared towards teaching gallery wrapping and painterly effects within Photoshop CS3.

How To: Take flash photos with a Diana+ camera

Want to take flash photos with your Diana+, but don't want to drop $100 on a DianaF+? Here's how you take flash photos with your standard Diana+. You can use a simple two battery flash unit and flash bracket to hold the flash to the camera. Note well: There's a trick to making this camera modification work, so pay attention to this instructional photography video.

How To: Replace the LCD screen in an iPod Photo or 4th gen

This video will show you how to remove your old LCD from your 4th generation iPod or iPod Photo and replace it with a new one. If the Apple warranty no longer covers your iPod, it may be more inexpensive to do this simple repair yourself, instead of purchasing a new iPod. Watch this video iPod tutorial and learn how to replace a the LCD screen in a 4th generation iPod or an iPod Photo.

How To: Reconnect ribbon cable on iPod photo

Check out this instructional electronics video that illustrates the simple process of reconnecting the ribbon cable on the iPod photo. There is a ribbon cable inside the iPod Photo that can sometimes disconnect from the logic board, but it can be reattached easily. Watch as one of our technicians illustrates this process and start listening to music again!

How To: Remove the foam padding on a 4th Generation iPod Photo

Check out this instructional electronics video that illustrates the simple process of removing the foam padding of an iPod Photo. In order to get the case to close when installing the battery you may need to remove some of the blue foam padding from the underside of the hard drive. This video from iPodJuice demonstrates how to safely remove the light-blue foam from the bottom of the hard drive on an iPod Photo.

How To: Open an iPod photo

Check out this instructional electronics video that illustrates the simple process of opening an iPod photo. Watch as a technician from ipodjuice.com demonstrates how to open up an iPod Photo using an iPod battery replacement kit. Follow along with this tutorial and start listening to music again!

How To: Bind a photo album insert

Instead of buying photo albums, make your own to get exactly the size and style you want. Book bindings require a little technique to maintain the right size of the page, without ruining the edge or making something that's going to fall apart. Watch this video book-binding tutorial and learn how to bind a photo album insert.

How To: Model with photographs in Google SketchUp

This video series shows you everything you need to know about completing a model from photographs in SketchUp. It follows Chapter 7 of the book Google SketchUp for Dummies. PART 1 shows you how to add photos to faces. PART 2 explains how to move, scale, rotate, shear and distort your texture. PART 3 shows you how to stretch a photo over a face (of your object that is)! PART 4 shows you how to stretch or scale the model until the photo texture looks right. PART 5 covers how to map photos to fa...

How To: Create lightning effects in GIMP

If Photoshop is too complex for your tastes - or just takes a little too long - then GIMP may be the solution. GIMP is a photo manipulation software with super easy controls and tools. Generally it's used for photo retouching, but like Photoshop, the program allows you to add in special effects.

How To: Produce scary monster photos in Photoshop

This is a quick tutorial on producing gritty, disgusting photos, which have a Halloween feel to them. Learn how to make someone look scary like a monster in Photoshop. The second video shows another method making use of the liquefy tool, the rust method again, as well as lighting effects. This tutorial is not intended for newbies who do not understand Photoshop's interface.

How To: Turn Your Live Photos into Looping or Bouncing GIF-Like Videos That Anyone Can Watch

Live Photos haven't caught on as much as Apple probably would like, but they're far from the gimmick that critics initially claimed they were — and things are only getting better as time moves on. Some aspects of the feature are somewhat hidden, however, and you need to find them to unlock Live Photos' full potential.

How To: Export Your Original Images, Live Photo Videos & Metadata in Apple Photos for Mac

When you export an image from the Photos app in macOS, you may not be getting the whole deal. In the export menu, you need to select either JPEG, TIFF, or PNG, and if you don't make any adjustments to the quality settings, it'll likely be compressed. If you need the original full-resolution file or want to get the video that's attached to a Live Photo, there's a simple way to do it.

How To: Remove Location Data from Photos & Videos You Share in iOS 13 to Keep Your Whereabouts Private

The photos and videos you take with your iPhone contain bits of information, known as metadata, including the location where they were taken. This metadata makes it easier for Photos to organize your media, but put these photos and videos in the wrong hands and anyone can find out where you live or work. Luckily, iOS 13 makes it easy to wipe the geotag from images and videos before sharing.

How To: Back Up Your iPhone Photos & Videos with Google Photos for Free

Since iCloud's introduction in 2011, you get only 5 GB of complimentary cloud storage with your Apple account. With iPhone backups, app data, iCloud Drive files, and even emails (if you have a Mac, Me, or iCloud email address), you'll quickly run out of space to back up photos and videos. Fortunately, Google offers 15 GB of free storage, making it easy to upload your Camera Roll for safekeeping.

How To: Stop Your iPhone Photos from Broadcasting Your Location to Others

Every photo you take is brimming with metadata such as iPhone model, date and time, shooting modes, focal length, shutter speed, flash use, and geolocation information. Share these pictures with friends, family, or acquaintances via texts, emails, or another direct share method, and you unwittingly share your location data. Even sharing via apps and social media sites can compromise your privacy.

How To: Access Your Photo Library in Messages for iOS 12 to Send Already Taken Pics & Vids

Ever since 2009, you could send a photo or video that you've already taken right from the Messages app on your iPhone. You would just tap on the camera icon next to the new message box, then choose either to take a new one or select one from your library. If you're running iOS 12, that's no longer the case, but that doesn't mean the capability is gone entirely.