The iPhone Camera app includes a self timer function, a great feature for any camera that allows you to set a countdown timer before a picture is snapped. There’s many uses for the timer function, but it often allows for the photographer or camera owner to be in the picture frame as well, rather than just shooting pictures from behind the lens. How to Use the Self Timer in Camera App of iOS The self timer has two choices for a delayed camera shutter, using this feature requires a modern version of iOS on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Launch the Camera app as usual and frame your shot, you’ll want to set the iPhone onto a surface or somewhere stable that it can hold itself upright (third party stands can be useful for this) Tap the little stop watch looking icon in the Camera app to see the Self Timer options Choose “3s” for a 3 second self timer, or “10s” for a 10 second self timer (the latter is best if you’re trying to stage something or move far … [Read more...] about Use the Camera Self Timer on iPhone & iPad for Better Group Photos or Selfies
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Man Utd’s Fernandes brushes off criticism of big-game record
(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has brushed off criticism over his performances against the Premier League's top clubs, saying his impact should not be judged solely on goals and assists. Fernandes has made a big impression after joining from Sporting Lisbon last year, with 34 goals and 21 assists in all competitions. But the Portugal international has netted just once across seven league games against Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea this season. "I don't know what people mean by 'top six', because the teams are in top six in the table," Fernandes told Sky Sports. "I score and assist against some of them. I scored this season against Tottenham. But some people say penalties don't count! "I know people expect Bruno to score or assist in every game. I want to do that. But as a player, I don't look for big six or the rest of the league. I look for every game in the same way." "...They're expecting just goals and … [Read more...] about Man Utd’s Fernandes brushes off criticism of big-game record
Access & View All Selfies Taken on iPhone Camera Instantly
If you take a lot of selfies with the iPhone you’ll be pleased to know that you can quickly access every selfie ever taken with the front facing iPhone camera by using a simple sorting album in the iPhone Photos app. Likewise, if you just want to see all the selfies taken by someone else, you can quickly access every selfie taken with the iPhone camera by using the same selfie album on their phone. How to See All Selfies Taken with iPhone Camera Ready to see every selfie taken with the iPhone camera on a device? Here’s all you need to do: Open the Photos app as usual but tap on the “Albums” button From the “Albums” view (tap back to Albums if you’re in Camera Roll), scroll down to find the “Selfies” album, tap on that to show a picture album of every picture taken with a front facing camera that is stored on the iPhone This album will also include other selfies taken by other iPhone users who have shared the picture with the current iPhone, assuming the … [Read more...] about Access & View All Selfies Taken on iPhone Camera Instantly
Enabling a Pixel Brush in Pixelmator to Draw Pixel Art on Mac
There’s a certain magic to pixel art, whether it’s the nostalgic aspect or just the intentional limitations of drawing simpler graphics. While there are many specific apps intended to create pixel art out there, both Photoshop and Pixelmator for Mac has such an ability as well. We’re going to focus on enabling the pixel brush in Pixelmator here since it’s probably the best Photoshop alternative for Mac . Drawing Pixel Art with Pixelmator For those who are interested, here is how to enable the special pixel paint brush in Pixelmator for Mac OS X : Open Pixelmator on the Mac if you haven’t done so already (it’s available on the Mac App Store for $30 ) Pull down the Pixelmator menu and choose Preferences Go to the “Tools” preferences tab and then choose “Painting” Click and drag on the Pixel brush into the Pixelmator toolbar, drop where you want it to be Now that you have enabled the wonderful Pixel brush, you can easily create some pixel art. … [Read more...] about Enabling a Pixel Brush in Pixelmator to Draw Pixel Art on Mac
How to Take Better Selfies with iPhone by Using Selfie Flash
The new iPhone includes many improvements to the camera, including a great selfie flash feature that lights up the screen to provide some light fill into your selfies taken with the iPhone front facing camera. This basically uses a little software trick to add a flash to the front facing camera of iPhone, preventing you from having to turn the device around and take a picture of yourself without seeing your own mug in the process (oh the humanity!). If you’re a big fan of taking great selfies and you take a lot of of pictures of yourself, then Selfie Flash is going to be a feature you’ll really appreciate because it genuinely improves the appearance of portraits taken with the iPhones front camera. Use iPhone Selfie Flash to Take Better Selfie Portraits Here’s how to use Selfie Flash on the iPhone front facing camera to take better selfies : Open your iPhone Camera app and tap the button in the corner to flip the Front Facing camera so you see yourself as intended … [Read more...] about How to Take Better Selfies with iPhone by Using Selfie Flash