Have you ever seen those photos where the water or clouds have motion blur, or are completely smoothed out? There is a cheap and easy way of achieving it with a filter but what if you can’t afford one? Let’s talk about options…
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Category: Help guides
Event photography with a basic camera. Tips and tricks
So you’ve been given a level entry DSLR camera, like the Nikon D3300, D5300 or the Canon EOS range. Most come with a kit lens and you’d love to take professional-level photos at events? Although I’ve upgraded to professional bodies, let me share some event photography tips and tricks to help you on your way using the type of camera I started off with…
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Changing the “description” text in WooCommerce to something else
A recent client had, what I thought, was a simple request in WooCommerce. Instead of the Header text for a product saying ‘Description’, he wanted it to say ‘Information’ instead. This should be simple but it does require a little jiggery-pokery to get it to work… Continue reading
Photographs of Devon for sale…
I’ve recently been receiving a lot of requests to buy some of the photos I’m posting on Twitter, instagram and Flickr. I’ve now added a new section to this website so you can purchase the most popular ones. I will keep adding the top seascapes and landscape photos as I get them.
The URL for the new section is: https://simonday.com/shop/
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply from 25 May 2018, when it supersedes the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). GDPR Compliance isn’t a choice and you must be able to demonstrate compliance with its data processing principles. Continue reading
14 Logo Design Tips
Different people have different preferences for designing a logo.
Nowadays, non-designers experiment with free online logo makers or hire cheap freelancers overseas. Everybody can design a logo now, but not everybody can design a good one. Continue reading
How long does it take Instagram and Facebook to delete a reported image?
I’ve recently had an issue, one that I couldn’t resolve with the person involved. I had set up a campaign based on a modification of one of my photos, which was due to launch in a little under two weeks. This person took a photo of mine without permission, did the exact same edit, posted it on their social media channels and then refused to take it down. People who follow me were seeing their version so I had no choice but to report them for copyright infringement and these were the results: Continue reading
How to screenshot an entire webpage
Taking screenshots of certain parts, or even everything you see on the screen, has always been simple to do. Now though, we all have the ability to take a screenshot of an entire page, even when it’s off the screen! Continue reading
Top reasons why you should be using TweetDeck
If you look at the Rivera FM Radio webcam between 7pm and 9pm every Monday you’ll see me at a screen with a programme called TweetDeck running. If you’ve never used it you’re missing out on a GREAT tool. In this post I’ll show you just how useful and powerful this tool is! Continue reading
Have you used Google’s new website testing tool?
Google’s old page insight tool was pretty basic and not that friendly to use. Towards the end of last year Google completely revamped it and the results are lovely! Let’s take a look… Continue reading