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15
Dec 10

Installing a SSD into my MacBook Pro (June 2007)

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What was supposed to be a 30 minute upgrade turned into a huge headache. Below you will read about the problem, attempted solutions, and the final outcome.

Before we get down to details here are the specs on my computer that might be relevant.

  • MacBook Pro 15-Inch Core 2 Duo (June 2007, MacBookPro2,2)
  • This macbook is using SATA 1 (1.5Gbps) controllers inside and cannot achieve SATA II rates)

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30
Aug 09

Make Sure Your Running Lightroom In 64-Bit

After installing Snow Leopard a few days ago I took the time to open Activity Monitor to see what programs were running in 64-bit and which ones were left in 32-bit. To my surprise I saw that my copy of Lightroom 2 was running in 32-bit still.

Lightroom running in 32-bit

Lightroom running in 32-bit

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8
Jun 09

Balancing Backlighting With Flash

 

Have you been in a situation where the subject you wanted to shoot was in the shade or had a shadow cast on it, and the background was blown out in your attempt to properly expose your subject?

EXAMPLE

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In this post we are going to cover how to make much better photos out of situations like this.

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