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Automatically Fix Image Orientation Based on EXIF Data

You spin me around

My Canon 1000D understands when I am shooting vertically and rotates images accordingly. Only problem is, in Windows, the images still show up in the wrong orientation, meaning I have to go through the images and rotate them by hand.

To fix this, I created a small program. Just select the folder containing some JPEGs, and it will run through the images inside and rotate them when needed.

Click here for more info and to download the JPEG rotator.

Photo Sunday: "Endless"

In lack of a round sausage

Submission to this week's Photo Sunday. Theme: "Endless".

I shot this Frankfurt, which has a lot of tall buildings. Using the kit lens at a fairly wide angle, the building looks almost like it just disappears into the sky. And by the way: No post processing! Save time by getting it right in the camera.

ASK 731SP Disassembly

It's what's inside that counts

I was recently asked if there is a way to open up the ASK Smartpad to replace its battery. For me, it was an excellent excuse to finally pop that thing open and see what's inside. Turns out the battery looks quite replaceable, although I didn't try it yet. Read on for a short disassembly guide.

Canon 50mm 1.8 Stuck on Camera Body

Plastic but not fantastic

Earlier this week, I accidentally dropped my Canon nifty-fifty lens on the floor. Without inspecting it, I put it on the camera and was happy to see that it worked. And today I tried to take it off - only to find that it was stuck. Turns out that this is a quite common problem with this lens - the lens mount is made out of plastic and easily gets damaged, which can lead to this problem. However, since the mount of the camera is metal (update: actually it's plastic as well), you still have a fair shot if you turn the lens hard enough. After a long struggle, the lens finally came off, together with some small loose plastic pieces. Luckily, both the camera and the lens survived. Don't try this at home!

Trying out Infrared Photography

Visible light is so last year

I was lucky enough to get an infrared (IR) filter from a friend a few weeks ago. An infrared filter will block visible light and just let through infrared light, which is invisible to the naked eye. The sensor in the camera can pick it up, however, and produce quite interesting results. After a few attempts, it was clear that shooting infrared takes some time getting used to, but it is also fun and rewarding. Continue reading for an IR crash course.

Sweden Trip 2011 - Pics

The yearly trip

Just uploaded som pics from my trip to Sweden last week. Beautiful as always. Check out the Image Gallery.

Velbon Sherpa 200R Review

Tripods: Like monopods, but triple the fun

Shooting under low-light conditions is hard. I have mentioned optical stabilizing earlier, which helps prevent camera shake down to 1/10th or so. But after that, you will have to resort to what photographers have done for years - using a tripod.

I got the Velbon Sherpa 200R a while ago and I thought I could share my thoughts on it. This review may not be very in-depth - all I can really compare it to is my old tripod which was mostly plastic. This is definitely better - although heavier - stuff. Read on for more.

Photo Sunday - Image Gallery

Keep shooting

As mentioned in a previous post, I joined a group on Flickr and submit a picture every week. My photo stream can be found here, but I decided to post the pictures here on the page as well - just go to the Image Gallery to check it out.

Simple Photo Studio at Home

More DIY

Taking pictures of products, isolated on white background is something I do a lot, which you may have noticed from this blog. Achieving good (or, at least decent) results is actually much easier than you might think, and costs basically nothing. No special studio lighting or reflectors are required, and the setup is simple. Read on for how to set up your own little photo studio at home for product photography.

Photo Sunday

I, confused robot

I just joined a group on flickr, called Fotosöndag (Swedish, translates into Photo Sunday). Each week, a new theme is presented and submissions are done each Sunday. This week's theme was "Upside down", my submission is presented here to the left.