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Author: dotphoto
Glenn Paul is President and Co-Founder of dotPhoto, which began life in 2000 as a photo printing service and now also distributes user-generated media in Flash, video and on cell phones.
Many camera phones take beautiful photos of the night sky. Here are moon shots taken with a Samsung S22 Ultra. No special lenses were used.
These images were captured by zooming to 60X. At higher magnification, the main challenge is holding the camera steady. Fortunately, manufacturers provide a tool for that. Note the guide in the upper left corner that helps bring the object into view of the camera.
Other Helpful Tips for Moonshots
Use a tripod. This will give a steadier, less blurry image.
On an iPhone, switch off flash and switch on High Dynamic Range (HDR).
Slow the shutter speed. Many smart phones will automatically go into low-light or night mode when you point them at a dark sky.
Reduce ISO to 100. Higher ISO is brighter, but can create a washed-out moon with less detail.
Once you capture the image, you can upload directly to dotphoto!
And we don’t track your behavior or sell your data. dotphoto sharing is completely customizable with a sophisticated password management system. Share one photo, one album, a group of albums, or almost anything you can imagine through any service on the web.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Keep only one dotphoto browser window open at a time when using projects. More than one operating browser window can prevent projects from being added to the cart.
dotphoto’s new AUTOFILL feature enables you to make books, calendars, cards and other photo products quickly.
Now dotphoto’s NEW Project Manager enables you to copy a project, make small changes, and save it as a new project.
What kind of project changes can I make? You can further personalize your projects with changes like these:
Notes inside your favorite cards
Personal dedication in a photo book
Different titles for books and calendars
Special days in a calendar
Different cover photos in any product
Change any photo, text or design in your original project
Create a Project
You can create a project for a complex product like a book or calendar by saving it. Tap the SAVE button at the top of the page.
Order a Project
Tap the ADD TO CART project in the upper right corner.
You can order more than one project at the same time or in the same cart.
Access Your Projects
Tap the down arrow next your account name and choose My Projects
Edit Your Project
Your projects are stored in chronological order. See the examples below. To edit a project, tap the pencil icon.
Copy a Project
To make a variation of the same product, copy the project by tapping the copy icon. Then make changes to the new project. You can add a different inscription to the front of a photo book, add different birthdays to calendars, or any number of other changes. You must SAVE each copy to save the next version.
Discard a Project
To discard a project, tap the trashcan icon. NOTE: If you delete a project, it is gone forever. dotphoto cannot bring it back.
Examples of project variations
The first project in the examples below is the calendar at the bottom. The first project was copied and a new photo was added on January 2. The second project was copied and the cover image was changed, which became the third project.
Set prices for the products that make sense for your audience
dotphoto enables you to set multiple price levels and groups. Portrait photographers may want to sell mainly photo packages; sports photographers may emphasize posters.
You can assign different price plans to different albums, but all sub-albums will have the same price plan.
TIP: The Account Plan is the base level plan. If you do not want individual photos to appear in the other plans, remove them from the Account Plan.
No app required: just tap the “hamburger” in the upper right and choose Shop
Make cards, calendars, photo cutouts and even photobooks on your phone!
Access photos in your dotphoto account or directly from your phone. To choose photos, tap the Photos button at the bottom of the screen.
Autofill makes your book in moments! While choosing photos, tap Autofill to automatically fill your book. You can still move and change photos, but Autofill makes book creation fast and easy.
Change the size and font by tapping Text on the bottom row.
Tap on Share in the left menu and choose, and tap the green Copy button next to the Album. You have copied the link to share that album.
Go to www.forqrcode.com and paste in the link. Copy the QR code, and paste it into your email, blog, newsletter or business card.
An illustrated procedure: How can I share dotphoto albums with QR codes?
Tap on the dotphoto album you want to share.
Tap on Share in the left menu and choose, and tap the green Copy button next to the Album. You have copied the link to share that album.
Go to www.forqrcode.com and paste in the link. Copy the QR code, and paste it into your email, blog, newsletter or business card. Try scanning the QR code below: it will take you to the dotphoto album.
dotphoto speeds up servers for 5G If you noticed that dotphoto is faster, it’s because we upgraded our servers. dotphoto works great on 5G phones!
Use 4×6/D (not 3×5) for Back-Printing Documentation We recommend that customers who use back-printing for documentation use 4×6, 4xD or 5×7 prints. We can no longer guarantee back-printing on 3.5 x 5 prints.
Can’t get enough of pumpkin spice? Smack these Scratch & Sniff stickers on your photos from Everything Smells. $2.99 gets 24 stickers that are 1.25″ wide.
Videos can be full of spontaneous, exciting photos.
When hikers hopped the fence above this Yosemite waterfall, I took a video. “Either you guys should come back now,” I said, “or I’ll be selling this to the news.” Fortunately, they were OK. Here are photos I snapped from the video.
It’s easier than ever to get a good photo from your videos with free software that snaps photos from your videos.
dotphoto’s video of “The Most Important Picture Ever Taken” about the Hubble Deep Field Image has been seen over 7 million times. Now the James Webb telescope has improved the resolution! Print your own 20″ x 20″ poster for only $12.49!
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