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Can’t take a good picture from a moving vehicle? Sure you can.
Chris Guld August 12, 2017
It is difficult to take a good picture while in a moving vehicle. You can’t take the time to properly frame the shot, and…
Google Photos Quick Tip: Vignette to Frame your Photos
Chris Guld July 22, 2017
What’s a vignette, you ask? It’s where you just darken the outside edge of a picture so that it stands out. It’s a very…
Make Albums and Print a Photo Book from an Album
Chris Guld July 9, 2017
We just returned from a month-long trip to Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, and Berlin. How many pictures do you think we took? I used my…
My iPhone is full of photos, can Google Photos help?
Chris Guld June 23, 2017
Peggy asks: I’ve been taking photos with my iPhone for quite some time and have taken several hundred photos. The other day, I connected…
Google Photos: Don’t assume your photos are getting backed up
Chris Guld June 7, 2017
*Updated March 2020 It is Google Photos’ job to back up your device’s photos to your Google Account online. It’s your job to verify that…
Google Photos Makes Mothers’ Day Videos from Your PIctures
Chris Guld May 8, 2017
Google wants us to have more fun with our photos. That’s why they give us a place to be the forever home for ALL…
Take Videos and Google Photos can make Movies
Chris Guld April 27, 2017
Do you ever use your smartphone to take videos? … on purpose? 🙂 You should! These smartphone cameras are excellent video cameras. Just take…
Cool! One click on your Google Photo Takes you to Google Maps and Reviews
Chris Guld April 14, 2017
This is where we had dinner last night. Why? Because our motorhome broke down while traveling I-40 thru Arizona and we had to be…
How Many Photos are in your Google Photos Account?
Chris Guld April 7, 2017
Have you ever wondered what the count is of all your photos in your Google Photos account? I have a ton of photos going…
It’s So Easy to Send Photos Using Google Photos
Chris Guld April 1, 2017
We’ve been parked in the Arizona desert for several days. I prefer the humidity and ocean views of my home state of Florida ……
Deleting Bunches of Photos with Google Photos
Chris Guld March 28, 2017
Have you ever mistakenly taken lots of pictures of the inside of your pocket? or your thumb over the lens of your phone? Using…
Crop Pictures to Fill Wide Screens
Chris Guld February 18, 2017
It took me a while to notice that my new, wonderful, iPhone 7+ camera was not taking pictures that filled the screen. The iPhone’s…
How to Make a Group Photo Album with Google Photos
Chris Guld February 14, 2017
When I got married, many years ago, we wanted to get everyone to take pictures and share them with us. We accomplished that by…
Google Photos Quick Tip: Make that Picture POP!
Chris Guld February 4, 2017
One of the Google Photos editing tools is called “Pop.” What is Pop? Well, it’s hard to describe. It brightens a photo, increases the…
Got Questions about Google Photos?
Chris Guld January 25, 2017
Have you watched our “What Does This Button Do” show on Google Photos Frequently Asked Questions? Here is the whole show, the Google Photos…
Quick Tip: View Google Photos Year at a Glance
Chris Guld January 21, 2017
I’ve heard people lamenting the fact that they never have enough time to organize all their photos. They want to see them grouped by…