Hacking with command prompt

1.How to hack into the school's hard drive but now you know that school computer have security and they block command prompt (cmd). What can you do?


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DOS Commands List

• BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings
• BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info
• CACLS Change file permissions
• CALL Call one batch program from another
• CD Change Directory – move to a specific Folder
• CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties
• CHKDSK Check Disk – check and repair disk problems
• CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system
• CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file
• CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders
• CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin
• CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks
• CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.
• CLS Clear the screen
• CLUSTER Windows Clustering
• CMD Start a new CMD shell
• COLOR Change colors of the CMD window
• COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
• COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition
• COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition
• CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer
• CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.
• COPY Copy one or more files to another location
• CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data
• DATE Display or set the date
• Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility
• DEFRAG Defragment hard drive
• DEL Delete one or more files
• DELPROF Delete NT user profiles
• DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders
• DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility
• DIR Display a list of files and folders
• DIRUSE Display disk usage
• DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks
• DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another
• DNSSTAT DNS Statistics
• DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros
• DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory
• DSQUERY List items in active directory
• DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory 
• ECHO Display message on screen
• ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file
• ERASE Delete one or more files
• EXIT Quit the CMD shell
• EXPAND Uncompress files
• EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files
• FC Compare two files
• FDISK Disk Format and partition
• FIND Search for a text string in a file
• FINDSTR Search for strings in files
• FOR Conditionally perform a command several times
• FORFILES Batch process multiple files
• FORMAT Format a disk
• FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)
• FSUTIL File and Volume utilities
• FTP File Transfer Protocol
• FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations
• GLOBAL Display membership of global groups
• GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line
• HELP Online Help
• HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker
• IF Conditionally perform a command
• IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup
• IPCONFIG Configure IP
• KILL Remove a program from memory
• LABEL Edit a disk label
• LOCAL Display membership of local groups
• LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer.
• LOGOFF Log a user off
• LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file
• MAPISEND Send email from the command line
• MEM Display memory usage
• MD Create new folders
• MODE Configure a system device
• MORE Display output, one screen at a time
• MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point
• MOVE Move files from one folder to another
• MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another
• MSG Send a message
• MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer
• MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics
• MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)
• MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)
• MV Copy in-use files
• NET Manage network resources
• NETDOM Domain Manager
• NETSH Configure network protocols
• NETSVC Command-line Service Controller
• NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)
• NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)
• NOW Display the current Date and Time
• NSLOOKUP Name server lookup
• NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape
• NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights 
• PATH Display or set a search path for executable files
• PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss
• PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message
• PERMS Show permissions for a user
• PERFMON Performance Monitor
• PING Test a network connection
• POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD
• PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services
• PRINT Print a text file
• PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer
• PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer
• PROMPT Change the command prompt
• PsExec Execute process remotely
• PsFile Show files opened remotely
• PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user
• PsInfo List information about a system
• PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID
• PsList List detailed information about processes
• PsLoggedOn Who’s logged on (locally or via resource sharing)
• PsLogList Event log records
• PsPasswd Change account password
• PsService View and control services
• PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer
• PsSuspend Suspend processes
• PUSHD Save and then change the current directory
• QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.
• RASDIAL Manage RAS connections
• RASPHONE Manage RAS connections
• RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.
• REG Read, Set or Delete registry keys and values
• REGEDIT Import or export registry settings
• REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL
• REGINI Change Registry Permissions
• REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file
• REN Rename a file or files.
• REPLACE Replace or update one file with another
• RD Delete folder(s)
• RDISK Create a Recovery Disk
• RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer
• ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy
• ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables
• RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account
• RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections) 
• SC Service Control
• SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks
• SCLIST Display NT Services
• ScriptIt Control GUI applications
• SET Display, set, or remove environment variables
• SETLOCAL Begin localisation of environment changes in a batch file
• SETX Set environment variables permanently
• SHARE List or edit a file share or print share
• SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file
• SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)
• SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined
• SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup
• SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer
• SLEEP Wait for x seconds
• SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future
• SORT Sort input
• START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command
• SU Switch User
• SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain
• SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter
• SYSTEMINFO List system configuration
• TASKLIST List running applications and services
• TIME Display or set the system time
• TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file
• TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session
• TOUCH Change file timestamps
• TRACERT Trace route to a remote host
• TREE Graphical display of folder structure
• TYPE Display the contents of a text file
• USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login
• VER Display version information
• VERIFY Verify that files have been saved
• VOL Display a disk label
• WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree
• WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain
• WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files
• WINMSD Windows system diagnostics
• WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II
• WMIC WMI Commands
• XCACLS Change file permissions
• XCOPY Copy files and folders

How to backup your Registry

Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to restore the registry to its previous state.


How to Export Registry Keys

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

On the File menu, click Export.

In the Save in box, select the boxs at the bottom the bottom according to weather you want to export all or only selected branches of the registry.

Next select a location in which to save the backup .reg file. In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.


How to Restore the Registry

To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved.

Firefox Speed Tweaks

Yes, firefox is already pretty damn fast but did you know that you can tweak it and improve the speed even more?

That's the beauty of this program being open source.
Here's what you do:
In the URL bar, type “about:config” and press enter. This will bring up the configuration “menu” where you can change the parameters of Firefox.

Note that these are what I’ve found to REALLY speed up my Firefox significantly - and these settings seem to be common among everybody else as well. But these settings are optimized for broadband connections - I mean with as much concurrent requests we’re going to open up with pipelining… lol… you’d better have a big connection.

Double Click on the following settins and put in the numbers below - for the true / false booleans - they’ll change when you double click.

Code:
browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs – true
network.http.max-connections – 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server – 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy – 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server – 4
network.http.pipelining – true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests – 100
network.http.proxy.pipelining – true
network.http.request.timeout – 300


One more thing… Right-click somewhere on that screen and add a NEW -> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0”. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. Since you’re broadband - it shouldn’t have to wait.

Now you should notice you’re loading pages MUCH faster now!

iPad Tips and Tricks : Easy/Quick Mute

Unlike the iPhone, there's no dedicated mute switch on the iPad. There you are, in the back row of a funeral just minding your own business when, oops, you forgot to mute those YouTube clips on your iPad! However, you can still cut the sound in a hurry if you need to pretend you're doing something serious instead of watching the latest YouTube viral.

AppleApple decided to make the volume buttons do double duty. Tap them repeatedly and the volume will go up or down. But if you press and hold the volume down button for about two seconds, then you get a quick mute.

Boot Winxp Fast

Follow the following steps

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.

Disable Windows Logo Key

i was recently playing games and this nasty windos logo key keep annoying me , cause i often accidently clicked it , and i start to search a solution to solve my problem, and found the following article in microsfot website, and it did work, hope this helps, thanks!


u can copy the following messages into ur notepad and save as *.reg, and use it..

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,\
00,00,00,00

Mozilla Firefox shortcuts keys

CTRL+A Selects the all items on active page

CTRL+B Display the “Organize Bookmarks” dialog box

CTRL+D Include the active page to your Bookmarks list

CTRL+F Display the “Find” dialog box to search text

CTRL+I Display the Bookmarks pane

CTRL+H Display the History sidebar of Mozilla Firefox

CTRL+N Use to open new Mozilla Firefox page

CTRL+P Use to print the active web page

CTRL+R Use to reload the active web page

CTRL+T Display a new Tab in active Firefox window

CTRL+U View the source code of active web page

CTRL+W Closes the active Mozilla Firefox window

CTRL++ Use to increase the font size of active page

CTRL+ – Use to decrease the font size of active page

CTRL+Tab Move to next Tab in Mozilla Firefox

ALT+B Go to Mozilla Firefox Favorites Menu

ALT+D Go to address bar of current Firefox page

ALT+E Go to Mozilla Firefox Edit Menu

ALT+F Go to Mozilla Firefox File Menu

ALT+S Go to Mozilla Firefox History Menu

ALT+T Go to Mozilla Firefox Tools Menu

ALT+V Go to Mozilla Firefox View Menu

ALT+Home Use to open the home page of internet explorer

ALT+Left Arrow Go to previous page of active page

ALT+Right Arrow Go to next page of active page

Tab Move forward between all items on active web page

F5 Refresh the active web page

F7 F7 activate the cursor to move with keyboard

CTRL+SHIFT+DEL Use to clear all Private Data history

CTRL+SHIFT+D Use to Bookmarks all Firefox Tabs

F11 Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.

Computer Pranks | Fake Facebook Virus

In this tutorial I will show you how to make a Facebook virus using simple commands on notepad. .This will make the victim think they have got a virus when they click on an icon such as Internet Explorer .

1) Open notepad

2) Type this in :

@echo off
msg * WARNING VIRUS DETECTED!!!!! AFTER 5 MINUTES YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED !!!!TO REMOVE THE VIRUS CLICK OK OR CLOSE THIS BOX!

PAUSE
shutdown -r -t 300 -c " SORRY!!! YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT ARE NOW BEING DELETED !!! PLEASE WAIT ..........."

3)Save as Internet Explorer .bat

4)Right click on Internet Explorer .bat and click Create Shortcut

5)Right click on shorcut and click Properties.

6)Click Change Icon

7) Choose Internet Explorer icon or similar , click OK , then click Apply

8)Delete real shortcut and replace it with fake . When victim click on it , he will get warning messages that looks like this:

After five minutes windows will restart , that is all. This is totally harmless and will give you a laugh. Enjoy !

8 Cool Tips & Tricks to Make Most Of Google Chrome

1. Make Chrome’s consume less memory

By default, Chrome is a multi-process browser. Yawn! What’s that? Simply, it means that each tab runs as a separate process asking for separate resources from the computer. The current working tab gets the most priority over the others. This was intentionally designed to make web apps run faster in Chrome. This feature makes the browser zippier and more stable even with multiple open tabs.

But if you aren’t a heavy user and use the browser to surf only a single site at a time then disabling multiple processes can free up some CPU resources. To handle each web process Chrome has three settings ““

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““process-per-tab
The default mode; each tab gets an independent process of its own. This increases the rendering of webpages and makes the browser stable as each tab is a separate process from the rest. But it also consumes memory.

““process-per-site
One process for each unique website; for instance a user with two tabs open for Gmail and another for MakeUseOf will have the two Google tabs running under the same process.

““single-process
The simplest mode; all tabs run in a single process, much like the other browsers we have now. This setting frees up memory for other applications. This is what we are looking for.

Create a shortcut for Chrome. Open the Properties tab. Edit the Target field as shown in the picture by appending –single-process to the path.



Similarly you can create two more shortcuts for the other two processes to handle your web sessions in three ways.

2. Manage tabs with the Task Manager

This is an offshoot of Google Chrome’s multi-process nature which allows each tab to run separate from the other. This allows us to manage, reload or shut down each tab without affecting the rest of our browsing. All this can be done through the Task Manager. PressShift and Escape to start the task manager or right click on the blue top bar. An unresponsive tab can be shut down without bringing down the browser by a simple press of the End process button.



3. Some stats for nerds

There is a simple way to tell which browser is using the most resources on your computer. Chrome’s task manager lets you examine the memory use of the opened browsers on your computer irrespective of make. Open task manager and click on the ‘Stats for nerds’ link at the bottom. A new tab opens with detailed memory info for all running browsers. The second part of the page also describes Chrome’s process usage stats.



4. Some more stats on the Resources page

More for site administrators than for you and me but the resources page has a ton of info to offer. To track the resources used by a web page – right click inside the page. SelectInspect element ““ go to the Resources tab and reload the web page. You can view a list of images, scripts and objects from the web page and you can sort them by size or by loading time.



5. Drag to resize any text box

Do you feel that the size of a text box on any website is not worthy of your thoughts”¦then just place your mouse on the bottom right edge and drag to increase the size. Give MakeUseOf.com’s comment box the first drag.



6. Split Chrome into double-pane view

This bookmarklet from Chromeplugins.org is incredibly useful. The dual view feature is useful when you want to compare two websites or search results side by side. Drag theChrome Split Browser bookmarklet into your bookmarks toolbar. When you click the bookmarklet, it asks you to choose the two websites you want and displays them in a double pane.



7. Startup with multiple pages

On launch, Chrome opens up with the “˜Most visited’ area. But it also lets us set options for starting the day by opening our most favored sites in several tabs at once. Click on the wrench icon (Customize and control Chrome) on the top right corner. Under Options – Basictab we can add the pages we want to open on startup.



8. Drag and drop downloads from Chrome

After finishing a download, you can copy it to the desktop or to any other folder by a simple drag and drop directly from Google Chrome.

Did I miss any of your favorite tips or tricks? Let us know in the comments and lets help each other create a more sleek Chrome experience.

A List of Run Commands for Windows 7

Information

I'm posting a list of Run Commands every PowerUser or Administrator should know in bold below. So if you know anymore new ones, Please Post them here hope this helps!

Windows logo key + R

Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools = control admintools
Authorization Manager= azman.msc "New"

Calculator = calc
Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
Character Map = charmap
Check Disk Utility = chkdsk
Control Panel = control "New"
Command Prompt = cmd.exe
Component Services = dcomcnfg
Computer Management = compmgmt.msc = CompMgmtLauncher "New"

Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl
Downloads = Downloads "New"
Device Manager = devmgmt.msc
Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr
Defragment User Interface = dfrgui "New"
Ditilizer Calibration Tool = tabcal "New"
Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc
Disk Parmelonion Manager = diskpart
Display Properties = control desktop or desk.cpl
DPI Scaling = dpiscaling "New"
Driver Package Installer = dpinst "New"
Driver Verifier Utility = verifier or /reset
DVD Player = dvdplay "New"

Encryption File System = rekeywiz "New"
Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc

Fax Cover Sheet Editor = fxscover "New"
File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif
Folders Properties = control folders
Fonts = control fonts
Free Cell Card Game = freecell

Game Controllers | joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor = gpedit.msc

Internet Explorer = iexplore
Iexpress Wizard = iexpress
Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration = ipconfig.exe
iSCSI Initiator = iscsicpl "New"

Keyboard Properties = control keyboard

Libraries = explorer or Windows key + E
Local Security Settings = secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool = msdt "New"
Microsoft Paint = mspaint.exe
Mouse Properties = control mouse
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Mobility Center (only on mobile) = mblctr or Windows key + X
Network Connections = control netconnections
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
Notepad = notepad

ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32 "New"
Optional Features Manager = optionalfeatures "New"
On Screen Keyboard = osk or Windows key + U

Package Installer | dpinst
Pen & Touch Options | tabletpc.cpl
People Near Me Identifier | collab.cpl
Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl
Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes = control printers
Printer Migration = PrintBrmUi "New"
Private Character Editor = eudcedit
Problem Steps Recorder | psr.exe
Programs and Features | appwiz.cpl


Regional Settings = intl.cpl
Registry Editor = regedit.exe
Remote Assistance = msra "New"
Remote Desktop = mstsc
Resultant Set of Policy = rsop.msc

Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks
Screen Resolution | desk.cpl
Security Center = wscui.cpl
Services = services.msc
Shared Folders/MMC = fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows = shutdown
Snipping Tool = snippingtool "New"
Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl
Sound Recorder = soundrecorder "New"
Sound Volume = sndvol "New"
Spider Solitare Card Game = spider
SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg
Stored User Names and Passwords = credwiz "New"
Sticky Note = StikyNot "New"
System Configuration Editor = sysedit
System Configuration Utility = msconfig
System File Checker Utility = sfc
System Information = msinfo32
System Properties = sysdm.cpl or Windows key + Pause/Break
System Restore = rstrui.exe

Task Manager = taskmgr
Trusted Platform Module = TpmInit "New"

Utility Manager = utilman
User Accounts = netplwiz or control userpasswords2

Windows Activation = slui "New"
Windows Backup Utility = sdclt "New"
Windows Fax and Scan = wfs "New"
Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security = wf.msc "New"
Windows Image Acquisition = wiaacmgr "New"
Windows Media Player = wmplayer
Windows Magnifier = magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc
Windows Update App Manager = wuapp "New"
Windows Standalong Update Manager = wusa "New'
Windows System Security Tool = syskey
Windows Share Creation Wizard = shrpubw "New"
Wordpad = write

5 Basic Photo Editing Tricks

Self Por trait in Ottawa

A lot of you have been ask ing me ques tions about pho tog ra phy and how to achieve cer tain effects. While I’m by no means an expert, I’m an avid pho­tog ra pher and I had to chance to exper i ment a lot. I’m also always a teacher at heart and yes, I like talk ing about pho tog ra phy, because I’m sure I can give you some tips and learn from you as well.

So I decided to start the Sat ur day Series again, this time with a focus on pho tog ra phy. A new “les son” will be pub lished every Sat ur day, for a total or ten posts. Enjoy the “Ten Pho tog ra phy Tips”!

Alright, let’s be hon est: yes, I edit all my pic tures. Doesn’t mean I do much though. First, my edit­ing skills aren’t that devel oped, sec ond, I like my pic tures to look nat ural. Indeed, photo edit ing is an art in itself and plenty of pho tog ra phers spent hours devel op ing new tech niques or fol low ing pro cess ing fads.

While exces sive edit ing can not suc cess fully mask improper tech niques and poor pho tog ra phy, a lit tle edit ing can dra mat i cally improve your pictures.

Crop ping — Some thing, all you need a lit tle bit of crop ping to reveal a great pic ture. Trim off the excess, remove the dis trac tions in the back ground and cut down to your main point of focus. You can either keep set dimen sions or get a bit cre ative, it’s up to you. Vir tu ally all main edit ing soft­ware have a crop ping func tion, includ ing Flickr (where you can edit with pic tures with Piknik) andPicasa (which is free).

The orig i nal pic

Tada! Cropped… looks better

Color Bal ance —Color bal ance is the global adjust ment of the inten si ties of the col ors. Basi cally, some times the cam era doesn’t ren der the col ors the way they are because of the color of the light sources: some light bulbs add a yel low color, bright sun makes every thing looks warm, shade turns thing blue-ish etc. The camera’s auto white-balance sys tem is eas ily mis taken. For tu nately, on most cam eras, you can chose a white bal ance man u ally with set tings such as “cloudy’, “sunny”, “flu o res cent” etc. and the cam era will com pen sate accord ingly. You can also cor rect the color bal ance when edit ing your pic tures and even play with it.

The orig i nal pic ture looks reddish

After bal anc ing col ors, lost the red hue

Straight en ing — Like I explain last week, crooked shots are one of my pet peeve. It’s very easy to set the hori zon set in pic tures if you for got to do it while shoot ing. Sim ply align and rotate the pic ture, and crop a bit if needed. Once again, this is easy to do with the main edit ing soft wares, such as Pho to shop, Light room, Picasa etc.

Mmm… Bit crooked!

Straighter!

Adjust the Expo sure — When the expo sure is too short, pic tures look dark. If the expo sure is too long, the pic ture looks too bright. You can adjust the expo sure man u ally on most cam eras (look for the “+” or “-“ but tons). You can also cor rect it at the edit ing stage. Warn ing: this can get tricky, so bet ter get this expo sure right when tak ing pictures!

This sun set is overexposed

A more dra matic sun set after adjustments

Cor rect Red Eyes — Ah, the evil red eye… while it cer tainly add some Hal loween flavour to your por traits, your sub jects may not like it (eh, not every body wants to be an evil vam pire!). The red eye effect occurs when you use the flash: the bright light passes into the eyes of your sub ject through the pupil and reflects. It looks red because of the blood in your eyes. The best way to avoid this effect is to either use ambi ent light or to have the sub ject look away. When edit ing, you will notice numer ous soft ware allow you to remove the red eye effect and make your sub ject look human again. They will thank you, for sure.