| Tip 250 | Take Better Snapshots |
Here are a few quick tips to better control Photo Booth, the Mac application that uses the iSight or FaceTime HD camera to take pictures of users.
Stopping the Flash
When using Photo Booth, the Mac’s screen flashes white to illuminate the subject an instant before the picture is taken.
Sometimes, however, you might simply want to make use of ambient light. To avoid the firing the flash, just hold down Shift when clicking the camera button. There’s no need to keep holding it down while the photo is taken.
Turning Off the Countdown
To avoid a countdown before the photo is taken (that is, to take a snapshot as soon as you click), hold down Option before clicking the snapshot button. You can combine this with Shift to ...
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