that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?! incredible pictures. that most of us will never actually use them for. right. and over the course of the past year, some people have got into new hobbies. others may have been busy sorting things out around the house, like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives, so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it's simple to use but it is a bit fiddly. you've got to download the pictoscanner app first and then turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole, and then you're ready to go. i see, so it's reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just got to snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way — that's darth maul, if anyone�*s asking. it is, and it's bright, so it seemed a good one to test as the colours really pop.

that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?! incredible pictures.most of us will never actually use them for. right. and over the course of the past year, some people have got into new hobbies. others may have been busy sorting things out around the house, like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives, so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it's simple to use but it is a bit fiddly. you've to download the pictoscanner app first and then turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole, and then you're ready to go. i see, so it's reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just gotta snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way — that's darth maul, if anyone's asking. it is, and it's bright, so it seemed a good one to test as the colours really pop. and after a

that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?es can do that most of us will never actually use them for. right. and over the course of the past year, some people have got into new hobbies. others may have been busy sorting things out around the house, like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives, so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it is simple to use, but it is a bit fiddly. you've got to download the pictoscanner at first and then turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole. and then, you are ready to go. i see, so it is reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just got to snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way. that's darth maul, if anyone�*s asking. it is, and it's bright, so it seemed a good one to test as the colours

that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?rtphones can do that most of us will never actually use them for. right. and over the course of the past year, some people have got into new hobbies. others may have been busy sorting things out around the house, like maybe going through some old photos. and in fact, i have something here that could be very handy for that. this is a gadget for digitising old negatives, so you can either save them in your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it is simple to use, but it is a bit fiddly. you've got to download the pictoscanner at first and then the pictoscanner app first and then turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole. and then, you are ready to go. i see, so it is reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just got to snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way. that's darth maul, if anyone�*s asking. it is, and its bright, so it

so i wanted to find out more about this, so i asked tv host, spacejournalist and author sarah cruddasof a astrophotography on her smartphones. it was looking up at the night sky as a child which inspired my lifelong love of space. but whereas in the past, capturing images of the night sky required expensive kit, now all you need the latest smartphone, a bit of luck with the weather and enough time to set up before it gets dark. the latest generation of smartphones have a few low—light tricks up their sleeves to make getting those insta—worthy night sky photographs a lot easier. i'm testing out four of the latest smartphones. we've got the huawei mate a0 pro. the samsung s21. this google pixel 5. my iphone 12 pro max. and as for this, don't worry about it just yet! because we'll be taking long—exposure photographs, the most important extra you'll need is a tripod to hold your phone steady. and the other really important thing is to go find somewhere that doesn't have too much light pollution. you can always have a look online for dark sky recommendations near you. then all you need to

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so, i wanted to find out more about this, so i asked tv host, space journalist and author sarah cruddasa child which inspired my lifelong love of space. but whereas in the past, capturing images of the night sky required expensive kit, now all you need is the latest smartphone, a bit of luck with the weather, and enough time

so i wanted to find out more about this, so i asked tv host, space journalist and author sarah cruddas

that was sarah cruddas. how amazing were those pictures?! incredible pictures. your phone or you can print them. right. ok, how does it work? it's simple to use but it is a bit fiddly. you've to download the pictoscanner app first and then turn the light on... slip your negative in here. line up your phone camera with the hole, and then you're ready to go. i see, so it's reversing the colours in the image — it's showing you the positive of the negative in a live view, yeah? that's right, then you've just gotta snap it. that is a striking photo, by the way — that's darth maul, if anyone's asking. it is, and its bright, so it seemed a good one to test as the colours really pop. and after a bit ofjiggling the device about, it works. it's not perfect, but it is largely made out of cardboard and it does only cost 35 quid. is that you under the make—up, by the way? no! all of my old pictures are way too embarrassing! i think it's you under the make—up. anyway, that is it for the shortcut of click this week. much more waiting for you in the full—length version, which i