High Dynamic Range imaging, or HDR, is a process for creating photos with a greater range of brightness from light to shadows than a digital camera can record in a single photo.
Photographers take the limits of dynamic range in their stride. There are a number of metering options allowing photographers to select the area of the photograph to be properly exposed, and what is to be over or underexposed. (more…)
The Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) is a versatile digital SLR for photo enthusiasts getting serious about photography and video.
The Canon 650D is one of the latest examples of the convergence of still and video capture in digital photography. This brings the low light performance of digital SLR cameras and the creative possibilities afforded by the wide selection of quality lenses to enthusiast video makers.
Photographers use the curves tool in the Gimp photo editor for adjusting exposure and contrast in parts of a photo with similar brightness, or tonal levels.
April 16 2012
Should photographers save their digital photos in RAW format or JPEG in their camera? Many photographers are unsure which digital photo format has the best image quality.
February 1 2012
The concepts of f stop, shutter speed, and ISO can intimidate novice photographers in the jump from automatic scene modes to taking creative control of their digital photo’s exposure. Read more ….
October 12 2011
The size of the digital sensor is more important in the performance of a digital camera than the number of megapixels.
When comparing digital cameras photographers often overlook the size of the digital sensor concentrating instead on the number of megapixels. Read more ….
April 27 2011
Depth of field is how much of the image appears to be sharply focused and photographers use it as a creative compositional tool.
Portrait photographers seek to isolate their subject using a minimum or shallow Depth of Field while landscape photographers try to get as much of the scene in focus by maximising Depth Of Field. Read more ….
April 11 2013
High Dynamic Range imaging, or HDR, is a process for creating photos with a greater range of brightness from light to shadows than a digital camera can record in a single photo.
Photographers take the limits of dynamic range in their stride. There are a number of metering options allowing photographers to select the area of the photograph to be properly exposed, and what is to be over or underexposed. Read more ….
March 7 2013
Photographers use the curves tool in the Gimp photo editor for adjusting exposure and contrast in parts of a photo with similar brightness, or tonal levels.
February 11 2013
The GIMP’s levels tool is a first step for photographers in optimising the contrast and brightness of their digital photos by setting the white and black points of the exposure range.
Often this is the only adjustment needed to achieve an exposure representing the photographer’s impression of the scene.
This digital photography tutorial uses the Levels to process a photo taken on a dull overcast day that resulted in the original photo lacks contrast. Read more ….
November 15 2012
Colour splash is a compositional tool where photographers use a mixture of colour with black and white representation to separate the subject from the background in the photo editing process.
This technique can easily be overused, and this lead to it becoming one of photography’s cliches. This doesn’t mean never use the colour splash technique. Read more ….
September 19 2012
The recently announced partnership between a famous maker of high end professional cameras and an Asian electronics innovator could revitalise both companies fortunes in the digital camera market.
August 12 2012
The members of the Pentax-Discuss Mail List(PDML) present their fourth annual collection of photography.
The PDML is a loose collection of photographers around the world united by a love of photography and an association with Pentax cameras and lenses.
July 30 2012
Canon join the compact mirrorless camera brigade with the new EOSM.
As a latecomer to the area Canon had to do something a little bit special to stand out in the crowd of excellent compact cameras.
September 1 2011
New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) up coming New Photography exhibition features six emerging photographers. The exhibition features contemporary work from artists where photography as an essential part of their artistic expression.
March 31 2013
The Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) is a versatile digital SLR for photo enthusiasts getting serious about photography and video.
The Canon 650D is one of the latest examples of the convergence of still and video capture in digital photography. This brings the low light performance of digital SLR cameras and the creative possibilities afforded by the wide selection of quality lenses to enthusiast video makers.
January 2 2013
Pentax’s improved flagship compact DSLR, the new K5 II, sets the standard for performance for ASP-C sensor digital cameras, challenging full frame DSLRs with price tags more than twice its price.
Pentax say they have updated the K5 II’s autofocus system for better performance in low light, and improved the continuous focus system while tracking of moving subjects. DxOMark sensor tests show the new K5 II’s ASP-C sensor has the same outstanding low light noise and dynamic range ability of the original K5. Read more….
October 18 2012
The new Pentax K30 is a rugged compact DSLR and, according to DXO mark tests, is capable of taking high quality images under a range of conditions.
August 15 2012
Sony’s new 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 telephoto zoom is a compact yet versatile lens for everyday use photographing wildlife or sports action, at a very reasonable price.
