Monthly Archives: November 2010
“Shooting in raw” means that you’re saving your images to the memory card without processing them in camera. Instead, you’re saving that editing process for later, when you can sit at the computer and make sure everything comes out just right. While some people argue that you should just “get…
Yesterday, I wrote a quick post to In that post, I suggested that the raw image file (the unprocessed image data) is two to three times as large as a jpeg file (a processed image file type). This is a rather basic description, though, so a little clarification is in…
As soon as you make the step up from a point and shoot camera to a dSLR, you’ll encounter a new phrase: “shooting in raw” or the “camera raw format.” What is it, and why should you care about it…? When you view an image on your screen, for example…
Something seem wrong with this picture? There surely is. Your camera most likely has a “White Balance” button or setting on it. Chances are, you probably leave it on auto most of the time. If you don’t know what it does, that may be a good thing… The image to…
Chimping, or to chimp while you take pictures, means to look at the LCD screen of your digital camera after taking a photo. Coming from some old school photographers, this tends to carry a negative connotation. They grew up shooting film, and you couldn’t just look at the image immediately….
The Lumiquest Quik Bounce (LQ-122) looks cool, but is it worth it? I picked one of these up earlier this year and I’ve tried it out a few times. At this point, I’m not so convinced that it’s an essential addition to my camera bag. Here’s a quick pair of…
Yesterday, I used a few example images from football to look at how the sun works as a lght source. I’ve got a couple more examples today to, hopefully, hammer home the point. Here we are, at the county championships. Time for a quick team photo. The sun is dropping,…
Photography is an expensive hobby. After you plunk down hundreds of bucks for a nice dSLR body, you start collecting lenses, speedlights, lighting accessories, and all sorts of things. That’s why Christmas is such a great holiday… you can stock up on nice, shiny gifts! So, if there’s a photography…
Saturday was a bright, sunny day. Mid-60′s. Not a cloud in the sky, and almost no wind. Perfect weather… Unless you’re trying to take pictures. This kind of harsh sunlight, especially late in the fall when the sun gets low in the sky, highlights an important part of outdoor photography:…