David Cleland presents five tips taken from his eBooks. The first one is a good reminder to me; I tend to dive right in, set up my tripod and start shooting. He suggests instead, spending some time considering the scene before even getting your camera out. Read the article Get 43% off the price ofContinue reading “5 Tips for Better Long Exposure Landscape Photography”
Author Archives: Steve Crane
Reasons to Shoot High ISO Images
Perhaps you, like myself, had bad experiences with poor quality from higher ISO images as delivered by earlier generations of digital cameras. Does this still make you cling to ISO 100 or 200 unless there is absolutely no alternative? If so you are probably not getting the best from your newer camera. In this articleContinue reading “Reasons to Shoot High ISO Images”
The Arcanum
The Arcanum is brought to us by Trey Ratcliff of Stuck in Customs and Stuck on Earth fame. It uses the traditional master and apprentice approach to learning creative arts, but adds a twist. No longer do a master and his apprentices have to be together in the same place; The Arcanum uses technology toContinue reading “The Arcanum”
Display Calibration
In the 2014 edition of his Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows, Scott Hanselman points out that Windows 8 and 8.1 include a number of utilities that third-party ones you needed previously. One of these is a display calibration utility. So if you use Windows 8 or 8.1, don’t have a SpyderContinue reading “Display Calibration”
Solving for X: Algebra of the Fujifilm X-System
Some of us attended the Fujifilm photo walk in November to try out the new X-M1 camera. A few, myself included went on to buy into the Fujifilm X-System. The rest of you may be wondering what the fuss is all about and this article from John W. Griggs’ blog gives a good overview ofContinue reading “Solving for X: Algebra of the Fujifilm X-System”
How mirrorless cameras are creeping upon the DSLR territory
The author is clearly a fan of mirrorless cameras, beginning the article with Everytime someone says that a DSLR is the only way to get the best image quality, somewhere, a Kitten dies. Stop with the misinformed lies people! READ ON! Having recently purchased a FUJIFILM X-E1 I’m impressed by the image quality I’m gettingContinue reading “How mirrorless cameras are creeping upon the DSLR territory”
Track your camera gear
LensTag is a new web site that offers a way to register ownership of your cameras, lenses and other photo gear that has a serial number. If your gear is stolen you can indicate this and when buying used gear you can look up the serials to see if someone else has registered it stolen.Continue reading “Track your camera gear”
RAW VS JPEG (JPG) – THE ULTIMATE VISUAL GUIDE
This article from SLR Lounge looks at the differences between RAW and JPEG images and explains when and why you should use either format. They use examples showing what unprocessed images look like straight from the camera, and show what can be achieved from processed RAW images, particularly when the in-camera exposure was slightly off.Continue reading “RAW VS JPEG (JPG) – THE ULTIMATE VISUAL GUIDE”
Freeman Patterson: Embracing Creation
Nettie sent me this link she received from Colla Swart, asking if it could be played at a club meeting. But as a radio interview it wouldn’t fit into a club meeting very well; I thought it best to post the link here so those that are interested can listen to the interview. Freeman PattersonContinue reading “Freeman Patterson: Embracing Creation”
Aspect Ratio: What it is and Why it Matters
In the days of film aspect ratios were fixed by the camera and film format; while this is true of some digital cameras, newer ones allow you to choose from a few aspect ratios to shoot in. Add to this the fact that we have easy, infinite control over cropping during post-processing and aspect ratiosContinue reading “Aspect Ratio: What it is and Why it Matters”
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