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”
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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”
The Editor and the Creative Process
On The Phoblographer, Ibarionex Perillo writes, One of the things that I share with my students about the practice of photography is the role of “the editor”. And by that I don’t mean the software that one uses to massage a digital photograph or even the person sitting at the computer working the mouse orContinue reading “The Editor and the Creative Process”
Talk about monitor and printer profiles
We’re always hearing people saying that their prints don’t come out as they expect or that their images as projected at the club don’t look like they did on their monitors at home. In episode 213 of the Shutters Inc podcast, guest Les Walkling talks about profiling of monitors and printers. While he doesn’t goContinue reading “Talk about monitor and printer profiles”
How to Scan Your Film Using a Digital Camera and Macro Lens
This article explains in some detail how to use your DSLR with a macro lens to scan film negatives, and slides too I suppose. This technique can achieve higher resolution than even drum scanners by simply taking multiple shots and stitching them together using panorama creation software. Read the article
Aspect Ratios And Compositional Theory
An interesting article that looks at some widely used crop factors. Read the article
Helderberg Photographic Society 