Archive for October, 2008

Understand Noise in Digital Image

by Ron – Netherlands There is lots of confusion about image noise. The noise that is produced by image sensors when used at high ISO (amplified output). Bottomline is, that nature sets the limits of the perfomance of sensors that use the same basic technology. And all current sensors do. Meaning, that they will all [...]

Adventure to Sapa

by Yusuf I went to Sapa a couple of weeks ago. Took an overnight train there directly after landing in Hanoi. Sapa is beautiful, and I felt I must share some pictures from Sapa with you. My visit to Sapa was the Crossing Bridges III Project jointly organized by www.fotografer.net of Indonesia, www.clubsnap.org of Singapore, [...]

Shooting Digital Infrared Images for Clarity and Sharpness

by Bluesky From the early use of infrared (IR) films, an IR photograph almost always tends to have a very soft, misty or gloomy look. This has been considered as a distinctive feature of the traditional IR photography, and has also influenced the later creation of many IR images through a digital approach. Since I [...]

Action Photography

By Liz Masoner The world around us is in motion. Some things move slowly, like growing plants or turtles. Other things move much more quickly. From birds to cars to children to ocean waves, things around us move. As photography is a still medium we have to seek creative ways of capturing and conveying this [...]

Centering Your Photographic Subjects. When You Should (and Shouldn't) Center Your Subjects

By Liz Masoner Centering your subject is taboo in some photographer circles. It is seen by many as an amateur mistake. However, while you should never just automatically center you subject without thinking, there are times and situations where centering your subject makes perfect sense. Centering as a Composition Tool Centering your subject means that [...]

Right ISO for Your Picture

by GoldenHammer Have you even considered changing the ISO sensitivity on your camera? If you don't know what ISO sensitivity refers to, you may want to consult your camera manual for a base point understanding about that and how it works. In short, changing the ISO setting on your camera changes the sensitivity to light, [...]

White Balance

By Liz Masoner White balance refers to the color tint of a photograph. Film and digital sensors are calibrated for certain types of light. Whenever an image is shot under different light conditions (or color temperature), white does not appear white. If an image appears reddish it is referred to as "warm", while bluish images [...]

Centering Your Photographic Subjects. When You Should (and Shouldn't) Center Your Subjects

By Liz Masoner Centering your subject is taboo in some photographer circles. It is seen by many as an amateur mistake. However, while you should never just automatically center you subject without thinking, there are times and situations where centering your subject makes perfect sense. Centering as a Composition Tool Centering your subject means that [...]

Thought of the Nikon D700 FX Digital Camera

by GoldenHammer May I say why it was not be there earlier? Is that because of technologies barrier or Nikon did not response promptly to the market? And may I say that is the camera I have been waiting for long? That is built with a balanced set of state-of-the-art technologies and convenience design in [...]

Insect Macro Photography

by mplonsky I am a professor (experimental psychology, not entomology). I had started scanning images back in 1989 for incorporating into my lectures that I projected in front of the classroom. For my first camera I bought a Canon G1 in November of 2000 for family photos and to document dog behavior. I enjoyed it [...]