Monthly Archives: April 2011
Processing Marks – Black and White Film Development
| April 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Identifying the causes of different types of processing marks would be really good fun if it wasn’t so annoying how a perfectly good shot can be ruined by the appearance of a stray hair or a sprinkling of dust! Such marks are most commonly caused by the obstruction of light by very small particles or…
Unsharp Pictures – Enhancing Photographs
| April 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Possibly the most common cause of disappointing pictures is lack of sharpness. Unfortunately, many people are quite happy with fuzzy pictures, which is a shame because they are probably not fulfilling the potential of their equipment to deliver pin-sharp prints. Even the most basic or cheapest of cameras are capable of producing surprisingly clear and…
Digital Camera Viewfinders
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Accessories |
Ever wonder what the big deal about SLR cameras is? The main difference is in how you see through the camera. An SLR camera lets you actually see through the lens of the camera when you are setting up the photograph, while non-SLR cameras let you look through a viewfinder that is not connected with…
Photo Tips: Film vs. Digital Cameras
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
The debate rages between film purists and digital pioneers about the relative quality and benefits of film photography versus digital. In putting digital and film head to head, it becomes clear that the situation does not compare “apples to apples.” For starters, the Canon was definitely more precise and accurate in some ways than the…
Night Photography – History, Techniques and Examples
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Growing up in a small town in Canada, I can still remember the sun slowly disappearing into the distant horizon while the streets became completely dark. This was the time when I would run into the house, lock the door and sit on the living room sofa to look out the window into a dusk…
Making Photomontages: Be creative – Make Your Own Photomontages, Multiple Prints
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
The combining of several photographs into a single image can be accomplished in a number of different ways. Mainly of the early photomonteurs favored the use of a pair of scissors, pasting down the often roughly cut scraps onto a more substantial background. A similar assembly method can be applied to photograph, although for more…
War Photography (1839-1919)
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Both of the two original photographic processes, the Daguerrotype and the Calotype, announced in 1839, required exposures that were measured in minutes, so neither was suited to the photography of war. Frenchman Hippolyte Bayard (1801 -1887) (one of the disregarded pioneer inventors of photography) photographed the remains of the barricades following the 1848 revolution in…
Using Your Digital Camera: Guide to Focusing Your Camera
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by admin under Photography |
Focus is essential to taking photographs. If you don’t get the focus set correctly for the distance of your subject to the camera, it will appear blurred – out of focus. Occasionally photographers will deliberately use an out of focus blur for artistic effect, but normally it is simply an error. Most popular cameras now…
Buying a New Digital Camera and Amazon Best Sellers
| April 6, 2011 | Posted by admin under Digital Cameras |
With digital photography overtaking the world of the professional photographer, both beginner and specialized film cameras are beginning to be consigned to the job of trendy paperweights. Only a few years ago a skilled photographer would have selected from a wide array of film camera types – twin lens reflexes, single lens reflexes, view cameras,…