In most modern SLR cameras, the autofocus sensor located at the center of the frame is generally designed to be more sensitive and more accurate than most or all of the camera's other AF sensors. In low-light sit ...

Color management is the practical application of the science of color perception and reproduction to make it possible to predict and previsualize how colors will be reproduced using differing mediums such as fabric and photographic dyes, CRT ...

" The good: Excellent photo quality for its class; better-than-average speed. The bad: Maximum ISO 1600; huge spot-for-spot metering. The bottom line: It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on ...

Definitions What is Dynamic Range? What is the unit of Dynamic Range? What is an HDR image? But aren't we confusing dynamic range with bit-depth here? Shouldn't 24-bit be higher than 16-bit? I'm lost with all those bit numbers! High ...

"Color management" is a process where the color characteristics for every device in the imaging chain is known precisely and utilized to better predict and control color reproduction. For digital photography, this imaging chain usually starts ...

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I'm going to start this essay with a provocative statement: Anyone who is, or wants to be doing image editing at a professional level needs to be as comfortable with Curves as they are with breathing. Is that bold enough? Do I have your at ...

Explore the world of off-camera lighting thanks to Strobist Links to Strobist articles out of the Lighting 101 ( © Strobist ) : Two Things Your Flash Needs to Have Traveling Light Light Stands Super Clamps Ball Bungees Umb ...

A lot of people been asking me what are Color Temperature (CT) flash gels for and where they can find it. On the first part I will be showing a very simple way where you can get them, in Europe, very fast and with everything you need to co ...

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Getting started using white balance, tone & vibrance presets. Monochrome: Using the Black & White conversion, tints & vignette presets. Color Effects: Using HSL presets and manual adjustments. See it in Action: Full w ...

"The Gray Card is a process control benchmark for color management. Without one our camera, monitor and printer are only as good as our eye's ability to discern color, and our eyes are easily fooled. Absent any external reference our eyes wil ...

" Of the many different types of lens filters available to outdoor photographers, the polarizing filter is probably one of the most popular, if not definitely the most versatile. So what exactly does a polarizing filter do? Well, in ad ...

Are you happy with color in your photos? This is ultimately the driving force behind color management for most people. If you take photos with your camera, print them, give them to friends and family, and everyone thinks they look great, you ...

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