Archive for December, 2010
December 28, 2010
There is an old truism that goes, “The best camera is the one you have with you.” That becomes more and more true as cell phones become more indispensable and their cameras get better and better.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Digital SLR, iphone, Photography tips, Sony | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 21, 2010
Some digital cameras have it and some don’t. Some folks say it’s the way to go, other folks are sure that it is not. It is not really one format, but many. Just what is the “RAW” digital file format, anyway?
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photo editing software, Photography tutorial | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 19, 2010
Almost 100 years after two Amazon natives were brought to Great Britain as part of a political stunt, photos of the pair thought long lost were discovered in an English museum by a modern researcher.
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Posted in News, Travel photography | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 14, 2010
A prominent New York University has decided to team up with Eastman House, a leading world museum of film and photography, in an effort to promote the public’s relationship with film.
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Posted in Kodak, News | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 12, 2010
Although it is not overly obvious, using flash when taking digital photographs outdoors can add a great deal to your photos, especially of people. Here’s how to use fill flash outdoors to make portraits better.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Tutorials - flash, Tutorials - people | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 7, 2010
The HDR feature of the iPhone 4 camera has been available for quite some time, but a lot of people still don’t know much about it or how or why to use it. Here’s some info to introduce you to iPhone HDR.
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Posted in iphone, Photography tips, Photography tutorial, Tutorials - lighting | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 5, 2010
When used properly, the polarizing filter can enhance many of your outdoor photographs, yielding photos with more contrast and brighter colors by filtering out polarized light. Here’s how.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips, Tutorials - filters | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 2, 2010
All of us want to improve our photography knowledge and skills in order to make the best of our photo opportunities. Should we do that via online courses or by going in person to a brick and mortar school?
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones