Come in! There are a few adventures I’ve written about, but most of the content offers classes in photography and mentoring for photographers, including photo theory, which, although a vital part in our profession, is largely an overlooked subject in all published media that profits from and feeds our gadget minded mindset today.
Making sure your wedding or any event is visually beautiful, that is what this draft of a book is all about. Presently, until this is revised, it consists of 19 Chapters and over 62 pages. It is meant to give an event planner or vendor involved in an event numerous ideas and tips for having a picture perfect day… read more
On a trip I just shoot, shoot, shoot… Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. I have just returned from a seventeen day visit to Columbia, enjoying stays in the old city of Cartagena, on the beaches of Santa Marta, in the mountainous coffee growing region around Pereira, and with a visit to the dynamic cosmopolitan city of …
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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. I’m always reading various articles on photography, and recently I was reading about the incredible 12.5 stop dynamic range in 16-bit RAW format of the Phase One IQ180. This is amazing! The very best dynamic range from a professional 35mm digital SLR is around 6 stops in 12-bit RAW. What would …
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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. Continuing on from the article in the last issue discussing camera meter readings to set the correct exposure, I presented the graphic below …
Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. Wow…year number seven writing this column and no gold watch. The yachting world has a lot of white, that is high key backgrounds and surroundings. This reality really stands out when at the boat shows. Most boat hulls are white or light as are most crew uniforms. Let’s discuss this in …
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Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. So I purchased the Canon SX230HS with an incredible 14X 28-392mm zoom capability. There are other fine pocket camera manufacturers. I have just had a long relationship with this one, and they do provide very good support.
Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. Back to my review of the basics begun in the last column, inspired by an avid photographer asking if advancing a career in the field required the purchase of an expensive DSLR camera; the premise of the article being the level of skill far outweighs the caliber of your equipment. I …
Continue reading “Shutter and aperture still work in tandem – A70”
Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. Let’s get back to basics, back to the popular acronym KISS. I recently received an e-mail from an aspiring photographer asking if he could enter into a photography career with an inexpensive camera, or did he have to buy an expensive camera.
Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts. I mentioned in the July issue of The Triton of wanting to give voice to those who take time writing responses to my articles, and posted one sent to me by Robert Shullich that provided additional practical information on the technical aspects of the increasing capacity of memory cards. This time …
Continue reading “Digital photography so easy a monkey can do it? Not always – A68”
