sensor size and image circle pt. 1
Sorry for the hiatus I've been on. I promise, the blog isn't forgotten. I've started writing a book on macro photography. Wish me luck...
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Joe
Jul 11, 20163 min read
arguments against sunlight
So here’s an important concept in portrait photography: the sun isn’t great to work with. In fact, it's terrible. If you try and shoot a...
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Joe
Jun 19, 20162 min read
short term flash memory
So, there are three aspects to a memory card. First is the capacity. In general, a 32 gigabyte memory card will record 4,000 JPEG images...
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Joe
Apr 11, 20162 min read
the missing direction
In preparation for this article I spent some time on Google, which usually is counter-productive. But it brought to light the lack of...
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Joe
Mar 21, 20163 min read
white balancing act
Differing light sources produce light of varying colors. Unlike the human eye, your camera doesn’t have a concept of what color certain...
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Joe
Mar 14, 20163 min read
grand unified theory of exposure
The primary unit of measurement in photography is the “stop”. In its simplest terms, this means twice as much or half as much. If I...
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Joe
Feb 28, 20162 min read
ISO need better titles
Your camera has a tool that controls its sensitivity to light. The function that controls this is called ISO – and if you want to win...
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Joe
Feb 23, 20162 min read
shutter speed reading
The shutter in your camera is a mechanical mechanism that opens and closes to expose the sensor to light. We measure the period of time...
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Joe
Feb 16, 20162 min read
depth of field of dreams
As we continue our discussion of aperture keep in mind that in addition to allowing more or less light in, the aperture also has a...
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Joe
Feb 9, 20162 min read
the f stops here
This is part one of my Essentials of Photography series. The control that never stops being important, is key to understand in all...
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