There has been lots of discussion recently in the NatureScapes.net and other internet forums about depth of field (DOF) and what affects it. Depth of field is of particular interest when comparing standard 35mm cameras with digital cameras, which have a sensor smaller than 35mm film’s 24mm...
by E.J. Peiker | October 1, 2004
It’s hard to believe that just over a year has passed since the inception of NatureScapes.Net and the publication of my original article: A Wish List for Future Digital SLR Cameras. A lot has transpired during that year in the technology front and many of the ideas presented in my articl...
by Greg Downing | September 1, 2004
One of the biggest advantages of shooting digital is the instant feedback it offers, allowing photographers to evaluate results on the fly and make any necessary adjustments. Perhaps the most valuable feedback of all is offered through the camera’s histogram display, which provides a graph...
by E.J. Peiker | September 1, 2004
Several times a week I receive panic emails from digital photographers stating that the photos they took are not readable on their flash card. Either they accidentally formatted a card before downloading pictures from it, removed the card before the camera was done writing, the flash card encoun...
by E.J. Peiker | August 1, 2004
Modern digital SLR’s offer many ways to customize the performance of the camera to individual tastes and to optimize the camera for different types of photography. The EOS 1D Mark II offers the user 20 Custom Functions accessible via the menu on the rear panel LCD and 26 Personal Functions...
Screenshots used with permission. When I talk to photographers who have made the switch to digital SLRs, a common theme revolves around the question of what to do with the images after the shoot. “I’m a photographer; I don’t want to do the editing afterwards!” But it...
by E.J. Peiker | July 1, 2004
Modern digital SLR’s offer many ways to customize the performance of the camera to individual tastes and to optimize the camera for different types of photography. The EOS 1D Mark II offers a user 20 Custom Functions accessible via the menu on the rear panel LCD. In addition, 26 Personal Funct...
by Greg Downing | June 1, 2004
Fortunately for most, the Photoshop 8 CS Shadow/Highlight (S/H) tool doesn’t have a confusing name, so it’s pretty easy to understand its purpose. Simply put, the tool allows more precise control over the dark (shadow) and light (highlight) areas of your images.
Have you ever looked at your photos with dismay, wondering where all those bright reflections came from? You were set up on a beautiful flower with perfect dew drops. The light was low and you wanted to maximize your depth of field (DOF), so you used flash. Instead of the wonderful image you had...
