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How Large Should You Print?
You’ve taken a great shot and, naturally, want to produce as large a print as possible to display. But how can you know just how big you should make it?
Making the Most of Standard Zoom Lenses
Most kit lenses are very versatile. At the wide end they’re useful for capturing landscapes, while at the tele position, they become handy portrait lenses. In between, you can use them for group portraits, street photography, tabletop shots and even some close-ups. This article shows you how to make the most of your standard zoom lens.
How to Shoot Reflections
Some practical and creative tips on how to approach a popular photographic subject.
How to Take Great Holiday Shots
Some simple tips to help you prepare for the holiday season.
How to Use White Balance Effectively
The white balance setting is used to make the colours in a digital photograph look natural under different lighting conditions. It works by adjusting the colour balance so that objects which appear white in reality are rendered white in the image. To do this, the camera has to evaluate the ‘colour temperature’ of the light illuminating the subject and correct for its relative warmth or coolness of white light.
Aliasing: should you be concerned about jaggies?
The term ‘aliasing’ is a general term applied to signal processing. It refers to an effect that causes different signals to become indistinguishable (or aliases of one another) when sampled. In imaging, it’s often observed as ‘jaggies’, which appear as steps along what should be a continuous line or edge. These are caused by pixel structure. Aliasing can also produce moire, when fine lines appear to ripple due to the interference.
Cameras by the yard
In 2012, in Australia and all over the world, the bottom fell out of the compact camera business, with sales dropping in volume terms by up to 50 percent.