Photographers typically recognise three types of image noise: fixed pattern noise, random noise and banding noise.
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Fire Dice Tutorial
A tutorial on how to shoot dramatic “Fire Dice” images.
Taking or Making?
‘Your photography is a record of your living for anyone who really sees.’ Paul Strand.
High Dynamic Range Imaging
Gavin Phillips shows how to use HDR imaging to create superb images with fine detail, perfect lighting and accurate colours.
Ken Duncan Shooting Tips
Award-winning Australian photographer Ken Duncan shares some fundamental landscape shooting tips, giving some insight into his stunning panoramic images.
Lenses and Focusing Basics
The lens in a camera is like an eye that lets light into the camera body and focuses it on the sensor, where the image is recorded. The larger the optical components (known as ‘elements’) in the lens, the more light gets in. The quality of the elements influences the camera’s picture quality.
Monitor ‘Must Haves’
Before purchasing a monitor for image editing, make sure it has the following features.
Scanner Buying Advice
This article will concentrate on scanners for digitising photographs and look at two types: flatbed and film.
Using Printer Drivers and Editing Software
All printers come with software for producing prints. This bundled software usually reflects the price and functionality of the printer and always includes the printer driver and an editing application. An online instruction manual is sometimes provided. The functionality of the software usually reflects the price and complexity of the printer, with entry-level printers providing very simple editors, while printers designed for serious amateur and professional photographers come with more sophisticated products like Adobe’s Photoshop Elements.
Producing Colour-Accurate Prints
As we’ve covered printer drivers in Using Printer Drivers and Editing Software, this section is devoted to using paper profiles. When you buy an inkjet printer, the driver software contains pre-loaded ICC profiles for papers suitable for use with that printer. Paper profiles can also be found in the Technical Support section of the printer manufacturer’s website under Inkjet Printer Drivers. Most manufacturers update them regularly as new products are released and existing products are improved. However, only papers produced by (or for) the printer manufacturer and sold under the manufacturer’s brand name are profiled.