With the release of inkjet printers and special papers and inks, digital photographers can now produce ‘fine art’ prints with a quality that was formerly only achievable through chemical means. But, as with traditional photography, good results can only be obtained with effort and understanding.
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Advanced Editing Techniques
Once you’ve mastered the basics of image editing you can move on to explore the tools that serious photographers use to correct minor flaws in images before printing them or posting them on websites. The most useful tools are those for selective adjustment of brightness, contrast and colours.
21st Century Photo Albums
recently reviewed the new Epson Pro 3800 A2 format, eight-colour inkjet printer. Who would have thought just two years ago that for around the same cost as a half-way decent black and white darkroom, we could purchase a printer with which we can, with a few mouse clicks, produce truly extraordinary, full-colour 42 x 60cm poster prints at home? Let alone have sub-$1000 cameras which can do justice to that size of enlargement!
Understanding the Micro Four Thirds System
On Tuesday, 5 August, 2008, Olympus and Panasonic jointly announced a new digital camera format. Based on the existing Four Thirds system and using the same 18.0 x 13.5 mm sensor, the new Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system – which has also been tagged the EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) specification – promises even smaller, lighter interchangeable-lens cameras. Technically, cameras built for the new system won’t be DSLRs. They will have no reflex mirror system and optical viewfinders will be replaced by electronic finders.
Photo Review camera and lens test procedures
An outline of our review philosophy and test procedures to compare the performance of cameras and lenses.
Insider: Ten Bad Habits to Avoid
Taking digital photographs can make even experienced photographers let some aspects of their practice slip occasionally. Being able to shoot and review on the spot, and the enormous scope for post-capture tweaking of images can make digital photographers careless. Standards slip and before long you find the shots on those memory cards don’t meet your expectations. Or maybe, there aren’t any shots at all!
Insider: How Useful is In-Camera Face Detection?
People are the most common subjects for everyday photography – with pets as a close second. Consequently, it’s no surprise to see the development of systems that make it easier to identify faces and adjust the focus and exposure of a camera to produce well-exposed and in-focus pictures.
In Search Of The Ideal Digicam
While photo enthusiasts generally prefer shooting with interchangeable-lens DSLR cameras, there are times when you simply don’t want to drag all the related paraphernalia about with you. It’s too bulky, too heavy, and it singles you out as a photographer with lots of expensive gear. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a compact digicam available as a substitute?
Firmware Updates
Although firmware is defined by Wikipedia as a combination of hardware and software, when applied to digital equipment it generally refers to small software programs that control the operations of various internal components. Residing in the interface between the camera’s software and hardware, it is embedded in the microprocessor chip(s) that control all the device’s operations.
How to Handle Water Damaged Photos and Memory Cards
Brisbane independent photo specialist FotoFast has some helpful tips on how to handle water-damaged photos and memory cards.