The Optikos Bench First and foremost, if you aren’t at least a little Geeky, this post is not for you; unless you’re one of those people who thinks "just take some pictures, dammit," when I write some article about resolution testing. In that case, you might...
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What is Decentering and What Does it Do? Strictly speaking, decentering would involve one or more of the lens elements being off of the central axis of the lens. This would prevent the curved surfaces of the lens from bending the light properly. In severe cases...
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There are few things I've found in my life as a photographer of any real lasting value: My older pre-ASPH Leica lenses, an old Domke bag I've had forever, my hat, and a small library of books - SONY A7/A7R:FROM SNAPSHOTS TO GREAT SHOTS now being...
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Despite the best efforts of the top camera and smartphone manufacturers, personal video hasn’t exploded the way still photos have. However, like still photos, many say that personal video has the potential to break out from its role as "memory clips" and become an even...
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When I went to school photography education consisted of a brownie box camera, five rolls of 127 B&W film, five pre-paid Kodak processing mailers, and a teacher/advisor who supervised the yearbook student staff. "Go out and get us some great pictures!" was about the extent of...
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Editors Note: Today we introduce a gentleman who needs little introduction, the Master of Brevity, the Don Juan of Optical Benches, Master researcher of a7r light leak, the Master Myth Buster of Camera Porn himself, President of LensRentals.Com, Mr. Roger Cicala! BAD-A-BOOM! Roger has agreed to...
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The easier we accept critique, the more constructive critique we get, the greater our opportunity for growth in our chosen craft. This is true not only in photography, but in filmmaking, writing, painting, music, and every other art form. Craft skills in the arts...
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Sergey Brin On Taking Moonshots & The Value Of Failing Whatever your thoughts on Google (I happen to be a big fan myself), Sergey Brin is not just a hero to a generation of young Americans, he is also one smart dude. In the above video...
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Digital Grotesque . Printing Architecture from Digital Grotesque on Vimeo. Digital Grotesque is the first human-scale immersive space entirely constructed out of 3D printed sandstone. Yep, you read that right, it is a human-scale space "printed" as a room. And not just an ordinary room, either....
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Perspective Warp in Photoshop CC 14.2 01-24-2014 Uwe Steinmueller in Photoshop Perspective distortions are hard to avoid if you photograph buildings and some scenery. That is why perspective corrections are a standard part of many raw converters and, of course, Photoshop. • Lightroom: Upright and perspective transformations • Photoshop: Perspective crop...
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by Uwe Steinmueller Originally Posted On OutbackPhoto.Net We are currently working on some new scripts and this reminded us to share the use of Droplets with our readers. We like to streamline our workflow as much as possible. Lightroom is very powerful but yet there are tasks that...
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="582"] The SD Deck of Cards. What A Confusing Mess![/caption] Christmas is past but the Grinch left me one more New Years present. I discovered a new 32GB SDXC card bit the dust, and took my whole Happy New Year along with it....
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A7R Shutter Vibration May Be Too Great For Some Uses [caption id="attachment_5665" align="aligncenter" width="518"] Mike's Bronze Weight.A prototype for testing a 24-ounce deadweight attached to camera via the tripod screw thread.[/caption] Unfortunately, Sony has a problem with the A7R which is serious for a significant segment of...
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Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov certainly knows a lot about snow. Most Russian photographers likely do, as the brutal winter months of their homeland provides plenty of first hand experience. But how many of them have taken the time to learn how to photograph an individual snowflake?...
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It's all about the Jaw from Peter Hurley on Vimeo. Peter Hurley explains how he accentuates the jawline of his clients with a few simple tips that you may want to add to your bag of tricks whenever you have a subject in front of your...
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Squinching. To Squinch, or not to Squinch, is never the question. Not in photography anyway. Squinching is a technique long used by professional portrait photographers, professional models, actors, and most every vacuum cleaner salesman on the plane. But like one of those magician tricks, it...
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