For years, I have heard warnings about the poor quality of photos taken by small point-and-shoot cameras that have digital zooms. Critics would say that they never use that feature because it would mean giving up the quality that only an optical lens could provide....
For years, I have heard warnin...
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Death Do Us Part from Ian Ruhter : Alchemist on Vimeo. "There is a point in every person's life when they must choose to follow their dreams or be stuck in the life they fear" boldly proclaims Ian Ruhter - Alchemist. And truly an alchemist he...
Death Do Us Part from Ian ...
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As much as I used to love woking in the darkroom, there isn't much chance I could deal with the nasty chemistry involved with creating a wet plate colloidian. Speaking just for myself, those strong chemical vapors filling my lungs along with the watery, itchy...
As much as I used to love woki...
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Video Compression: your friend and enemy Video compression is clearly our friend because without a lot of compression we would have a very hard time handling the massive data we get from a 1080p video stream. Think of two mega pixels per frame at 24, 30...
Video Compression: your friend...
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By Lawrence Beck In the mid-80’s, while on a flight to New York, I met a San Francisco photographer named Jimo Perini. What caught my eye was two bricks of film sticking out of his tote bag: Tri X and Ektachrome 160. I asked him where he...
By Lawrence Beck In the mid-8...
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Dig - Sony F55. Looking for a hearty new camera rig to add some spice to your next indie film? Not satisfied the new Panasonic GH3 will be sufficient upgrade as a video answer for your client's needs? Are you one of those people who won't settle...
Dig - Sony F55. Looking for...
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By Jim Quinn With some photo subjects, extending the frame to the left or right, or even up or down, can work far better than the usual 3x2 format that photographers have been dealing with since the earliest Leicas. And with the Sweep Panorama feature in...
By Jim Quinn With some phot...
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Since moving imaging has become so easy and inexpensive to produce and post, many photographers wonder if there is any room for still photography to exist and thrive as an art form. Indeed, one of the purposes of this forum is to share ideas for...
Since moving imaging has becom...
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At a special event in San Francisco, GoPro launched its latest action cam, the Hero3. Compared to the Hero2 that we all know and love, the new camera is both more portable and more capable. It’s 30% smaller and 25% lighter. I never thought the...
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From the folks who present ShootSmarter.com, the new website DiscoverMirrorless.com is the product of what happens when photo innovator Will Crockett collaborates with other photographers and photo educators to realize that the photography industry is changing. Technology is going to change the way that we create, view and share portraits and images with our...
From the folks who...
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