Because a JPEG is ‘cooked’, the camera locks in all image parameters when the file is processed and modifying the image later on is well, less than optimal. I lent one of my camera’s to a friend and upon receiving it back, I forgot to make sure the camera was set back for RAW [...]
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Reason # 782 for hating JPEGs
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged Adobe, camera, Clarity, digital, eric kazmirek, jpeg, jpg, Nikon, photo, photography, photos, Photoshop, RAW on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Homemade Custom Vertical Bracket
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged bogen, camera, camera bracket, custom, D3, eric kazmirek, homemade, l-bracket, manfrotto, Nikon, photography, slr, vertical bracket on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This tripod accessory (or something like it) is an indispensible tool for the landscape photographer for panorama stitching. In addition to that, it is better to use this mount for vertical shooting on a tripod rather than tilting the tripod head 90 degrees.
With respect to general shooting, it is incorrect to turn the head 90 [...]
When NOT to use the Nikon SB-900
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged continuous flash, energizer, events, flash, Nikon, overheat, quantam battery pack, rapid fire, sb-900, speedlight, strobe, temperature, thermometer, weddings on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Nikon SB-900 is an excellent flash, which I reviewed here a couple of months back. However, I ran into an issue with the flash during a critical moment at a recent Bat Mitzvah shoot.
Here’s the scenario: There I am, happily snapping away at the family of the day as they dance around, interlocked, in [...]
Tips & Technique – How to Get Sharp Images
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged action, auto-focus, cable release mirror lock-up, cameras, canon, D3, eos, eric kazmirek, flash, high iso, images, lighting, low light, Nikon, photo, photography, photos, Photoshop, RAW, sharp, slr, Travel, tripod, vibration reduction, VR, wide aperture on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Many people outside of workshop settings often ask me how I get such sharp, crisp images. Seriously, they do – and I usually tell them that I just have a really smart camera. Although that might be true, there is certainly more to it than that. In a not-so-formal essay, today I will outline some [...]
Infrared Photography, A Discussion – Part 2 of 3
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged 5d, alienskin exposure, camera, canon, eric kazmirek, film, full-frame, infrared, IR, new york, nik software, photo, photography, photos, Photoshop, RAW, silverefex on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Eric Kazmirek & John-Paul Palescandolo
In Part 1 of our Infrared Photography Discussion, John-Paul provided us with great comparisons of the various IR films available on the market. Additionally, he took the time to discuss the similarities, differences, and unique properties of each film. This week’s discussion will focus on the various possibilities [...]
Infrared Photography, A Discussion – Part 1 of 3
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged camera, cameras, canon, Efke, film, filters, Hoya 72, Ilford SFX, infrared, IR, Kodak HIE, light, low light, new jersey, new york, photo, photography, photos, Rollei on February 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am happy to announce that this week’s Tips & Technique article is from one of our forum’s contributing photographers, John-Paul Palescandolo. John-Paul spends a great deal of his photographic endeavors experimenting with older and unique films. He shares his findings with us this week in this two-part article on Infrared Photography.
Article by John-Paul Palescandolo [...]
Nikon D3 Firmware 2.01 Update & D700 as well.
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged camera, D3, D700, firmware, full-frame, lenses, Nikon, photography, photos, update on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning Nikon released updated firmware for the D3 and D700 cameras.
Nikon D3
v. 2.01 Windows or Macintosh
The D3 update most notably addresses the following issues:
Autofocus-response performance in focus mode C (Continuous-servo AF mode) with relatively dark subjects has been increased.
An issue that, in extremely rare cases, resulted in noticeable black dots in images [...]
The Truth About Home Printers
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged camera, cameras, canon, cartridges, epson, eric kazmirek, hp, ink, inkjet, paper, photo, photography, photos, printers, Printing, Workshop on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This may not come as a shock to most people, but it really is true that buying a printer and making prints at home is just not cost effective. But printers are cheap these days, you say! Yes that is true – cheap printers are cheap. So cheap, that some printers which claim they can [...]
The RAW Deal – Part II
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged ACR, Adobe, camera, conversion, dynamic range, luminance, photo, photography, processing, prophoto, RAW, rgb on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week I’d like to continue the discussion of the RAW file format which all Digital SLRs are capable of capturing in. One of the biggest critics of RAW in the photo industry is a gentlman by the name of Ken Rockwell from California (www.kenrockwell.com), whose work in camera and lens review articles I read [...]
Technique: The RAW Deal – Part I
Posted in Tips & Techniques, tagged photo, photography, RAW, techniques, tips on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is it, exactly, that happens inside your camera just after you take a photograph? Well it depends of course if you are shooting JPEG files or RAW files. All digital SLR cameras (and some point and shoots) are capable of taking two image formats – JPEG which is the indsutry standard and universally readable [...]
