You should use your digital camera’s raw shooting mode. It’s a simple statement, but many don’t use raw mode while making photographs. Their primary excuse seems to be that using JPEG mode requires less space on (expensive) flash memory cards. But the simple fact of the matter is that unless you’re shooting in raw you’re [...]
For those shutterbugs among you who don’t read Stobist; he’s starting a tutorial series on flash photography soon. Head over there and check it out – your photography will improve if you follow along!
I’ve was thinking aobut putting up a blog devoted to DIY/cheap photographic equipment. It would link to the large number of DIY projects already on the web, and I’d add my own personal thoughts and ideas. I’m not positive it would be much of a resource though. If anyone’s interested in reading such a blog, [...]
As some might have noticed on the photoblog, I’m back taking pictures again – abeit at a much slower rate than before. Truthfully, I’ve managed to reach a new part the cycle of photographic equipment insanity. Common wisom is that novice photographers go through several stages of gadget lust before getting to a point where [...]
a 40 year-old perpetual student, occasional photographer, and unabashed geek; living in Washington D.C.
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