For those using Lightroom for image editing, you may know of the power of presets, and that you can create your own presets relatively easily. It’s also possible to share presets. XEQUALS has made a whole series of their excellent presest available as free downloads, including their nearly famous “Smooth As Velvia” and “Ektachromeo” film-emulation [...]
A lens hood can be invaluable in cutting down on flare, an optical condition caused by shooting towards your light source. However, many lenses don’t come supplied with an appropriate hood, and a “real” lens hood from the lens manufacturer can be an expensive add-on (the Canon hood for the 20-35mm lens, for instance, is [...]
In January, 2008, Scott Simmons gave a talk on Macro Photography. Click on the links below to see the PowerPoint presentation, and to read the handout/presentation notes.
Macro Photography Presentation Notes (PDF)
Macro Photography Powerpoint Presentation (annotated) (32MB PDF)
If you use a modern Canon DSLR (including the EOS Rebel XTi, XSi, 40D, 50D and 5D), then you have access to Canon Picture Styles. Picture Styles are presets that allow you to control the “look” of your image, much like choosing a film stock based on its color or contrast characteristics. Picture Style presets [...]
The following is excerpted from a discussion on sharpness in the flickr.com Canon EOS 40D discussion group. As such, certain passages pertain to the 40D, or Canon cameras in general. However, the concepts represented here apply equally to all camera models and brands. The entire thread may be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/40d/discuss/72157607273602429/#comment72157607308552206
Thanks to “BoldPuppy” for allowing the [...]
Here’s the slide-deck (in Adobe PDF format) containing the seminar notes from January 24th’s talk on storing and archiving your digital photo data.
Link to seminar notes (2.3MB PDF)
The following text and diagrams were used for our July 2005 seminar on color management, calibration, and theory. Gamut charts used in this document were gathered from various sources on the web. Additional links and illustrations have been added to supplement the material.
Addition and Subtraction
The basics: light is additive. Red, plus green, [...]
Did you ever wonder what those numbers on the aperture ring really do? Or why one film speed is “faster” than another? You can get the answers to these, and many more questions about exposure. CMPG founder Geren Mortensen discusses the Basic Principles of Photographic Exposure in non-technical terms in this PDF document.
This is the [...]
(This article appeared in full on Rob’s website Strange, Geometrical Hinges and is represented here as part of the CMPG library.)
Here’s a startling revelation - photography is about light. (Surprise!) Not just how it falls on the subject and its aesthetic quality, but fundamentally how much of it you’ve got. Proper technique [...]
For some years, since I was a pre-teen, I have held an interest in marksmanship. I’ve spent time on the range praticing various techniques that improve target acquisition, accuracy, and steadiness of hold. As I’ve begun practicing photography again, I’ve found that many of these methods are as useful when pointing a camera as with a pistol or rifle.
