Determining how to crop a photo is as vital to its visual aesthetic as composition and exposure. Of course, if you get everything exactly the way you want it in camera, you might not feel compelled to do any cropping at all, and there are definitely photographers who take this approach; it certainly saves you […]
Photography Post Production Articles
Improving your photos in the darkroom and on the desktop.
Most of us are aware of the creative power of RAW. But, for those of us that are new to photography, let’s talk about what RAW is, and what it means to you as a photographer. In our digital world each camera system produces a “digital negative” direct from the camera’s sensor. For a Canon […]
Tone mapping is at the heart of what most people consider to be HDR photography. Although we have a wonderful array of tone mapping software at our finger tips, it isn’t necessarily an easy task to create something beautiful with it. Gloucester Cathedral by Jimmy McIntyre With row upon row of sliders screaming at us, […]
Have you ever returned from a photo shoot only to be disappointed in the results because your images lack spark? Perhaps, they had low contrast, and the color seemed dingy, washed-out and clumpy. This is often a result of digital image noise. For those of you who are unfamiliar with what noise is – Here […]
The Common Belief About HDR: “I don’t usually like HDR images, but yours are great.” This line has been repeated over and over again to HDR photographers on flickr, facebook, 500px… you name it. People really don’t like what they consider to be HDR photography. It seems that the word ‘HDR’ conjures to our minds images […]
HDR tends to have a bad name in the world of photography. Type the words ‘HDR photography’ into google images and you’ll get an idea why. Florescent colours, softened pixels, noise and blinding halos jump out at you as you scroll down the search results. Yet, HDR techniques, if used correctly, be they tone mapping […]