“Edit my Photo”: Practical Tips and 28 ways To Interpret A Photo
50% of photography is in the processing. That’s the opinion of Brian Auer of Epic Edits, and his “Edit my Photo” project is his exploration of the idea. 28 photographers offered their interpretations of one of Brian’s photos, and the results are diverse and striking. Vote for your favorites!
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Photo Know-How: What’s behind Digital Camera Face Recognition?
While shopping for a new digital camera these days, you might stumble upon some new models that are touting a “face detection” technology. Several newer genaeration digital cameras such as Fuji’s SLR-styled FinePix S6000fd have face-recognition capabilities, meaning the camera can detect faces in a scene and then automatically focuses (Auto-Focus) and optimizes the exposure (Auto-Exposure -AE). The manufacturer’s call this a ‘revolutionary technology’.
But what’s behind this? Is this simply a new sales pitch and marketing LaLa to boots digital camera sales or is this Technology really useful in a consumer compact digital camera? Popular Mechanics tries to answer these questions …
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Why Photographers Need To Use Camera Downloader Program
As a digital camera owner you may not be surprised to learn that digital import software to automate image transfer from your card-reader or digital camera is important. Everyone needs to get their images from point A the camera to point B the computer and we need this task performed with the minimum of fuss and bother. As photographers we are all aware that there are occasions when we will need images rotated or some pictures may require a little resolution correction. Using professional digital camera downloader program like RoboImport to automate photo transfer and to perform some image adjustments easily manages mundane digital camera workflow tasks. When purchasing your new digital camera it may come with program that claims to be the “gift with your purchase”, some quaint little image viewer. Read more
Digital Camera Buying tips: Take that perfect shot …
Here are some simple pointers on buying a good digital camera. CHOOSING a camera can be a daunting task as there are so many different models and capabilities to choose from. Before buying a digital camera, there are a few important questions to be asked: What do you need the camera for? What type of photography will you be doing? (Portraits, landscapes, macro, sports) What conditions will you be largely photographing in? (Indoors, outdoors, low light, bright light) Will you largely stay in auto mode or do you want to learn the art of photography? What experience level do you have with cameras? What type of features are you looking for? (Long zoom, image stabilisation, large LCD display, etc) Read more
