New Toy - Cokin Z-Pro ND Grad Filter Kit : Martin Pot - Photography Blog New Toy Arrives I recently purchased a Cokin Z-Pro U960 ND Grad kit for my camera and some adapter rings, and I'm looking forward to using the filters on my camera. ND and ND Grad Filters I wanted the Z-Pro kit primarily so I could use Neutral Density and Neutral Density Graduated filters (often referred to as "ND" and "ND Grad" filters) on my camera. The purpose of an ND (neutral density) filter is to reduce the amount of light getting to the camera's sensor, without affecting the colour balance, contrast or colour temperature. Stock Issues - Getting Hold of the ND Grad Kit I first tried to get hold of a Cokin Z-Pro ND Grad Kit before my Tasmanian Holiday in May, but all the retailers were out of stock. In early July, I contacted Maxwell, and they confirmed they now had the ND Grad Kit in stock, however, they do not sell directly to end users, and I had to buy it through a retailer. Contents of the ND Grad Kit The Results I'm looking forward to an opportunity to use the ND Grad filters.
KenRockwell.com Polarizers Care, Feeding & Proper Use There are few more important things that a nature photographer can do to improve his or her photography than becoming familiar with the use of the polarizing filter. What can a polarizing filter do for you? Among other things it can darken the sky, remove reflections from water, and make foliage appear less shiny. Colour saturation is also significantly enhanced. Lone Crane � Yucatan, 2002 Photographed with a Pentax 645NII and Pentax (67) 200mm f/4 lens on Provia 100F � Polarizer As seen above the use of a polarizing has been effective in removing reflections and glare from the surface of the water, and also in increasing the saturation of the colours beneath the water. Polarization and Wide Angle Lenses There are two issues to keep in mind when using a polarizing filter and a wide angle lens. Tumbleweed Dunes, 2000 Photographed with a Rollei 6008 and 40mm f/3.5 Schneider Super-Angulon on Fuji Provia 100F The solution is to buy a "thin" polarizer.
What is RAW photographyPhogropathy Update: This post has been updated to include a video that I think clarifies the RAW vs JPEG confusion as best as I can. The original post still exists in its entirety below so feel free to read through if that’s more your style. Enjoy! I’m sure most of you already know what the RAW format is and what it is used for, but according to a recent poll on dPS, 15% of their reader base claims to not know and therefore there’s still quite a few people out there searching for the answer to the question – What is RAW? Admittedly at first I was surprised by the results of this poll. I realized that even today most point and shoot cameras, and certainly all camera phones, both of which account for the vast majority of every-day photographers, only offer you JPEG formats. So anyways, this leads me into this post, about my take on the RAW format and why I personally shoot exclusively RAW. RAW Photography Explained So then, what is a better comparison to the RAW format? So What Can RAW Photos Do?
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Digital Cameras, Digital Camera Reviews - The Imaging Resource! Choosing a Camera Lens Filter Camera lens filters still have many uses in digital photography, and should be an important part of any photographer's camera bag. These can include polarizing filters to reduce glare and improve saturation, or simple UV/haze filters to provide extra protection for the front of your lens. This tutorial aims to familiarize one with these and other filter options that cannot be reproduced using digital editing techniques. The most commonly used filters for digital photography include polarizing (linear/circular), UV/haze, neutral density, graduated neutral density and warming/cooling or color filters. Polarizing filters (aka "polarizers") are perhaps the most important of any filter for landscape photography. two separate handheld photos taken seconds apart Note how the sky becomes a much darker blue, and how the foliage/rocks acquire slightly more color saturation. However, polarizing filters should be used with caution because they may adversely affect the photo. Linear vs. Radial Blend
How to Photograph the Stars A Post By: John Davenport Photography in general is easy – right? You pick up your camera, point it in the direction of what interests you, and depress the shutter button. However, there are many levels of photography, and I’m sure many of you are aware of the basics. Today I’m going to focus on something a bit more advanced, photographing the star filled sky, also known as astrophotography. For astrophotography you will be delving a bit deeper into the use of some of the manual controls of your camera like shutter speed, aperture, and ISO control. Let’s Start With What You’ll Need Tripod – We’re going to be dealing with exposures in the tens of seconds and I don’t care who you are, you’re going to need something to stabilize your camera.A Camera With Manual Controls – Manual control of your ISO and shutter speed are going to be essential for photographing the stars.A Wide Aperture Lens – You’ll need a lot of light and f/2.8 seems to be the butter zone for astrophotography.
5 Ways to Get Tack Sharp Photos The biggest way to tell the difference between a beginner and a pro is if the photo is “tack sharp” (the utmost level of sharpness). It’s not just one ultimate secret that will lead you to getting tack sharp photos, it’s the combination of many secrets. Here are 5 ways you can improve your photos, so you can look like you know what the heck you are doing: 1. Use a Tripod – The #1 reason (that’s why it’s first) The tripod isn’t just for low light situations. Don’t buy a cheap tripod either. 2. When you press down on the shutter, it causes the camera to move — ever so slightly. A cable release is a cable that attaches to your digital camera (most dSLR’s) and has a button at the end of it. If you don’t want to buy a cable release or wireless remote, you can also use your camera’s Self Timer. 3. When I found out about this for the first time, I was like, you gotta be kidding me. It’s called Exposure Delay on a Nikon or a Mirror Lockup on a Canon. 4. 5.
The Best Canon EOS Lenses • You are here --> BobAtkins.com > photography > reviews > This Page "Best" is a subjective term and selecting the "best" lens is often a matter of compromise between cost, size, weight, how often the lens will be used, how convenient the lens is to use and, of course, the optical quality of the lens. On this page I have several sets of "best" lenses. Best lenses listed by user ratings, with no regard for price Best lenses listed by user ratings, priced under $700 Best lenses listed by user ratings priced under $400 My personal pick of the best lenses for EOS cameras based on my own experience and testing. Best Canon EOS lenses regardless of price Here is a list of the best lenses from Canon, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina as determined by user opinions from my "Lensplay" website and some of the links may take you there. It's worth noting that all but one of these lenses are Canon lenses and of those 15 are primes. Best Canon EOS lenses under ~$750 Best Canon EOS lenses under ~$400
Introduction to Shutter Speed A Post By: Darren Rowse Previously I’ve introduced the concept of the Exposure Triangle as a way of thinking about getting out of Auto Mode and exploring the idea of manually adjusting the exposure of your shots. The three main areas that you can adjust are ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed. I’ve previously looked at making adjustments to ISO and now want to turn our attention to shutter speed. What is Shutter Speed? As I’ve written elsewhere, defined most basically – shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. In film photography it was the length of time that the film was exposed to the scene you’re photographing and similarly in digital photography shutter speed is the length of time that your image sensor ‘sees’ the scene you’re attempting to capture. Let me attempt to break down the topic of “Shutter Speed” into some bite sized pieces that should help digital camera owners trying to get their head around shutter speed: Motion is not always bad.
Digital Janitor 5.0 Review - BSTdownload.com Digital Janitor 5 is a useful application that enables the manual and automatic sorting of files and folders by many criteria. Users can set the tool to sort files in a selected folder or subfolder by extension, keyword or by size and save them in a custom directory. Multiple file and folder sorting rules can be created, used and saved to the local disk for later use. The software includes tools that allow the sorting of music files by artist or by album name and rename files using MP3 tags. You can schedule file sorting operations, manage existing schedules, automate predefined tasks (group files by similar name, similar extension or same type). Finally, Digital Janitor 5 is an easy to use, free file sorting and filtering tool with a friendly interface for home users. Requirements: - .NET Framework 2.0 or newer . Digital Janitor 5.3 editor's ratings Resources score: 32/35 Ease of use score: 18/20 Look and feel score: 7/10 Functionality score: 19/35 Download Digital Janitor 5.3 Vote License: Freeware
Canon Wedding Lens Recommendations Weddings are one of the most commonly photographed events - and one of the most common paid events photographers can find. Images captured at weddings become some of the most-cherished memories of those involved. Those contracted to photograph these events are expected to deliver high quality results regardless of the circumstances encountered. Not everyone photographs a wedding the same way. Traditional/formal wedding photography may be done just as easily using a few prime lenses. A wide range of focal lengths are often needed for a good wedding shoot - meaning more than one lens. Since the ambient lighting is usually not very good (to be kind) at indoor weddings, fast (wide aperture) lenses and image stabilization are usually preferred. The fast prime lenses included below work very well - especially if you are working with multiple camera bodies or have time for lens changes. The Best Canon APS-C/1.6x Wedding Lenses - My Recommendations 1. 2. The Perfect Portrait Lens 3. 6. 1. 3. 1.