Vouliagmeni Moon Photo with Point and Shoot Camera Believe it or not, it is possible to shoot the Moon with an average point and shoot camera. In fact, for as long as you dispose of a reasonable optical zoom (300-400 mm equivalent) and the possibility to switch to manual settings, you should be able to… Read more →
The impact of the number of focus/metering points Zoom and Vertical angle influence Color Range To illustrate yesterday’s training, here are 3 pictures I just shot out of the window with a point and shoot camera: This first example shows that the sun and the warm colors around represent a small amount of the total… Read more →
Paul G.Allen parking his Octopus in Vouliagmeni This morning, Paul G.Allan’s Super Yacht, the Octopus was parked in the nice bay of Vouliagmeni. The Co-Founder of Microsoft obviously knows where the world is best! The 126.18 meter long Yacht looks quite impressive in the bay. Considering that the boat was the largest private Yacht when… Read more →
Digital Photography and WordPress “How to Edit and Publish Digital Photos” is the focus of the Ycademy Online Seminar in July. 1. How to Edit Digital Photos Taking photos has become a relatively easy and cheap task with the proliferation of accessible digital cameras and mobile devices, such as smart-phones and tablets. Of course the… Read more →
Where is the Truth and what’s the Story Editing a Photo has basically two aspects: Technical editing which consists in applying calibration and recovering a maximum of data from the image. Tell your story by enhancing the expression. This post will deal only with the first aspect using a Photo ©2010 Laetitia Paris. The Photo… Read more →
Today’s Call: We edit a Photo To make things more transparent we will edit a photo step by step during tonight’s call. In fact we will all edit the same photo. Zo has sent in a Picture, the kind you just shoot out of your window towards the neighbor’s house, which is perfect for the… Read more →
Smart Editing Digital Photos At our recent calls we have been trying to crystallize a smart way to quickly edit digital photos. This post will resume the 3 steps we are following. 1. Camera Calibration The camera calibration serves to correct systematic deviations inherent to the type and model of the camera. If you camera… Read more →
Calibrate and recover a Maximum of Data The purpose of this exercise is not to reach a final result but to prepare the image for editing and post-editing. When calibrating, we try to correct systematic shortcomings of our camera. When we edit, we try to drive a maximum of data out of our image, namely… Read more →
Testing HDR Imaging with Lightroom 3 High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDR) is a ” set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods” (Wikipedia). The below exercise is a simple test, using only two images with different exposures.… Read more →
Clacton Airshow 2010 Images The Clacton Airshow 2010 attracts again loads of spectators and hobby as well as professional photographers. Taking a picture is one thing, getting it to the top of Google is yet another story. Zo Nicholas has beaten them all with the publication of her images, using a Semiomantics XO Publishing Framework.… Read more →