From the category archives:
Photographer (and Photog Friday Alumni) Craig Ferguson has done some great work using a Phottix Cicular Polarizing Filter (C-PL). Photographer Peter Carey used a Phottix C-PL in stunning panoramic shot of Mount Rainier.
A C-PL filter, which screws onto the end of a lens, is great for removing reflections in your photos from non-metallic surfaces (glass [...]
{ 1 comment }
As the winter arrives and the outdoor temperatures start to plummet (for those in the northern hemisphere) it’s time to consider some indoor photography projects. Shooting water droplets gives both your photography skills a workout and creates unique images. Water droplets are like snowflakes – no two are the same. With changes in background and/or [...]
{ 1 comment }
Stephen Hawking should probably write about White Balance. It’s more his field, and sometimes seems as complicated. Regardless, let’s soldier on.
You’ve seen it in your camera settings: White Balance (WB). Do you know what it is and how it works? Not many casual photographers do. It’s like voodoo: complicated and fraught with peril.
Let’s make it [...]
{ 0 comments }
HDR photography or High Dynamic Range is all the rage. Three files, five, seven, all at different exposures, are combined to form a super-detailed image.
Making an HDR image can be a frustrating process. Photomatix is the industry-standard HDR application, but it can be confusing to a recent HDR convert. Tone-mapping? Micro-smoothing? Sbould I use the [...]
{ 0 comments }
Taking photos is easy. Taking good photos is hard. There’s so much to learn: Exposure, depth of field, off-camera lighting – if you don’t shoot regularly you will forget more than you learn.
Let’s face it: Photography isn’t a hobby you master overnight. Taking better photographs requires cumulative knowledge. A few weeks or months (or years) [...]
{ 2 comments }
One look at flickr or SmugMug and it’s easy to see HDR photos are all the rage.
HDR, an acronym for High Dynamic Range, is a method of processing digital photographs. Three or more digital images are combined to create a composite with a wider range of tones and detail. One image is neutral, one over-exposed, [...]
{ 0 comments }
We all want to take better photos. There are some simple things you can do to improve your results. Give these 5 Tips for better photographs a try. A Digital SLR or a point and shoot, these tips can be used by any photographer.
{ 0 comments }
The Phottix Journal is the blog of Phottix Professional Photo Accessories
