Medium format camera makers are clinging together for survival in an increasingly competitive digital photography marketplace. Phase One A/S announced that it’s merging Mamiya Digital Imaging and Leaf into a combined company called Leaf Imaging Ltd. The new entity is entering into an intellectual property license agreement with Kodak, which likely means the new medium format cameras will [...]
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Medium Format Manufacturers Cling Together For Survival
Posted by chris on January 16th, 2012
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Tags: camera makers, digital photography, kodak sensors, medium format cameras, phase one 
No Comments »Prints Still Rule In Digital Age
Posted by chris on October 24th, 2011
Even in the era of digital photography, prints still rule. It’s hard to made a photo album out of digital prints or frame them on your desk. For sure it can be done with digital picture frames, but those are expensive and prone to the same kind of failures as any other digital display device. [...]
Best Flickr Groups for New Photographers
Posted by chris on August 10th, 2011
The best way to get better as a photographer is to hang out with other photographers, and it’s fun. You’ll learn a lot, make new friends, and pick up a lot of pro tips that will serve you well in your journey in the photography business. Recently Flickr announced their 6 billionth picture being posted. [...]
Dust on your image sensor – Don’t panic
Posted by chris on May 16th, 2011
If you shoot digital photography with a camera that uses interchangeable lenses for any length of time, the day may dawn when you see a strange artifact on your photos. Most times you’ll notice it first on your videos as those use a smaller portion of the image sensor. Being careful when you’re changing lenses [...]
The Wonderful World of Filters
Posted by chris on May 13th, 2011
If you’ve been in photography a long time, you remember when cameras used film. In the early days cameras lacked the sophisticated computer control they have today. A really good camera might have an internal light meter, auto-exposure was a process in its infancy. Under varying light conditions, such as moving from outdoors to indoor [...]
Bokeh – What it is and why you want it
Posted by chris on May 9th, 2011
In its simplest terms Bokeh, the Japanese word for blur, is a photograph where some elements have been intentionally blurred while others remain sharp. That simple explanation defies the time and money many photographers put into achieving the effect. Like many things in photography, it can take minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. [...]
Keep or Crop
Posted by nomadofms on August 24th, 2010
It is amazing how attached we become to our photographs. It doesn’t matter if you are a professional photographer or a hobbyist, cutting elements from a composition can often be a difficult task. Call it photographer’s pride, or perhaps just a bit cautious, but removing elements from an images takes a keen eye and decisiveness. [...]
Posted in Articles, Photography Tips Tags: Creative editing, Crop, digital photography, Photo Editing No Comments »Improve Your Skills
Posted by nomadofms on July 20th, 2010
Becoming a good photographer takes time, patience, and a certain degree of understanding. Once you understand the principles behind photography, such as exposure, light control, composition, and positioning, becoming familiar with your equipment is the next logical step. Even the most rudimentary camera system takes time to understand before you can fully appreciate the technology [...]
Posted in Articles, Photography Tips Tags: Composition, digital photography, Online Forum, Photography Sharing, RTFM No Comments »Digital Photography Tips – Landscapes
Posted by Martley on July 14th, 2008
Photography is a great pastime; it’s something that I really enjoy doing. I take my camera everywhere I go, which is much to my children’s dismay! I’ve long since given up trying to take photos of them because they always seem to hide, which is why I’m so passionate about taking landscape photographs with my [...]
Posted in Photography Tips Tags: digital photography, landscape, landscape photo, scene No Comments »
