The monochrom is a joy to use no matter the occasion. In fact, it sits in my bag next to my fully loaded Leica MP. But something my black and white film work lacks that the Monochrom fills nicely is night shooting. Some refer to night shooting as long exposures…
Sometimes you just nail the exposure. I find that when that happens to me, it was really just perfect lighting. Ironically, yesterday I posted about the importance of getting the best possible exposure as the top priority. Today, I went down the Reef Bay trail to some 1,000 year old…
After a few weeks shooting daily with the Monochrom, I have begun to remember some of the film training I have not used in a number of years. I spent a cloudy morning on the greenway looking for suitable lighting, contrast and subjects. This is some of what I found…
Does modifying a digital image change the authenticity of a photograph? Introduction There are purists and there are artists. A purist would define a photograph as original if the photographer used slide film, which does not offer much in the way of manipulation. An artist, on the other hand, would…
This topic deserves much more time than I can give it right now. However, I like this comparison by dpreview, so I include it here for my reference and you to use. Sensor Sizes. The picture makes it easier to see the difference between a 16mp 1/2.33, 4/3, APS-C and…
I come across questions and forums where people use DPI and PPI interchangably. Unfortunately, I am also guilty. I have found what I thought was a great explanation of the difference. I have copied the article here and provided a link to the original. DPI and PPI Explained There seems…
In our Part I Post on Scanning Negatives – Hardware Considerations we discussed the properties of light, film and glass (lenses) in making the perfect photograph. We then showed that these same properties are used to scan the negatives or slides when turning them into digital images. Here we discuss…