This is a loaded question depending on who you speak with. Some are tied to brands and some to focal lengths. The purpose of this discussion is to figure out what weaknesses a typical lens has and which of those weaknesses may be most important to have fixed. Finding a…
Light. Light is the essence of photography. Concentrated light can enhance and change the mood of many photographs. The absence of light can have the same mood altering effect. The creative fun in photography is learning which and when to use what kind of light! I pass an old Coca-cola…
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…
Let’s start with a little theory. I propose that the same considerations taken into account in creating a perfect photograph also need taken into account when determining a scanner to convert film to digital negatives. To prove this, let’s start with a brief discussion on the photography. A great photograph,…