Understanding RAW Files By Michael Reichmann originally posted March 2, 2011 There is probably more misinformation, disinformation, and lack of information regarding what raw files are all about than on any other digital imaging topic. There are also many reasons why one should shoot in raw mode, but also quite a few reasons why many people don't. Let's have a look at … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding MTF Charts
Understanding MTF Charts Original article posted on January 13, 2009 by Michael Reichmann Do I Really Need to Know This Stuff? Actually, yes, you do. Pay attention. It’s important 🙂 You especially do if you’re one of those photographers who enjoy thinking about, reading about and talking about lens sharpness. The reason is that the word sharpness is vague and can … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding Resolution
Understanding Resolution Digital Vs. Analog The traditional analog world was easy to understand. Negatives and prints were continuous tone and one simply made an enlargement from the negative or transparency to the size needed. Today, in the digital environment, many newcomers get-tripped up by the concepts of input and output resolution and terribly confused as to what … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Understanding Aspect Ratios & The Art Of Cropping
Understanding Aspect Ratios & The Art of Cropping A Bandage for Poor Composition, or a Creative Tool? An old saying in photography has it that – "If your photographs aren't good enough, it's likely because you aren't close enough". This is often misunderstood to mean that one should be shooting with a long lens, or just doing close-ups. Not so. What is meant is that … [Read more...]
Rediscover – Sensor and Sensibility
Sensor & Sensibility Understanding Sensor Issues Starting with apologies to Jane Austen fans for the title of this article, let me add as well that this is not a treatise on sensor design. Rather, it is simply a primer on some of the basics, intended to help photographers understand what is going on behind the scenes of sensor design and manufacture. The idea being, to … [Read more...]
