IntroductionA combination of conveniences relating to modern digital photography have led to a trend of hyper-scrutiny on lens performance, most notably sharpness. Nowadays we are blessed with data-dense raw files, and process our images on high definition, wide colour-gamut screens. We can also zoom into our images on-screen by hundreds of percent very quickly andContinue reading “Sharpness Is Overrated”
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Your Choice: Free Photo Editors To Replace Adobe In 2025
Who does not love a bargain? And with the prices of Adobe and other software rising constantly, it is nice to know that there is perfectly capable editing software out there that will be useful to most people, most of the time! Although you would have heard of many of these before, many of themContinue reading “Your Choice: Free Photo Editors To Replace Adobe In 2025”
The Power of Consistency: Why Your Photographic Voice Needs a Signature Style
In an era where millions of images are uploaded every minute, what separates a hobbyist from a professional photographer isn’t just the gear they use… it’s their visual identity. I have written many times about how important it is to have a consistent colour style in your editing or straight from camera images, and hereContinue reading “The Power of Consistency: Why Your Photographic Voice Needs a Signature Style”
Understanding aperture priority (and exposure compensation) to improve your photography
Up until 2018 or so, I was an avid proponent of only photographing in full manual mode, taking control of everything including ISO and white balance. One day, I was chatting to a friend of mine who was (is) a full time professional photographer who asked why I was doing this all the time. WhenContinue reading “Understanding aperture priority (and exposure compensation) to improve your photography”
The Myth of Technical Perfection: Why Your Photography Is More Than Just Specs
I am going to foreword this piece with a little exception, as some people tend to not realise that while they themselves are photographers, many people are not, or are still learning photography. There are people who will NEED the latest and greatest because of their work, and there are people who WANT the latestContinue reading “The Myth of Technical Perfection: Why Your Photography Is More Than Just Specs”
One Camera One Lens Photography 