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* Point and Shoot Camera Photography Tips
* All Hail the Prime! Celebrate Simplicity
* Exposure - Relation Between Shutter Speed and Aperture Value
* Compensate! Compensate! Exposure Compensation
* A Beginner’s Guide on Safekeeping Digital Photos
* What is Metering and How Do I Meter?
* Simple Tips to Improve Outdoor Portraits

Post-Processing Articles

* Photoshop - Improving Specific Colors

chinoy · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:05 am Post subject:

nice articles sir. i noticed that the building where you shoot is right across the building we work in "Fuji". right?
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Thanks for sharing these articles Wink

Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

To Filter or Not to Filter

by David Tong

One common advice we hear from photographers is to immediately purchase a skylight or UV filter to protect our lenses. The premise is simple, a clear filter is a cheaper replacement than a damaged front lens element. Most UV filters are bought mainly for protective purposes only these days as UV doesn’t seem to affect digital images anyway.

There are, however, those who will insist that adding a piece of glass in front of a precision-engineered lens will alter the light rays no matter how good the filter is. In addition, quite a number of photographers will also note that filters will induce flare because the lens’ front element is designed to reflect a certain wavelength of light and the filter will actually bounce it back to the lens, and so on.

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squatt3r · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

sir theveed ikaw po ba yan?

Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

yup...

tsikoteer?

squatt3r · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

yes sir. and also a frequent visitor dati dun sa detailing website nyo.

as always, informative yung mga threads nyo. keep it up sir.

Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

Macro photography is interesting where everything seems to be magnified and the viewer gets into this surreal environment that we’ve never seen before even though the subject is mundane and common.

The ability to see the details, colors, shapes, and textures opens up a photographer’s creative vision beyond what the eyes can see. In order to capture subjects with such magnification, however, special equipment are required, specifically, special lenses.
Normal lenses cannot magnify subjects beyond 35-25% of the actual subject size. Macro magnification, in general, should yield at least 1:1 ratio or life-size magnification or larger.

There are a lot of great macro lenses available for all kinds of cameras, but most macro lenses are costly and unless you do macro and detail-specific photography often, the investment seem to be unjustified for pretty limited use.

Luckily for those who don’t have deep pockets, there are cheaper ways to try out macro photography without breaking the bank. The solution is simple, and you merely have to look back before auto-focus lenses were invented. Knowing how light travels and making use of simple contraptions to magnify subjects before it hits the film/sensor plane.

I recommend the using the extension tube and/or reverse mount approaches over any other option if cost is a big factor.
The techniques should apply to any digital or film SLR, but it’s easier with a Canon EF mount than any other digital SLR mount due to the availability of adapters for Canon.

Here are the things that you’ll need, assuming you already have a digital SLR to begin with, for extension tube macro:

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Mhark · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

up for this thread...

very informative articles.
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WataMan · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:24 am Post subject:

Ok na ok!! to! B_W..thanks sa mga links...kudos!!
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Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

Photoshop - Improving Landscape Photographs

Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

None really...
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Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

by David Tong

This article is for beginners or for those who haven't bought an expensive telephoto lens or wide aperture lens, but wish to take photographs where the subject is pin sharp, yet the background is blurred to oblivion.

[URL="http://reviews.davidleetong.com/?p=556"]continue reading here[/URL]

Black_White · PSG Long Term Visitor Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 419

"There's nothing for me to shoot, there aren't anything interesting around me"

"You're so lucky! You live in an interesting place where there's so much going on!"

"If I only have a better lens, I can shoot nice pictures like him"...

We've all said the same things one time or another, especially when we think we don't have enough camera gear or opportunity to travel, etc. We all know the simple fact that the reasons were telling ourselves are merely excuses, nothing more.

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Lost Dog · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:

@mods, gawin na itong sticky. good reading materials at very inspirational.

Keep it up sir David.. Wink

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