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Color Photography Has N...
Color Photography Has Now Largely
Replaced Black-and-White Photography
Long...
Color Depth
Scanner resolution differs from company to company. More important from a
color...
Measuring light
To calculate correct exposure the intensity or level of light has to be...
Alfred Stieglitz, 1864-...
Alfred Stieglitz was in many ways the
first “modern”...
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Color Photography Has Now ...
Color Photography Has Now Largely Replaced Black-and-White Photography Long before Louis Daguerre publicly revealed his da- guerreotype process in France in 1839, he and another Frenchman, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, had been experi- menting with various materials which they hoped could be used to produce color images. In 1816, Niepce wrote to his brother Claude: The experiments I have thus far made lead me...
Color Depth
Scanner resolution differs from company to company. More important from a color management standpoint, some scanners capture a broader range and depth of color. Color depth is a measurement of the amount of color information captured in each pixel of a scan or digital capture. (A pixel, or “picture element,” is a single element of an image. For the purposes here, it typically consists of red, green,...
Measuring light
To calculate correct exposure the intensity or level of light has to be measured. Light is measured by a light meter. Understanding the metering techniques of both hand-held light meters and those found in most cameras using their own metering systems is an important skill. All light meters inform the photographer of the amount of light available to obtain an appropriate exposure. This information can be...
Alfred Stieglitz, 1864-194...
Alfred Stieglitz was in many ways the first “modern” photographer. Though his early photographs were carefully manipulated to imitate paintings, he soon recognized that photography was an art in its own right —and deserved to be treated as one. He saw the need to free photography from the conventions and limitations of painting. Consequently, Stieglitz promoted what came to be known as...
WHAT LIGHTING EQUIPMENT DO...
We expect you to ask this question, so we have a precise and definitive answer ready. We do not want to leave out any details, so this will be another two-part answer: 1. No photographer has enough lighting equipment to do every assignment as well as possible. No matter how much lighting equipment you have, there will be times when you want more. Suppose, for example, you can illuminate a large set...
How Can I Get the Best Sho...
The Ahwahnee Hotel is photographer friendly; just be sure not to make a nuisance of yourself. Set up your tripod so that other visitors can easily get around you. Plan to photograph the interior of the Ahwahnee in midday when most guests are out in the park, to avoid people walking through your images, and to be less of a hindrance to other guests. The exterior that appears through the windows will be...
