Adobe RGB or sRGB?

Adobe RGB or sRGB? I always use Adobe RGB as my colour space, but on a recent shoot t accidently set it to sRGB instead. Also, the pictures have been shot inJPEG. I have processed the images but am not sure how much of image quality I may have lost. He who makes mistakes, learns. We know that Adobe RGB has a...

Light and softboxes and umbrellas

Many people underrate the importance of light. It is essentially, however, what will make a real difference to the quality of your images. Kelly Weech opted for a portable studio kit to kick-start her portfolio. Here she shares her thought processes and experiences of finding the right lighting kit on an...

The 18% Gray Card Story

The 18% Gray Card Story This begs the problem, “what is the standard for 50% gray? ” The right formula is a bit murky. Many benchmark “gray cards” are referred to as 18% gray. Inside printing industry, 18% reflectivity is considered halfway among the white of paper and also the black of printing...

PPI vs DPI Resolution (What’s the Diff )

PPI, DPI, Resolution: What’s the Diff? “Dpi” is becoming a much misused plus overused term. Photo processing programs adopted this regular printing term so that they can make things less confusing for any graphic arts business. It’s less than worked out that way! Originally “dpi” designed...

INTRODUCTION TO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY (digital camera flash )

INTRODUCTION TO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY The biggest mistake that a lot of lectures or books on the subject make is that they consider that the individual has a basic knowledge of photography. Generally this is not the truth, so when it comes to flash photography. We are starting from the absolute beginning. Do...

how to Mastering manual focus (MF)

Mastering manual focus Stay sharp and also use manual focus for excellent results all the time Modern SLRs have such accurate autofocus (AF) systems which manual focus (MF) is normally dismissed, but in fact it could result in much better photographs than AF could produce. Ever been in low-light locations...