Photography
How to Make the Most out of Your Visit to Hearst Castle
To get my visa for Argentina I had to go to the Argentine consulate in Los Angeles. I chose to drive there and take the scenic route along Highway 1. On the way I stopped to visit the Hearst Castle and to take some pictures… read more
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How to Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a DSLR
A simple way to convert your point and shoot camera into a DSLR by upgrading its firmware.… read more
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Long Exposure Light Leak Issue
I recently got a 10-stop ND filer (B&W \#110) after my previous experience with doing a 10 stop filter DIY have been rather disappointing. During my first test shots with my new filter I was even more disappointed. The pictures I took had some weird horizontal lines across all the pictures... read more
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Android Camera RAW Support
Google recently released their latest version of Android (called Lollipop). The most exciting feature in this release was the introduction of a new Camera API for accessing and generating RAW images. Today Camera-FV5 released a new version of their app with the added capabilities of storing images directly in the DNG format. After installing the update on my Nexus 5 I gave this new feature a quick test and here are my findings .... read more
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Why Using Lightroom and Capture One Together Makes Sense
There have been many articles been written comparing Lightroom (LR) and Capture One (CO) and favoring one over the other. I have been using Lightroom for years and have been using Capture One for about 1 year now. In my experience both have their merits and problems. In the following overview I like to highlight the strength (in no particular order or claim of completeness) of each application to show that both tools can complement each other.… read more
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