Tag: camera
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Best Raw Editing Software
Here we go without another “it depends” answer. When it comes to picking a raw editor it depends on your editing goals and your budget. The good news is a lot of software manufacturers offer free trials to test out their app before you get your wallet out. If all you need is an editor…
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Bad Photo Editing
Now this might come as a shock but I did not love every photo that was on display (and this includes some of the category winners) at this year’s Capture Oakville juried photography competition put on by the Oakville Camera Club. In fact I thought some of them were over edited to the detriment of…
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Raw or JPG?
Are you confused about the difference between raw format and JPGs? If so this short video by Canadian wildlife photographer Simon d’Entremont will provide a lot of answers. “IS RAW BETTER? You may be surprised! Basically one of the main issues between the two formats is with raw format you must edit your raw file…
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DXO PhotoLab 9 or Lightroom?
I was a long-time Lightroom (LR) user having taken weekend workshop courses and online tutorials. I appreciated its database function to ingest and store images on my external hard drives. But after I retired I didn’t need all the power and functions to be found in LR and I wasn’t thrilled with the costly subscription…
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F/8 and be there
A question on the Toronto Street Photography Facebook page garnered a lot of thoughtful comment….and almost all of it of little use to the writer. So what was the question: What’s your go to aperture setting for street and why? Seems simple enough right? The photographer was asking a perfectly reasonable question to do with…
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Special Event Photography
Winter in Ontario is going to end. I promise. It may not happen this week but it’s going to happen sooner or later and when it does we’re going to enter into festival and special event season in Ontario. As a photographer now is the time to research out the events that interest you and…
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Flash Videos & Posts – Part 6
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. Everything and then some about flash is available on YouTube or on Google posts. Here’s a list of videos and posts I can recommend for those who want more information about flash: All…
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High Speed Sync (HSS) – Part 5
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. Understanding high speed sync (HSS) can really boost your photography techniques when it comes to shooting better images outdoors in bright sunlight using a flash or when attempting to freeze action at high…
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Outdoor Portraits With Flash – Part 4
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. Your speedlight used off camera into a softbox with a remote controller can create amazing outdoor portraits even during daylight. We’re going to setup our flash on manual and our remote will be…
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Umbrellas & Softboxes – Part 3
This series of posts are my notes for a flash workshop I am teaching to the members of The Oakville Camera Club. With the addition of a relatively inexpensive softbox or umbrella on a stand and a flash with a remote unit you can shoot professional quallity portraits with your camera just about anywhere. Photography…
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