March 22, 2010
in session five we looked at meta-data and some of the tools we can use to manage it. before we get into the assignment for this session i want to expand on the issue of copyright and licensing, two of the major uses of meta-data. copyright and licensing copyright is your right to determine how …
March 12, 2010
in session four we looked at shutter speed as a component of exposure and using shutter speed creatively. before we get into the assignment for this session i want to revisit the discussion on exposure and ISO and to introduce exposure compensation and histograms. exposure and ISO we have learned that exposure value (Ev) is …
February 15, 2010
in assignment three we explore composition as a means of growing our understanding of depth of field. we take a high level look at composition in this session on depth of field as different styles of composition lend themselves more readily to shallow depth of field and others to deep depth of field. composition during …
January 31, 2010
in assignment two we explore white balance, also know as gray balance, neutral balance, or colour balance. white balance once again we run into the man – machine conundrum discussed in the last session. the human visual system has capabilities and a sensory range that far outstrip modern technology. when we look at a piece of …
January 18, 2010
this sessions assignment introduces us to JPEG image size and quality and it’s impact on digital developing and post-processing (printing or editing). we also look into camera RAW. JPEG digital cameras usually record images in the JPEG format. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, formed in 1982. JPEG uses a lossy compression method for …