The most common thing people do when it starts to rain, snow, or when the weather goes to the extremes of hot or cold, is to take their digital cameras indoors to protect them from the weather. While this kind of preservation may be necessary to safeguard an expensive piece of equipment, it will also […]
One of the most ideal seasons for people to take out their digital cameras and start taking beautiful images is autumn. Autumn is full of warm colors and pretty foliage of reds, browns and yellows. If you are a camera buff, whether amateur or professional, you are bound to take great joy in this splendid […]
Have you ever went to buy a camera and noticed a little letter/number combo that looked like this: f/2.8 - 5.6? Have you been confused as to what this means and how this affects the pictures you take?
This set of letter and numbers refers to the F-Stop of the lens of your […]
Digital photo restoration is nothing short of the work of true artists with a love for old photographs. When the art of restoration first appeared, it was a marvel. Specialty shops, for a rather hefty price, could sharpen borders, replace missing edges, and brighten the color.
Today, photos can be scanned and […]
Photo preservation can be a complex process that requires lots of patience, knowledge, and care. When people handle their pictures and negatives, they do many things, unintentionally, that are very harmful to them, and most do not even know they are damaging their photos. Besides sticking fingers all over the pictures, there […]
Scanning negatives and slides can seem a bit tricky, but it can be done with the right equipment and know how. First of all, negatives and slides can be scanned with a scanner, but you cannot just put a negative on the glass and push the button to scan.
The scanner you use […]
There are several ways to scan slides to turn them into digital photos. Many people remember the small square cardboard cut-outs containing negatives that would be popped into a tray at family gatherings, and with some light and a projector screen (or blank wall) people could reminisce over photos that were larger than life. […]
Any digital SLR camera user should know that not buying accessories to go with the camera would be defeating its purpose. Aside from the many lenses one can use, there are also a plethora of accessories that may not be necessary, but are certainly useful and convenient. With some extra cash, SLR camera owners can […]
The world has gone a long way from people paying to have their portraits painted. The camera revolutionized the way we retained memories, and paved the way for more technological advancements. From grainy black and white photographs, we began using cameras that could use film to capture colored pictures.
Now, buying film is not […]
Digital photo printing is an arena all its own in the world of computers, scanners, and printers. Gone are the days when to print something, all you had to do was push a button or click the mouse. People had very little say in how the printed materials quality turned out. Things […]
