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Cool Tools: Sofortbild Tethering Software

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Dec 16, 2009 in Quick Focus | 1 comment

I know. Yet another article about tethering? Yes. But, this one will be short. I’ve already written extensively about the topic both in a newsletter article and in a review of onOne Software’s DSLR Remote Pro. In the onOne review I wrote: The upside of shooting tethered is: (1) the ability to...

Camera Profiles and the ColorChecker Passport — The What, Why and How

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Nov 27, 2009 in Featured Articles | 6 comments

For a while it was a mystery. I just didn’t get it. No matter how I set the white balance in my Nikon cameras — be it preset or custom — when I opened my images in either Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) or Lightroom (which are, in essence, the same thing) the White Balance number would be way off....

Review: 3 Dimensional Contrast: Principles of Lighting for the Digital Age

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Aug 7, 2009 in Quick Focus | 0 comments

To many of us, “contrast” is an afterthought — a slider in Photoshop or a setting in our cameras that has something to do with the relationship between the dark and light areas in our images. We use the slider without vision or purpose. To Dean Collins, controlling and manipulating contrast...

Q: Does it matter which color space I select in my camera?

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Jul 29, 2009 in Featured Articles | 12 comments

Answer: Yes. No. Maybe. Confused? Read on. With all of the attention properly being paid to color management, I’ve been asked whether it matters which color space one uses in the camera — and if so, which one to use. Without going into an in depth discussion of the concept of “color...

Commentary: Photography in a Funky Economy

Posted by Steve Herzberg on Apr 19, 2009 in Quick Focus | 11 comments

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, “These are the best of times, these are the worst of times.” It’s all a matter of perspective. Looking at the bright side, the tools we have available for use as professional photographers have never been better or more competitively priced. Looking at the dark side, as...