Digital Darkroom
Fixing White Balance
05/21/08 13:02
Shooting with the wrong white balance setting is easy
to do. Jon got some help with that. See what Ron, Bob, Andreas and
Gary told him.
Photoshop Plugins Too Expensive?
04/15/08 14:20
Viveza, LightZone, Exposure and other powerful
plugins for Photoshop can save you time and do things
that would require complex actions, but are they
priced too high? Wouldn't developers make more money
if they had many more buyers, even if the price of
their plugin was substantially lower? What do you think?
Remote Backup Solutions
04/15/08 14:14
What happens if your home is destroyed by flood or
fire? Will your photos be safe? Datto Backup allows
you to keep your files on a single device while
automatically backing it up to remote servers in case
of a disaster. That's not a bad idea, particularly
for photographers who have a lot of client photos to
worry about, but is it too expensive for the photo
enthusiast? What other options are there? See what the gang has to say.
Are HDR images really better?
01/08/08 10:58
HDR, bracketing and blending exposures, will produce
more detail, but is the image really better? Doug
says no. He prefers working with a single RAW file.
Mike says you can lose apparent sharpness when
HDR reduces contrast. Gary's photo of a church chapel
with Christmas decorations demonstrates what happens
when you use HDR. What do you think?