Rohinton Mehta Most cameras allow us to shoot using different exposure modes – Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Program (P) and Manual (M). On Canon cameras, Aperture priority is known as Aperture value (Av) and Shutter priority is known as Time value (Tv). Some cameras also offer Scene modes but in this write-up, we shall not be discussing them. Let’s see how … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Image Editing – PART 8 Replacing Dull Skies
Last month we saw how we could select the sky that is often seen through the trees and darken it. This month we will see how to replace a dull, boring sky. Rohinton Mehta We often come across scenes that we love except for boring dull skies. Sometimes the sky is just plain bald (like in the rainy season) and sometimes cloudless blue. Though a cloudless blue sky is better … [Read more...]
The Magic of Monochrome
Photography was commercially introduced to the world somewhere around the year 1839 – about 178 years ago. In those days there was only black & white photography. Colour photography came about 96 years later, somewhere in 1935. Back then, during the B&W era, photographers made amazingly beautiful photos in spite of the fact that camera lenses and films were of very poor … [Read more...]
Sigma USB Dock
Rohinton Mehta When you buy a new lens, you take it for granted that it will autofocus with 100% accuracy. And why not? Unfortunately, that does not always happen. Even the most expensive lenses, sometimes, do not autofocus with the accuracy that you may hope for. This is true across all manufacturers. At times, the critical focus is a wee-bit behind the autofocussed … [Read more...]
Ask Uncle Ronnie – July 2017
Exposing for HDR I have tried my hand at creating HDRs but have always failed. While I seem not to have any issues while post-processing in Photoshop, I think my problem is knowing exactly how to expose for HDR. Can you help? Arun Pathak, via email For those who may not be aware, the imaging sensor in our digital cameras cannot faithfully reproduce the brightness range that … [Read more...]