Why Enlarge Your Photos? It’s helpful to understand why you’d want to enlarge your photos before diving into the various ways you can do so. We agree that the base reason is that we want to take an image file with one resolution and increase it to a larger resolution, and that is the very […]
When asked, most photographers out there will insist that shooting RAW is the way to go. For image makers looking to avoid the destructive potential of a compressed and automatically “enhanced” JPEG, there’s no question concerning which format reigns supreme. It’s easy to think of a RAW file as a digital negative – regardless of […]
You may wonder, “Why must I be concerned with photo editing and, in particular, using masks when photo editing?” Here is a very short and direct answer: “99% of the very best photographs that you see around you have been edited using masks… and the other 1% were probably shot on film.” If you want to […]
For those of you getting used to new cameras, fully understanding exposure compensation with snow on the ground outside is a great place to start. Ever wished you had a better control over exposure when taking photos? Exposure compensation is a useful technique that allows you to quickly fix exposure issues when taking photos […]
An underexposed or an overexposed photo results from using incorrect settings. The exposure settings are determined using a process called metering, based on the metering mode that is selected. Having an understanding of the metering modes can give you much better control over the image exposure. There are three main metering modes that you should […]
