Месяц: Апрель 2008

I was testing the sharpness of a couple of Canon lenses the other day when I discovered something that blew me away. I got much sharper photos by manually focusing my lenses than if I used autofocus! Right away I thought something must be wrong – the camera must be at fault (maybe that rear focus problem that has haunted some Canon cameras) or maybe the lens was faulty or something like that. How could manual focus give me significantly sharper results than autofocus? Well after testing all my lenses on two camera bodies (a Canon 1ds Mark II and a Canon 1ds Mark III) and then testing my girlfriend’s Nikon D200 with several of her lenses, the conclusion remained the same: Careful manual focus always gave me better results than autofocus did!

Proper holding a SLR camera can make the difference between a sharp image and a blurry one, it can also keep fresh after hours of shooting or tired with arm and back pains after a short moment. No matter how old or new you are in photography I do not think it would be a waste of time to read an article or two of the ones I am about to present you. You might be surprised how easy we can pick up a bad habit.

Welcome to PDN’s fifth annual Top Knots: The New School of Wedding Photography competition. Without a doubt, weddings are a beautiful event, incorporating floral arrangements, elegant attire and appealing cuisine. The photographs featured in this year’s Top Knots contest not only capture the elaborate elegance of wedding ceremonies but also reveal the wide range of emotion of everyone involved.

Общие принципы повышения резкости я подробно излагал в статье Синдром малорезкости. Понимание описанных там подходов и владение используемой терминологии необходимо для понимания нового материала. На мой взгляд, сами методы шарпинга одинаковы для всех форм вывода, будь то монитор компьютера или бумажный отпечаток. Но каждый способ вывода имеет свои особенности, которые важно учитывать, чтобы добиться эффективных результатов. Мы уже обсуждали повышение резкости для просмотра картинок в web’е. Теперь попробуем разобраться с подходами к шарпингу под фотопечать.

I’ve got a nice roundup here of food photography sources with a ton of great tips, tutorials, and videos for making food look tasty on camera. How seriously you take this probably depends to some extent on whether you’ve ever heard the term “food stylist.”