Archive for December, 2008
What Camera Has the Brightest Viewfinder?
The viewfinder is probably the most undervalued component of our cameras. It is the primary interface of the camera, yet most of us put up with a shrunken and dim viewfinder. The rest of the buttons and adjustments are secondary.
Recently, I was reading up a little on “bright” viewfinders to try to figure out what [...]
Learn Light from Great Painters
How did the masters use light? Painters, I mean. I had not really thought about it. I mean, I knew folks like Monet (I think it was him…I cannot quite remember) actually moved house to a new village just because the light there was better. Still it is easy to think, “Hey, it’s paint, they [...]
Quality Difference Between 6MP and 12MP
Should you set your camera to take the biggest photo size possible? Are more pixels better? You know, I would like to think people are actually asking themselves these questions, but somehow I seriously doubt it. Call me weird. If you are, though, maybe my experience recently in answering these questions for myself might help [...]
How To Choose a Compact Camera
I went through a process just recently that I see as one of the most common questions asked: “What camera do I buy?” In the last entry, I happened to have answered the same question, but for people looking at entry-level SLRs. This time, I am talking only of compact or point-and-shoot cameras. Of course, [...]
Photo Gear Give Away
Are you interested in free stuff like me? See, I love to give my services away to folks who just need photography, and not shooting under somebody else’s pay means I can shoot whatever I want. It really is a great way to do photography; I can strive to be professional, but am not creatively [...]
