Monthly Archives: December 2007

Year end notes…

The most popular photography topics and buzz in 2007 were: Holga was a huge comeback! At some point in time, they were selling for close to $100 bucks on eBay! There was a huge buzz that will most likely continue in 2008 on HDR images – to a point that i am quite frankly sick

Lightroom ACR Calibration – Part 2

Well for starers, Up in the title you see “Lightroom” only because i see that it is the most popular topic on my blog. I also think, that people often stop by my site after googling the text and get linked to the site. Being a dummy that i am – I have been sharing

On White balance…

The Fine Tune WB allows one to tweak on 2 dimensions – horizontal, controlling color temperatures – blue through amber – think of low color temperatures (blue) to high (amber) and vertical – controlling tint (actually referred to by Nikon as equivalent to that of color compensating filters). So, how do you this? The horizontal

Things not to say…

There are some things that most photographers agree on 100% – using tripods is one such thing. However – its a chore to carry one, setup and shoot – it takes time and patience. Some agree – this is a good thing – allowing you to slow down, think and visualize.  I am more of

D300: Exposure, Matrix metering & Dynamic Range

When Vincent Versace blabbered and raved about this camera – i thought – there he goes again. Now that i have shot over 1000 images (yes!) with this camera, i feel i need to talk a bit about this. Here is a shot that i took in New York City recently – at around 6pm

D300 Workflow (updated)

If you are wondering why a specific workflow tailored for D300, yep – it does require a different one. And here is why: The camera’s JPEG processing (EXPEED) is extremely good. In fact, better or as good as than my own RAW processing workflow. I have been shooting more JPEGs than ever before. The RAW

A thing or two about camera gear

With every new release of a camera – there is the usual clutter and a whole lot of crap about how good or bad it is. In a sense – some or many of these are meaningless. Canon is every bit as good as a Nikon and other brands are equally good. Before i got