DSLR vs Smart Phone Cameras is a raging debate and often times, both new and young users as well as experienced professionals can get caught up in it. While the gap between the two devices has shrunk considerably, with smart phone cameras delivering much higher picture quality and even professional DSLRs offering the connectivity of […]
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UHD Alliance sets standards for 4K
As of now, the industry has been slowly moving towards higher resolution acquisition in the form of 4K, that process of transitioning was handed a significant boost (theoretically speaking) with UHD Alliance setting down the parameters for standardization of 4K capture, mastering and broadcast in UHD or Ultra-HD. For those who don’t know, 4K comes in […]
A detailed infographic to help you build your social media presence as a photographer
As professional photographers/ photo-bloggers regularly having new visitors to your site or blog is very necessary. While you may appreciate the awesome power of Google and search engine traffic to your website and or blog but without a thorough understanding of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and link building, ranking high in Google’s search results can be a […]
This video explains the darkroom processes that inspired Photoshop’s tools
Just a few days after Adobe released the Photoshop Fix, an app guaranteed to make your photo editing workflow much easier by allowing you to edit on your mobile/ tablet, we choose to look back at actual darkroom processes that inspired all the tools that are now available in Photoshop. By now, most of us […]
A cheat sheet that explains everything you need to know about JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF and BMP
yesterday, we brought to you a new file format called FLIF that promises to robust image quality at a fraction of the file size. Today, we focus on existing file format and how the differ from each other. All file formats are not made equal and differ on many technicalities and with their own advantages and […]
Understanding FLIF – A new, lossless image compression format
Since the arrival of digital photography, most of us are used to recording our images in RAW or sometimes in JPEG, in camera. RAW is digital photography’s equivalent of the negative in film photography. Simply put, it is collection of “RAW” information straight from the pixel. This information then needs to be put back together […]
3 ways and a checklist to keep in mind, while buying second hand camera gear
[ This post contains two checklists for buying camera gear. Both of those lists are available in print ready form as a free download by clicking here and here. If you are having trouble viewing/ downloading the file contact- editor.wtl@gmail.com] People buy second hand cameras for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes they are a […]