April 2011
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Cinemagraph Tutorial
Cinemagraphs more than a photo, but not quite a video. The first time I ever see this type of photography was almost a week ago, I came across two amazing blog, from Jamie Beck and Coco Rocha. They make this awesome picture that they called “cinemagraph”. The cinemagraph are simply a .gif file with more artistic feel that [...]
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Understanding histogram
Almost all the camera today have the histogram. The histogram is a graph that shows you the brightness of an image. The left side of the histogram show how many “dark” pixels you have captured and the right side, how many “bright” pixels you have captured. The region where most of the brightness values are [...]
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Battery maintenance
Batteries like any other thing in your gear bag need some kind of maintenance. If you use rechargeable batteries, here you find some tips to keep them in the best shape possible. New batteries come in a discharged condition and must be fully charged before use. It is recommended that you fully charge and discharge the new [...]
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Lighting Diagrams
We know that the Iphone and IPad have an app for everything, but they have some nice app for the photography enthusiast. I use the Sylight Iphone app to make all of my lighting diagram and keep record of all my set up for future reference. Sylight is really easy to use and have everything you [...]