Raw Image Recipes
Those who use the raw image format of their camera do so in the knowledge that the images will have to be post-processed. After all, raw images are not finished [...]
The flood of digital images – and how to master it
Thirty years ago, anyone returning from vacation had, let's say, five exposed films in their luggage. That made 180 photos. After the grossly overexposed, blurred, or otherwise messed-up pictures ended [...]
Out of cam?
A current trend in digital photography is "Out of cam" or OOC for short. Never heard of it? It's the new mark of quality for digital photos because it means [...]
Organizing your images – Part 2
In part two of this blog I'd like to show you our file system on the hard disk, how we keyword our images and how we use collections and smart [...]
Organizing your images – Part 1
Organizing your digital images can be a demanding task. If you ever looked for a certain picture and couldn't find it you know what I'm talking about. As long [...]
Saturation and Vibrance. What’s the Difference?
The saturation slider has been present in almost any editing software since the early days of digital images. The vibrance slider is by no means a recent addition to the [...]
Some Images Need Postprocessing
Many photographers do not want to edit their photos. They are proud that the pictures show the reality and are not manipulated. However, they fail to see that the [...]
Beta Tester
Do you remember the time when you could sign up for beta testing your favourite editing software? That way you would get a sneak preview of new features. In return [...]
Lightroom – White Balance settings for RAW and JPG
If you have JPG files in your archive in addition to RAW data and you process the images in Lightroom or Adobe Camera RAW (ACR), you may have noticed [...]
What is Distortion?
No, it wasn't the masons who distorted this wall. It was just the lens. It is a wide angle zoom lens 16 - 35 mm / 1:2.8. As you [...]