In the January, 2013 issue of Shutterbug, which arrived at my house last week, David Brooks has his usual column, “Q&A Digital Photography”. A reader asks a question about an earlier column (that I didn’t notice) that said the JPEG 2000 used lossless compression. Mr. Brooks gives the following answer: The file formats supported by… [Read More]
Archives for 2012
Hedonic adaptation
I’ve observed an effect for years, but, thanks to this article in today’s New York Times, I now have a name for it and an elegant definition. A salient quote: …human beings are, as more than a hundred studies show, prone to hedonic adaptation, a measurable and innate capacity to become habituated or inured to… [Read More]
Where do photographic ideas come from?
From the mailbag: [Several compliments on the Staccato series removed due to possibly-misplaced modesty] I would love to know what inspired you to create these images. What was the motivation for the multiple layers? How did you find this technique? Thanks. Almost all of my successful photographic ideas stem from making other images. Maybe some… [Read More]
Auto ETTR in P&S cameras
Yesterday I posted about automatic ETTR and how it could improve the lives of photographers making raw files with electronic-viewfinder cameras. I said that it wouldn’t be appropriate for point-and-shoot cameras not making raw files. Upon consideration, I realize that I was wrong. The technique could enhance the quality of JPEGs from all cameras. You… [Read More]
Auto ETTR
While I was in New Zealand, we took a helicopter ride from Queenstown to Milford and back. I had an outside seat, and made some aerials of the beautiful mountains and valleys. I couldn’t use the M9 for two reasons. First, the buffer was too small. The second reason involved exposure. The only way to… [Read More]
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