The day before yesterday I wrote about the importance of the image surround for image editing. In image editing, the surround matters The reason the surround is important is that it affects the state of adaptation of you, the image editor and therefor the way that tones and colors appear. Let’s imagine that the image… [Read More]
Archives for September 2016
In image editing, the surround matters
Much has been made of the absolute brightness of the display used for image editing. A common cause of having your prints come out too dark is having your display too bright. This is now fairly well understood by many, but new people entering the digital photography arena often encounter it, especially now that average… [Read More]
Some event photography
I recently spent a week in Virginia attending two weddings. I packed for the trip knowing that I would photograph at each, but assuming that I wouldn’t be the official photographer. The role of the official wedding photographer is one that fills me with anxiety. There are so many ways to screw it up. Forgetting… [Read More]