Last May, as I reported in this post , I started looking into ways to implement nonstandard image processing algorithms in Photoshop. I found a workaround for the May problem, but that didn’t stop me from looking for ways to make my own algorithms. Pixel Bender sounded like a good platform, but that Adobe’s withdrawal… [Read More]

There’s a column in Shutterbug magazine, written by David Brooks (not the New York Times columnist), in which Brooks answers readers’ questions about digital photography. In the November, 2012 issue, there’s an interchange between Brooks and James Ulrich, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at the University of Montana. The discussion begins with a letter from… [Read More]

In my Sony NEX-7 reviews, I complained that it was too easy to accidentally hit the video recording button, wasting battery power and memory card space, and rendering the camera temporarily incapable of making still images. Where there’s will… Some people in Albuquerque have come up with a little metal ring that you install under… [Read More]

Sometimes I look at the search terms people use when they wind up on this blog. The title to today’s post is an example. It’s a question that initially seemed pretty simple to me, but appeared more substantial the more I think about it. At first blush, the answers appear to be: You don’t want… [Read More]