Photography

Some General Links

Submitted by Mile23 on Sat, 2006-03-25 19:26

Some items you might find to be of interest. Click 'read more' to read more. Read more about Some General Links

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Software for Freelance Photographers

Submitted by Mile23 on Fri, 2006-01-13 08:52

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Some software for photographic freelancers:

FotoBiz looks pretty comprehensive, with a FotoQuote stock pricing module. It's written in FileMaker and is extensible. $229.

An index of software for photographers over at stockphoto.net. Not a very focused list, but maybe worth a look if you can't find anything else. Read more about Software for Freelance Photographers

Digital Image Archive Management

Submitted by Mile23 on Fri, 2006-01-13 08:14

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I've been trying to find some relatively easy software solutions to the problem of tracking photography submissions to various publishers. There are a bunch of options for freelance writers, but none I can find for photographers.

However, I did find this nifty run-down of IMS (Image Management Systems) software, at the Technical Advisory Services for Images, an academic standards group. Read more about Digital Image Archive Management

Cult Classic Lenses

Submitted by Mile23 on Mon, 2006-01-09 14:32

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I doubt whether it's right to call them 'cult classics,' but this web page does a great job of telling you which third-party lenses are worth checking out.

Of particular interest to me is the Tamron section, which exposes me as a fraud; maybe I am part of the Cult Of Tamron. Read more about Cult Classic Lenses

Digital Image Editing

Submitted by Mile23 on Sun, 2005-10-16 10:27

A variety of topics dealing with editing digital images. Read more about Digital Image Editing

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L*a*b Color Space

Submitted by Mile23 on Sun, 2005-10-16 10:04

I've recently been learning a lot about the L*a*b (or Lab) color space, for image manipulation.

To see why, here's a simple experiment you can do: Open up an image in Photoshop and convert it from RGB mode to Lab Color mode. Add a Curves effect layer (or just edit the curve) and tweak the a and b channels. Choke them down so that a 90% input equals a 100% output, and a 10% input equals a 0% output.

Now compare the original image to the tweak. You can't do this by simply turning up the saturation, either...

So here's some stuff dealing with L*a*b color. More to come on this topic, for sure. Read more about L*a*b Color Space

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Tamron Professional Learning Center

Submitted by Mile23 on Tue, 2005-10-04 10:08

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The Tamron Professional Learning Center isn't so professional as you might think, but it's also a whole lot of useful information. Read more about Tamron Professional Learning Center

A Simplified Zone System

Submitted by Mile23 on Thu, 2005-08-25 10:05

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A Simplified Zone System For Making Good Exposures

Norman Koren walks you through the basics. Read more about A Simplified Zone System

DIY Pentax Cable Release

Submitted by Mile23 on Mon, 2005-08-22 13:00

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I'm a sucker for a DIY project:

Build a Pentax Cable Release F out of spare parts.

And to replace the CS-205:

Making an electronic cable release for use with DSLR's.

The latter project has the benefit of being useful for non-Pentax cameras, as well.

I'd like to find a kit for making a timer device. Anyone know of any? Read more about DIY Pentax Cable Release

Tamron Adaptall For Pentax

Submitted by Mile23 on Mon, 2005-08-22 12:08

Some things you might need to know about using Tamron Adaptall-2 lenses with your Pentax K-mount camera.

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