Posts Tagged ‘photographs’

Classes & Dinky Cameras

Ok, several folks have asked for photography classes, so we’re going to schedule some in the evenings and on the weekend.  In Galveston, I had done a basic, intermediate and advanced class, with a beginners digital darkroom class as well.  I’ll re-visit my class curriculum and see if it still fits, but I think so. [...]


Small Tips

There are some small, but very basic tips that you can use in your everyday shooting.  I’m going to list just a few of them here:  1.  When you are taking a picture, check to make sure you are holding the camera level (unless of course you are INTENTIONALLY making that horizon look like you [...]


JPEG versus RAW format

One thing you hear a lot about today is discussion about shooting pictures in JPEG (pronounced jay-peg) or RAW format (if your camera has that ability).  Well, like many photographers, I have an opinion.  But first, the technical definition. JPEG - (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a standard for compressing still images. The JPEG format is very [...]