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05/12/2012
A Square Peg in a Round Hole
The term "gamut" describes the range of colors possible for a given device or color space. So if your document contains colors not within the gamut of your printer, where do the leftover colors end up, and does it matter that not everything says it will fit?....
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05/05/2012
After Converting to 8-Bit, Can You Go Back to 16 Bits Per Channel?
Converting an image from 16-bit to 8-bits per channel necessarily loses a lot of information and this loss of precision can never be recovered. It's a commonly held belief that once you do this, converting back to 16-bit is pointless. But is that really true?....
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04/28/2012
What About 16-Bit for Printing?
Anyone who has hung out here much knows that I'm an advocate of working in 16-bits per channel to avoid degradation. So when it comes to printing, does the same advice apply?....
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04/21/2012
The New Lytro Paperweight for Windows, or the Tale of a Disappointed Windows User
I've written about Lytro before, the revolutionary company seeking to commercialize the light field camera that allows you to focus after the fact. But for some odd reason they are supporting only OS X users initially, promising only that Windows software will be available "sometime in 2012." Being a Windows user who pre-ordered a Lytro, I'm disappointed....
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04/14/2012
When Shooting in RAW, What Color Space Should You Use?
Most cameras that allow you to shoot raw also have numerous other options including the choice of color space between sRGB and Adobe RGB. But if you use raw, does the color space really matter?....
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05/06/2012
Student Gallery: May 2012
New images from two of our photography students: Cork by Michael Murphy, Midleton, Cork, Ireland, and Smile by Rubina Damji, Markham, Ontario, Canada . Congratulations to both of them. You could be taking images like these with one of our successful online photography courses...
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04/08/2012
Site Update: Travel photography course
Planning your holiday or vacation? Bring back images to be proud of, you can learn how to master the art of travel photography. From planning the trip to the final portfolio with hundreds of examples. This is a full 3 module 26 lesson online course. Study in your own time at home. Start today!...
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04/08/2012
Student Gallery: April 2012
New images from three of our students: Summer Charms by Sarah Stephens, Plymouth, Devon, UK, and Spring Flowers by Paul Scally, Sherman, Texas, USA and Camel by Gideon De Villiers, Al Ain , UAE. Congratulations to all of them. You could be taking images like these with one of our successful online photography courses...
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02/03/2012
Student Gallery: February 2012
New images from two of our students: "Roman Cart" Iain Thomson, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK and "Girl with Candle" Anna Palkina, Moscow, Russia. Congratulations to both of them. You could be taking images like these with one of our successful online photography courses...
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01/15/2012
Student Gallery: January 2012
New images from two of our students in Canada: Rubina Danji, Markham, Ontario; Title: The Lake and Sumayyah Balamesh, Montreal, Quebec;. Title: Glass and Grapes. Congratulations to both of them. You could be taking images like these with one of our successful online photography courses...
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