As most of you know already, Nikon launched its full-frame mirrorless cameras on Aug 23/18, revealing two models that will appeal to both pros and hobbyists alike. Priced respectively for those markets, the pro model will be available in September and the consumer model in November.
This isn’t a review of that equipment. You can get a very good overview of the offering in the great article by M. Zhang from Petapixel.
What struck me as I watched the launch was just how hard Nikon was struggling to differentiate this product from the offerings already out there. Perhaps it was the English translation, but “redefine possibilities” and “new light…to pioneer the future” left a lot to be desired as to why I would buy this camera over any other. Continue reading “And So The Battle Begins”
What are filters and why are they separate from adjustments? And what the heck is rasterizing anyway? Or the difference between “rasters” and “vectors”? And what is “rendering”? And of course, the single most important concept – non-destructive vs. destructive editing.
I’ve been hearing and reading quite a bit about this thing called computational photography. It is such a new field that what’s in and what’s out, or even the language with which it is communicated, is not yet well defined. But it can be applied to any form of optical capture, whether in the science lab or in the artist’s studio.
That said, there is both artistic and practical value in marking a photograph as yours. This post looks at some of the more popular ways to do that. 
I come from a generation born before televisions were common in middle class homes. We relied on a radio for news and our only “social network” was the people we knew in the neighbourhood, at school, through our parents or through our church. Getting your name out there was done by word of mouth and by advertising on the radio and in the “yellow pages” or other print publications.
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