Category: Education
Practical guides and plain-English advice for caravaning around Australia. From planning routes and choosing gear to staying safe on the road and understanding local rules, this section is all about helping you travel smarter, further, and with confidence.
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Fujifilm X-T4 IBIS Control
Read more: Fujifilm X-T4 IBIS ControlI have just got this camera and had to do a search on the internet to find out how to turn the IBIS (IN Body Image Stabilization) of and on. In the menu system for photography on the camera, there is not a specific entry for IBIS. In the manual IBIS is nowhere to be…
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Link – Does Sensor Size Matter?
Read more: Link – Does Sensor Size Matter?A video from The Slanted Lens Youtube channel abut sensor sizes compared. What does it really mean for your photo? It’s interesting as a talking point but at the end of the day these days it really doesn’t matter if you are an amateur/hobbyist photographer. You can get awesome pictures out of any camera.
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Link – Instagram: Straight talk for Photographers
Read more: Link – Instagram: Straight talk for PhotographersAn excellent talk by Sean Tucker. Sean gives perspective and possibly another use for Instagram. Certainly opened my mind to how I use Instrgram.
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Calibrating your monitor can be a Waste of Time
Read more: Calibrating your monitor can be a Waste of TimeAn article about the usefulness of monitor calibration for photo editing purposes. The harsh truth about the matter is once the image is being viewed somewhere else in the world on another device you have no control over that environment. The debacle over a recent Game of Thrones episode demonstrates this effect clearly. Read more…
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Was Canon blinded by the Mirrorless Revolution
Read more: Was Canon blinded by the Mirrorless RevolutionA link to an article putting forth the argument that if Canon gave people the features they wanted in a their cameras, they needn’t have gone down the mirrorless road. Read the article over at petapixel.com
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Link – Crop Factor TRUTH: Do you need Full Frame?
Read more: Link – Crop Factor TRUTH: Do you need Full Frame?Here Tony Northrup explains what the differences are between camera sensor sizes and what it all means when using the camera.
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Link – “End the Megapixel War! 100 MP: Is it a mistake?
Read more: Link – “End the Megapixel War! 100 MP: Is it a mistake?Tony & Chelsea make the case that high megapixel cameras have limitations in real life. After watching this video, it seems unless you are making massive prints or a proffesional in a studio, then it is a waste of time.
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Link – Luminar 3 Libraries Tips
Read more: Link – Luminar 3 Libraries TipsJim Nix demonstrates 10 tips to help you get the most out of Luminar 3 libraries. he shares tips ranging from the file history, to file organization, working with the Trash folder, viewing file names in library view, moving presets (looks) and workspaces, ratings and more.
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Link – Are These Photographers Cheating?
Read more: Link – Are These Photographers Cheating?Are these photographers CHEATING? What constitutes cheating in photography? How much image manipulation is allowed before an image becomes a lie? Is anything game in these days of advanced post-production? In this video, Jamie Windsor looks at photographs that walk a line between truth and lies. Some have caused much controversy, some have been accepted as…
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Link – Why are Camera Lenses so Big and Heavy
Read more: Link – Why are Camera Lenses so Big and HeavyAn article explaining the physics of lens design. https://www.howtogeek.com/393047/why-are-camera-lenses-so-big-and-heavy/
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Link – Topaz Studio Masking
Read more: Link – Topaz Studio MaskingI have been playing around with Topaz Studio, and one of the areas which I have been learning about is masking. Here is a link demonstrating how to use color overlay to help with more precise masking.
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Making Great Images Isn't Easy
Read more: Making Great Images Isn't EasyThomas Eaton – I discuss the notion of keepers in landscape photography and discuss some of my images that I think are portfolio worthy and some that aren’t. The key message here is that making great images isn’t easy, so don’t worry if things don’t always go your way.