Category Archives: Photography

iPhoto 6 White Balance

By mistake I held Command Key (the key with an Apple on it) while in edit mode in iphoto 6 and this automatically brought up the edit controls and adjusted the white point to match the point where I clicked. … Continue reading

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Global Warming Witness – Mitsuaki Iwago

There is a nice gallery over at Olympus Pursuit Magazine called Global Warming Witness presenting Mitsuaki Iwago’s photographs from ‘almost’ the Arctic Circle.

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DPP 2 keyboard shortcuts

Canon’s Digital Photo Professional has a few unpublished shortcuts, I’ve recently found out, which are very handy. I’ll list a few below. In the quick check tool hit the SPACE key to switch between the fit to screen and the … Continue reading

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Photos of yesterday’s lightning

Yesterday’s lightning and thunder was pretty amazing. Pity I wasn’t somewhere on the 20th floor overlooking the city, but even from down below the photos turned out to be interesting.

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RAW Workflow (Canon+Mac)

Finally after months of experimenting with settings, color profiles, photo management and manipulation software (including, of course, Adobe Camera Raw as well as Phase Capture ONE Pro) I realized all of this is unnecessary. Shoot in RAW. Then use Canon’s … Continue reading

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Canon 18-55mm vs. 50mm 1.4

I’ve compared the two lens for those who are interested in the depth of the difference between the sharpest and least sharp lens for an EOS digital. It may help some avoid buying the standard kit lens, and for others … Continue reading

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