Increase the ISO on Your Camera

Digital cameras tend to range in ISO between 100 to 1600 (for the Canons, a 1600 push to 3200). A few months ago, I had read an article at KenRockwell.com that tells you how to push a cameras ISO even higher. Although this tip was for Nikon camera, on other digital SLR cameras. Here’s how you do it Continue reading »

Make your Own White Balance Disc

home_made_white_balance_disc.jpgA few cheap items and a little bit of work and you won’t have to worry about post-processing white balance issues. Continue reading »

Adding a Signature in Photoshop

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If you’re going to display your photographs for public display or just want to indicate that you took the photo. You can add a signature to your photos using Photoshop. Continue reading »

Painting with Light

painting_with_light_1.jpgLong exposures can definitely be a fun thing

Experimenting with your camera can be a lot of fun. Painting with light is a technique that has been around for a while, here is an interesting twist that creates light streaks and great looking photographs. Continue reading »

Taxing Times

Bureaucrats all over the world are the same! Left to themselves, they would tax anything they can lay their hands on. Apparently some bureaucrats in Brussels suddenly woke up to the fact that digital still cameras could also take video clips. Why not tax them as camcorders, they reasoned? What wasn’t immediately apparent was that camcorders suffered an import duty of 12.5% that digital still cameras didn’t. Obviously, the imaging industry is up in arms. Being Europe, the European Commission has decided to consult industry before going ahead.

Trust I am not giving the Revenue authorities of other countries some naughty thoughts.