ARTICLES

:: Photography Boot Camp Articles

:: Post-Processing

:: Tips & Techniques

Photography Boot Camp Articles

Photography Boot Camp (formerly known as D.I.Y. Photography) is a regular two-page column in the local PC.com magazine aimed at beginners and novice camera owners. Each month, I introduce a new technique to the readers in a simple, concise and step-by-step manner.

• 2006-07 :: Coping with Noise
• 2006-06 :: Dealing with Reflective Items
• 2006-05 :: Exposures of the Backlit Kind
• 2006-04 :: Image Brightening Techniques
• 2006-03 :: Flash Light Modifiers
• 2006-02 :: Window-light Photography
• 2006-01 :: Mastering In-Camera Manipulation
• 2005-12 :: Holiday Special
• 2005-11 :: Reading the Histogram
• 2005-10 :: Optimising for Print
• 2005-09 :: Framing Your Pictures
• 2005-08 :: Polarising Filter Magic
• 2005-07 :: Macro Photography with Close-up Filters
• 2005-06 :: External Flash Photography
• 2005-05 :: Shooting Steadily for Sharper Pictures
• 2005-04 :: Understanding Depth of Field
• 2005-03 :: Fun With Curves
• 2005-02 :: Creating Black & White Pictures
• 2005-01 :: Getting Accurate Colour with Custom White Balance
• 2004-12 :: Taking Pictures of Small Objects
• 2004-11 :: Handling Limited Dynamic Range

Post-Processing

Here are some tips and techniques that can be used to enhance your digital images. Note that I don't claim ownership to most of these techniques; they were either found from various sources, learnt from friends or by other means. Credit is given whenever possible and available.

• Digital Velvia
• Local Contrast using Unsharp Mask
• Sharpening Techniques

Tips & Techniques

Some useful tricks, tips, techniques and tools that can be used to improve your photography.

• Macro Flash Diffusion
• Measuring Flash Sync Voltage