Posted on August 30, 2009, 2:09 am, by Frank Whitelaw, under
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Over the years, you’ve probably seen plenty of indoor flash pictures that have a pitch black background and a washed-out, overexposed subject. Many factors conspire to produce these stark, unflattering shots, but one of the major contributors is, once again, your camera thinking on its own. You’re letting it decide when to turn on the [...]
Posted on August 20, 2009, 1:56 am, by Frank Whitelaw, under
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For years now, film and digital camera makers have been inflicting red-eye reduction settings on their customers. Its a series of bright, strobing flashes that’s not only annoying to the people you’re photographing, but doesn’t even work very well.
What causes red eye? In a dimly lit room, the subject’s pupil opens, revealing more of the [...]