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Why is software-based manipulation of images frowned upon while hardware-based manipulation is acceptable?
In my previous question someone pointed out that unnatural HDR based toning will get more objections from the photography community than cropping. I personally feel that slight HDR based enhancements are OK from an artistic perspective as long as…
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Which planet looks the biggest through a camera? Which planet is the easiest to take a picture?
I wanted to start astrophotography.
Let's assume that I want to take pictures of planets when they are the closest to the planet earth, which planet would look the biggest thought a telephoto lens? Some planets are smaller but closer to the planet…
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How can I make a grave-side photo which will not fade?
I am needed to know how to protect a photo of my daughter from sun fading. I want to put something different than the normal little oval picture on her headstone. I want to put at least a 5x7 in a metal frame like you would see in a home on her…
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What are the best and worst diffuser materials for DIY softbox/light tent?
There are hundreds of web sites with tips of building a DYI soft box or light tent, and it looks like people are using almost anything as the diffuser material, from white plastic bags to old t-shirts.
If I take a common household item that I might…
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Is there any noise difference between averaged and long exposure photos?
Let's suppose I'm on a tripod, photographing a perfectly still scene (also dark) and I take these photos:
5 photos at ISO 3200 and 1s exposure
1 photo at ISO 100 and 5s exposure
There is a common thing between the items, and it's the total time…
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Why are these film photos brighter than digital photos taken at the same time with the same settings?
I took two photos - first one with Canon 5D Mark III and the second one with analog Canon EOS 500N. I used the same lens (Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4) and settings (ISO/shutter/aperture) for both of them.
The company that developed my films is doing that…
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How can I make short people look taller in photographs?
I was browsing some great shots from Herb Ritts and came across this photo (NSFW). It seems like the legs of the woman appear longer in relation to her body. Is this an effect of the lens used?
Since many of the women I photograph are short it…
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How do I calibrate the diopter correction on my DSLR's viewfinder?
The viewfinder on my camera has diopter correction, but is there a "correct" way to set it up? In the past I've just allowed the camera to auto-focus on a distant point, and then make sure that is as sharp as possible, but this seems to be prone to…
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What are the best practices for DOF stacking?
What are the best practices for DOF stacking? How do you get the frames with focus just right amount apart? How do you stack them in post processing?
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What is Universal White Balance (UniWB)?
How and in what kind of situations should it be used?
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Why do photos of digital screens turn out the way they do?
When I take pictures of a screen at school or at my house, they turn out really weirdly. When blown up to 100%, they look fine, but when they get sized down, they look really weird, here is a screenshot of my phone to show what I mean
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What is the best way to auto crop bulk images?
I need to scan a large volume of book covers and even though the scanner (HP) most of the time scans/auto-sizes, many are left with white/grey space on the sides.
What is the best way I can automate the "crop" on these images?
Is there some…
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What settings should I be using to photograph fireworks?
As it's heading into firework season (with Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes, and New Years), I've never been particularly successful at photographing fireworks. In previous years I think I've always had too long an exposure, but what do you think I should…
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What is the white balance of film?
As opposed to digital photography, the white balance in film photography is fixed, cannot be changed easily after taking the shot and depends on the film. But what is the white balance of film? I know that it will vary between different films, but…
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How can a 18-55mm lens focus on objects beyond 55mm?
I guess this is a total noob question, but doesn't 18-55mm mean that it can focus only up to 55mm?
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