Photography
The Digital Age
Sunday, February 26th, 2012Here’s a question with a very simple answer – The question – What is the difference between a good photographer and a poor photographer? The simple answer- a poor photographer shows you all of his pictures! We are now past the age when the cost of film and processing were necessarily taken into consideration, so [...]
Photographic Accessories
Friday, January 13th, 2012FILTERS Filters are glass or plastic objects which are placed in front of the camera lens in order to change the effect of the light which strikes the film. Light which is the same color as the filter passes through to the film, while the complementary color of the filter is blocked. Not all filters [...]
Photographic Films
Friday, January 13th, 2012NOTE: The article below was written before digital photography dominated the market. A separate article about digital photography has been posted. Also, see our article “Is Film Photography Dead?“ The photographic films article: In the early days of photography flat glass plates were coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. Shortly before the turn of the century George [...]
Is Film Photography Dead?
Friday, January 13th, 2012by Larry Nixon Paul Simon sang “Don’t take my Kodachrome away.” Well, Kodak has done just that – they have taken Kodachrome away! Kodachrome film first hit the photography market in 1936 and on June 22, 2009, Kodak officially retired Kodachrome color transparency film. Kodachrome built the color slide industry, and many 35mm cameras were [...]