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Articles by Michael Reichmann
Posted on November 25, 2010 in [
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Michael ReichmannThere is one thing that has bugged me about CR and that's the fact that its default configuration is such that the Exposure, Shadows, Brightness and Contrast settings default to Auto.
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Posted on November 24, 2010 in [
Photography ] By
Michael ReichmannMany photographers new to the concepts of digital image processing, when they encounter the phrase bit depth — their eyes glaze over. They know that it has something to do with image quality, and that more bits are somehow better, but that's about it. Let's look at this relatively simple but often misunderstood topic and see if we can make sense of it.
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Posted on November 24, 2010 in [
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Michael ReichmannIn nature when doing landscape work that includes sky, especially early or late in the day, the contrast range encountered often exceeds that which film or imaging chips can handle. It's therefore necessary to find a way to reduce the contrast range to something that the camera can handle so that the highlights don't burn out and the shadow areas don't turn inky black.
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Posted on November 19, 2010 in [
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Michael ReichmannObtaining optimum quality Black & White's from colour photos using PhotoShop's Channel Mixer.
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Posted on February 10, 2009 in [
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Michael ReichmannA Fast-Start Introduction to Photoshop For Photographers
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Posted on February 6, 2009 in [
Photography ] By
Michael ReichmannStreet Photography involves getting close to people — often very close. To do this type of shooting successfully you have to be in the scene, part of it, not a distant observer. This means shooting with wide lenses; certainly nothing longer than 50mm. With a wide-angle lens you are a participant. With a telephoto you are at best just an observer, at worst a voyeur.
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