2010 February - Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

February, 2010
- AF Micro adjustment Tutorial
  Focusing systems in modern DSLRs have been long criticized for accuracy problems. Phenomenon seems to be persistent across different brands. No matter if you shoot Canon, Nikon, or something else, chances are you have encountered situation when camera lens combination focuses slightly ahead or behind intended target. This focus weirdness is known as: ‘front focusing
- How much dirt will degrade image quality?
  How much of dust and surface scratch on the lens front element is enough to cause visible image degradation? And how much will render my 1000$ lens useless? These were the questions bugging my mind today – Not accidentally though; I had a rough working day involving animals… obviously curious ones tried to grab my
- Digital camera settings for sharper photos
  Using correct combination of in-camera settings can greatly enhance image sharpness and clarity. But there are so many models of camera, and so menu different menus styles – it’s impossible to cover all of them in one article. Instead, I will write about general concepts, and give examples using my canon Eos 50D camera menu
- Tips to improve image sharpness
  If the light isn’t perfect, if you are shooting action – everything that might go wrong will go wrong if you aren’t prepared. Aim of this series is to give you understanding of the digital camera and how it interacts with photographer to produce images you like so much. In this article I will cover