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Dispelling the megapixel myth

April 7, 2009 by Steve Berardi 5 Comments

megapixelmythThere seems to be an overwhelming obsession with megapixels these days.

It’s always the first number reported when a new camera is released, and many people still think it indicates the quality of the camera’s photographs.

Well, unfortunately that’s not the case. There is no direct correlation between number of megapixels and image quality. We all have a natural desire to sum up a product with one number, but with a camera that’s impossible. [Read more…] about Dispelling the megapixel myth

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How to resize your photos (the “sharp” way)

February 12, 2009 by Steve Berardi 30 Comments

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Do you constantly find yourself resizing your photos to prepare them for the Internet? Maybe for posting them to a blog, emailing them to a friend, or adding them to your online photo gallery?

Surprisingly, photo resizing (or resampling) involves some very complex computer algorithms. There’s many ways to do it, and I won’t go into all the technical details here, but the bottom line is that the default resizing method in Photoshop isn’t the best one available.

If you change just one setting when resizing your photos, you can get much higher quality results that will even make your photos look sharper!
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