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Reviewing Old Photos

December 6, 2017 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
In a previous post, I talked about why you should periodically review old photos. In the post, I specifically referred to photos that you originally overlooked and didn’t think were “good enough” to process and share.

Well, I’ve recently realized how valuable it can be to also review all your photos that made it to the “good” pile, especially concentrating on your favorite images. Once we take a photo we’re proud of and post-process it and share it online or print it, we usually stop thinking about it. But, I think it’s really helpful to review these photos periodically for a variety of reasons.

Here are some things to think about when reviewing your old favorites: [Read more…] about Reviewing Old Photos

Filed Under: Philosophy, Tips Tagged With: images, message, perspective, photos, review, vision

Using Your Smartphone As a Post-Processing Playground

June 3, 2015 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
Post-processing is one of the most important steps of creating a powerful image (as my dad wrote about in a previous post). Ansel Adams once said, “The negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score, and the print the performance.” In modern day digital photography, post-processing leads to the “performance” part that Adams refers to. A RAW file from your camera can go in so many different directions.

In the past year or so, I’ve been really trying to improve my post-processing skills (especially with landscape images), and I discovered that one of the best ways to practice is using your smartphone.

The great thing about the smartphone is that it’s a camera and a little computer built into one small device that’s always with you. There’s tons of excellent photo editing apps that have professional editing abilities—my personal favorite is Snapseed (available for iPhone and Android), but I’ll get more into specific apps in a future post. [Read more…] about Using Your Smartphone As a Post-Processing Playground

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: android, editing, images, iphone, nature, photo, photography, post processing, smartphone, snapseed

How To Prepare Your Images For the Web

April 30, 2015 by Steve Berardi 2 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
These days, most photographers share their images on the web (for many good reasons). But, before posting images online, there’s a few things you should do to prepare them:

#1 – Convert color space to sRGB

Color spaces are a complex topic, but to ensure the colors in your images look consistently across a wide range of screens, it’s important to convert your images to the sRGB color space before posting them online. This is the most compatible color space across all devices.

Your images may already be in the sRGB color space, but many cameras export images in Adobe RGB 1998 or some cameras have their own unique color space. Be sure to check! [Read more…] about How To Prepare Your Images For the Web

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: adobe rgb 1998, colorspace, copyright, images, internet, jpeg, online, photos, prepare, resize, share, sharpness, srgb, watermark, web

Three Great Resources For Comparing Cameras and Lenses

November 12, 2012 by Steve Berardi 7 Comments

Photo by Martin TaylorIt’s always hard to make a decision about purchasing a new camera or lens. There seems to be an endless amount of things to consider: everything from ISO performance of a camera to the sharpest aperture of a lens you’re thinking about buying.

Well, luckily there’s some great resources for helping you compare all those cameras and lenses: [Read more…] about Three Great Resources For Comparing Cameras and Lenses

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: buy, camera, compare, decide, images, iso, lens, performance, pixel, purchase, resource, review, sample, shop, tool

Learn more than exposure from the histogram

January 20, 2010 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

histogram-titleIn a previous post, I explained how to use the histogram to get a better exposure (and then how to do it better with the RGB version). The histogram is a great tool, and it can even tell you a lot more than just the exposure of your image. It can also help show you properties like contrast.

Brian Auer recently wrote some wonderful articles on his blog that illustrate some of the other things you can learn from the histogram, so I thought I’d share them:

  • How to read image histograms
  • Photo editing with histograms: 6 basic settings

I usually just share these kinds of links on our Twitter or Facebook pages, but I thought these were so good that they deserved a blog post 🙂 [Read more…] about Learn more than exposure from the histogram

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: brightness, contrast, darkroom, exposure, histogram, images, lightroom, post processing, raw, rgb

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