Posted by Aaron on May 31st, 2007
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The debate rages on concerning the best place to put “image stabilization” features. Is it within the lens housing, as Canon prefers; or is it within the camera body itself as Pentax, Panasonic, Sony, and others have adopted?
The big names in photography have evidently made their decisions, but photographers have their own opinions. As with most things in photography, if not in life, this decision is one with many trade-offs; if there was one completely correct answer, it would already be known.
Today I will dive into the briar patch and outline the pros and cons of both sides of the debate so that you can make a more fully informed decision about what equipment to buy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Aaron on April 19th, 2007
In the last chapter of my Automated Workflow series, I showed you how to use some neat scripting tricks to apply watermarks to your photos automatically. In this chapter, I’m going to talk about naming and organizing photos and show you how to set up some scripts to make things easier for you.
You have a bunch of pretty photos; shouldn’t they have pretty names? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Aaron on April 15th, 2007
Do you find yourself performing the same mundane tasks over and over? Exporting photos, sorting them, watermarking them, renaming the files, applying metadata, uploading them, etc., etc. These kinds of tasks are simply ripe for automation. Make the computer do all the work, that’s my mantra.
In this series of articles, I will discuss the down and dirty mechanics of how I’ve automated a good deal of my workflow. I’ll probably continue to add chapters to this series as I figure out new methods, but hopefully you can start saving time right off the bat with some of these tips!
Today’s topic is exporting and watermarking. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Aaron on April 11th, 2007
Someone might be publishing one of your photographs right now. Without your permission.
Photographers today are faced with the very real possibility that their rights are being violated due to the simplicity that digital media brings to the act of duplication and distribution of their work. Your ability as a photographer to understand and apply the tools and techniques available to protect your copyrights will contribute largely to how easily someone else can wrongly profit from your work and how easily you can seek remedies for that infringement. Read the rest of this entry »
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