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Lens Flare: What It Is and How to Reduce It
by Sean T. McHugh
Lens flare is created when non-image forming light enters the lens and subsequently hits the camera's film or digital sensor. This often appears as a characteristic polygonal shape, with sides which depend on the shape of the lens diaphragm. It can lower the overall contrast of a photograph significantly and is often an undesired artifact, however some types of flare may actually enhance the artistic meaning of a photo. Understanding lens flare can help you use it--or avoid it--in a way which best suits how you wish to portray the final image.
Filed under: Exposure, General
Vignetting 101
by Mike Johnston
The Online Photographer rounded up some facts about the illumination fallof in image corners, usually referred to as vignetting, in a quick read blog post.
Filed under: General
10 Tips for the New Digital SLR Photographer
by Thomas Hawk
New to dSLRs and photography in general? Get some good across-the-board pointers on what to watch out for and what to try out straight from the publisher of FlickrNation.
Filed under: General
Chromatic Aberrations
by Paul van Walree
A technical paper on chromatic aberrations - color errors that happen due to light dispersion - with explanations on what causes and what remedies them.
Filed under: General
Legends Behind the Lens: Tony Sweet
by NikonNet
A very insightful read about a dedicated photographer, how he finds himself in the moment and how he makes photographs based on one single principle. Article found on NikonNet, as T. Sweet shoots with Nikon gear.
Filed under: General
Seven Ways To Improve Your Photographic Vision
by Scott Bourne
A short article with insightful pointers that might urge you to make the move from making snapshots to creating photographs.
Filed under: General
White Balance
by Ron Bigelow
The light that the photographer paints with often has a colorcast to it. Film and sensor capture this color, which then affects the quality and mood of the image. To create an image that accurately depicts what the photographer intended, the photographer must be aware of the color of light and must make adjustments when necessary. The subject of the color of light, and the techniques of dealing with it, are referred to as white balance.
Filed under: Exposure, General
