Preview: The Way of the Digital Photographer
I am very pleased to be able to show you a preview adapted from my new book, The Way of the Digital Photographer. In this story: a special pre-publication discount offer from…
Ghosts of Grand Central
Wandering around New York with my camera after an absence of many years was in some ways a dissonant experience. I grew up in New York City, but the New…
Blossoms and Sensitivity
I've written about using noise for aesthetic purposes. I've also explored the possibility that noise generated by boosting a camera's sensitivity (ISO) will become a historical artifact and thing of…
Sensor Size and Depth of Field
The smaller the aperture (opening in the lens), the greater the depth of field (the distance in front and behind a subject that is apparently in focus). The aperture designated…
Bokeh and the Zen of Blur
The term bokeh is used to refer to blurring in a photograph. Good bokeh is smooth and pleasing, whereas bad bokeh produces a jagged and discordant effect. This may sound…
Not Your Father’s Lensbaby
Red Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Lensbaby 3G is not your father's lensbaby. Although the optics are the same as the older Lensbaby 2.0, this…