We thought we would put together a little this and that about different file types. JPEG, RAW, and TIFF in particular since they are some of the most common. Are all of these file types different? Yes. Will you want to use each of them at different times? Also yes. Do you have to use all of them? No. But you can. Here are the broad strokes: JPEG - Jpeg files are the most common and are what we are most familiar with. Jpeg files are actually processed by the came

We have received some questions about our thoughts on watermarked digital images and prints, and it is something that we have discussed amongst ourselves, so here are our thoughts on the subject: In a digital age, the possibility of images being used without permission for reproduction or profit is very real. With film, you either had the negative or print or you didn't. Typically professionals would stamp the back of their print or emboss a tiny copyright in the bottom

Those who have been around photography for a while are familiar with 18% gray, but for those who are still learning, this can be an easily overlooked concept.  So we're going to try to break it down into some easier to understand concepts (nothing fancy here, folks). The way your camera's meter works is that it reads reflected light off of the objects in front of it.  Since different objects have different reflectance, camera manufacturers decided to use the reflectance