Electronic Shutter Vs. Mechanical Shutter | Pros & Cons

In the heydays of film, there was only one kind of shutter, the mechanical shutter. They came in two flavors, focal plane and leaf shutter, but both of them served the same purpose; they block light from reaching the film when closed, and move out of the way to let light accumulate on the film …

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A Harvard Photography Class Is Online For Free, But I’ll Pass & Here’s Why You May Want To

A big evolution of education is coming, and the rise of Khan Academy and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are indicative of that. Just a fortnight ago Oxford University, which ranked first in the 2016-17 Times Higher Education World University Rankings put it’s first MOOC out in the wild (From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic …

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148 Photo Editing Apps & Tools | A Comprehensive List For Desktop & Mobile

What first started off as a market research project for Photolemur has morphed into one of the largest lists that catalogs 148 photo editing apps and tools. Nazar Begen, the Chief Marketing Officer of Photolemur, searched for different tools in the realm of photo enhancement and photo editing and came up with a consolidated list …

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Mac vs. PC – The Photographer’s Perspective

The Mac versus PC debate seems to be much more heated amongst photographers, and for good reason. Photographers are (mainly) creative types whose brains are wired a certain way, and whose visual attention to detail and aesthetic are (usually) much more heightened than “the masses.”

In-Camera Settings for RAW Outdoor Photography – Picture Styles & Picture Controls

Nature and Landscape photographers who always shoot RAW might never think about changing their in-camera picture style / picture control settings, since all of the options (sharpening, contrast, etc.) will disappear in most RAW editing programs such as Adobe Lightroom and Bridge. In other words why would you want to “mess up” your camera’s contrast …

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