It’s relatively easy to do your own matting and framing. In the long run, it is much more cost-effective to do your own. The initial investment will run about $150 for a mat cutter, metal straight-edge, mat knife, mounting adhesive, foam core, and mats. First lesson: only use acid-free, archival mats. Otherwise, your mats will yellow [...]
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If you don’t want to (or can’t) use a preset white balance in your camera, you can photograph a grey card to set the white balance on your camera, so that all subsequent images will be balanced the same. Alternatively, you can use the automatic setting on your camera. Very possible, no matter which way you [...]
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Generally, the higher the ISO you use, the grainier (and noisier) the image will be. The same holds true with shutter speed. A faster shutter speed will give you more grain/noise.
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Hoping 2010 Provides Tons of Photo Opportunities for everyone!
SAT – FEB 6: Nashoba Valley Camera Club has offered an invitation for Sat, Feb 6. An educational afternoon with Robert O’Toole who will present a series of wildlife and nature images with an emphasis on techniques he used to capture the images. Robert O’Toole is a [...]
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