Archive for the ‘tech’ Category

Archive for the ‘tech’ Category

So what is this HDR photography anyway?

Stig Sunday, 12th of August 2007 at 10:02:21 PM

I have had quite a few people of late asking me about HDR. The usual question is a straight forward “What is HDR?”. So, in an effort to explain this a little for those of you who visit this site, I though I should give a bit of an explanation.

HDR or High Dynamic Range Photography, in basic terms, is a technique where bracketing is used in a digital camera to take several (usually 3, though it can be more or less) images of varying exposure values. These images are then merged in software to produce a single final photo that has a high, often exaggerated dynamic range of colour and light.

In my case I have been experimenting with three images. One is at a normal or near normal exposure, one is over exposed and one is under exposed. The over exposed and under exposed shots are obtained by using the auto bracketing setting on the digital camera set to +2/-2 EV.

Chair Way

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Securing your computer

Stig Saturday, 24th of February 2007 at 01:23:52 PM

The guys at IT Security posted an article on the 13th of February titled “The Twenty Minute Guide to PC Security: 20 Tips to Secure your Box“. It is a great read with some very useful tips that all of us should be following if we want to keep our computers, and more importantly, the [...]

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Photo Editing, EXIF Data and Photo Labs

Stig Tuesday, 5th of December 2006 at 12:07:07 PM

Digital cameras are everywhere, and every other person is taking pictures and getting them printed at their local photo lab. There is nothing new about any of this. It has been happening for a few years now. But, more and more, people are now doing some editing of their photos on their home computers before they [...]

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Portable Lifestyle – utilising USB Drives.

Stig Monday, 4th of December 2006 at 04:19:00 PM

Do you use many different computers in many different locations in an average week?
Are you always trying to remember where you saved that file?
Do you wish you could carry some software applications with you, especially as the PC you are at never has the one you want?
Do you worry that the files on your USB drive [...]

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Side Notes

  • 2007-09-13 21:55:54:

    Well, it looks like I am off to Brisbane next weekend (not this one) to photograph a new model. Hope it all pans out, as it is all sounding quite exciting and excellent at present. The idea we are discussing should look awesome. So, fingers crossed......

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  • 2007-02-24 21:14:46:

    A couple of weeks ago I took a long drive to Queensland for the weekend.  While there I worked with two models that I have not worked with before.  I had a great time and got lots of great shots.  I am working through them now and should have some to upload in a week or so.

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  • 2006-12-21 19:39:25:

    I think I broke my side notes....  Yes, I did, but I found a workaround so they are fixed again.

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  • 2006-12-03 22:09:04:

    Just as an aside and completely off topic, I can now write side notes.  YAY!!

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