Photography: Featured Article

Photography Is a Wonderful Invention

Photography captures images on film that can be saved for hundreds of years.  Ancestors from years past have their images captured on film so their descendants can have knowledge about the people that came before them.  These photographs from the past can offer incredible insight into the history of a family.  The resemblances to living family members that appear in pictures of ancestors from many years ago are astounding.  Looking at these images can be great fun for all members of a family.  Without photography the information about the past might be lost forever.

The joy of photography comes from the images that capture the progress of current family members.  The wonderful photos of the first birthday of a beautiful child surrounded by parents, siblings and grandparents capture a memorable moment of family history.  The first day of kindergarten can be captured with the tools of photography and saved for many years until that child can show his or her own children.  These images will provide great conversation pieces for many years to come.  The images of ceremonies of graduation from school and friends present on a graduation day can also be captured with a camera and film.  Today these images can also be captured as digital images.

Photography Provides Pictures of the Past

Images of family members are great pieces of family history, but other pieces of history are also captured through the tools provided by photography.  Each city grows every year and the changes go unnoticed at times because the changes are gradual.  The photography that captured the images of a city fifty or a hundred years ago provides a visual history of a city.  The changes help to understand how the city has evolved.  Some cities have added modern buildings that replace ranches or farms.  The information captured in pictures of these areas can be fascinating to the current residents.

Photography captures the history of a country so that all of the citizens will have vivid images of the leaders and people of the country.  The images of the heroes of military battles and historic moments are valuable for all the people in the country.  The photography that captured a new President delivering a speech on inauguration day provides a glimpse into the past that is available for hundreds of years.  The photograph of brave men raising the flag at different historic occasions inspires citizens around the country for many decades.  Brilliant inventors developed tools to capture images to save forever.  

Permalink Print

July 2, 2008

ISO In Digital Photography: What’s It All About?

ISO in digital photography should not be hard to understand, yet many beginners seem to have trouble mastering this fundamental aspect of their digital camera.I suspect this is because of the way it is being taught. You see, ISO started out as a property of film, and it was much easier to visualise it in terms of the old technology. So that’s where I want to start my explanation, before bringing you into the 21st century with ISO today.ISO actually started out as ASA, which stands for American Standards Association. Decades ago, a commercial film manufacturer came up with a set of numbers to define the sensitivity of different types of film. That set of numbers was accepted by the American Standards Association, so all American manufacturers could use the same system. Later, the American standard was adopted by the International Standards Organization, so ASA became ISO.What does all that mean? Well, it means that the letters ISO didn’t really stand for anything except for the name of an organization.What is important is what ISO referred to, which was the sensitivity of the film. The emulsion on some films reacted quite slowly to light, and on other films much faster. […]

Full Article At: KnowHow-Now.com Articles

Permalink Print

June 28, 2008

What You Should Know about Digital Wedding Photography

Professional wedding photographers constantly dispute the merits of digital photography versus the more standard film photography. This debate becomes natural as our world continues its digital evolution. Most people have or can borrow a digital camera. These types of cameras can do much more than a standard film camera. When choosing a type of photography for your wedding, digital photography is one of the first choices that comes to mind.Digital cameras have enjoyed improved quality over the past several years. Wedding photographers are trying out new cameras now that the 35mm are not as current. Digital wedding photography is gaining credibility among professional photographers and, in time. Brides in the future won’t be able to tell the difference with new technology advances in this field.For many situations, digital cameras offer a number of significant advantages. Someone taking pictures with a digital camera will konw how good they are immediately. This would allow him to take more difficult shots or shots that may not turn out very well as he could correct them later if need be. A wedding photographer needs to be prepared for the need to use ambient light in their pictures. Another added perk is that it is […]

Full Article At: KnowHow-Now.com Articles

Permalink Print • 1 Comment
Made with WordPress and Semiologic • Sky Gold skin by Denis de Bernardy