Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier

This page contains what I believe to be one of the highest resolution, most detailed stitched digital images ever created. It is the view from Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It consists of 196 separate photographs taken with a 6 megapixel digital camera, and then stitched together into one seamless composite. The final image is 40,784 x 26,800 pixels in size, and contains about 1.09 billion pixels...a little more than one gigapixel. I have been unable to find any record of a higher resolution photographic (i.e. non-scientific) digital image that has been created without resizing a smaller, lower resolution image or using an interpolated image.

How was it created?
Find out at Max Lyons' web site.

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Why Your Camera Does Not Matter

Why is it that with over 60 years of improvements in cameras, lens sharpness and film grain, resolution and dynamic range that no one has been able to equal what Ansel Adams did back in the 1940s?

Ansel didn't even have Photoshop! How did he do it? Most attempts fall short, some are as good but different like Jack Dykinga, but no one is the same.

Why is it that photographers loaded with the most extraordinary gear who use the internet to get the exact GPS coordinates of Jack's or Ansel's photo locations and hike out there with the image in hand to ensure an exact copy (illegal by US copyright laws and common decency), that they get something that might look similar, but lacks all the impact and emotion of the original they thought they copied?

I'm not kidding. You can read about a bunch of these turkeys here. They used university astronomers to predict the one time in almost two decades that the conditions would match and had 300 of the clueless converge at just the right spot. They still didn't get the clouds, snow or shadows right. This makes Ansel cringe. Of course they didn't get anything like what they wanted.

Compelling photographs come from inspiration, not duplication.

Why is it that even though everyone knows that Photoshop can be used to take any bad image and turn it into a masterpiece, that even after hours of massaging these images look worse than when one started?

As Ken Rockwell says: Maybe because it's entirely an artist's eye, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools.
I agree!



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Rainbows in photography

The rainbow is a favourite subject for photographers, to such an extent that photographs of rainbows seem to be more commonplace than rainbows themselves. Occasionally a rainbow photo will be surprisingly artistic and beautiful, as Georges Noblet's famous Harpe de Lumière.

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Digital Photography Hack: A Hands-Free Shooting Rig

Romain Guy wrote a nice article a while ago:

I love wandering around big cities with my digital camera. I'm amazed at how many interesting things I discover on foot. Incidentally, it's also a great way to capture candids. But neither of my two digital cameras is as well-suited for street shooing as I would like.

The first one, a Canon Digital Rebel XT, is somewhat fragile and valuable, so I keep it safe in a bag until I need it. This means it takes too much time to fire up to capture a decisive moment. My other option is a Canon PowerShot A70. Despite the fact that the A70 is more compact and portable, it's not responsive enough for quick action street shots.

I finally found the solution to my problem. The rig I came up with uses Mac OS X, and depending on the accessories you already have, will cost you from zero to a few dollars. Mac OS X is perfectly suited for this project, as it offers powerful standard tools, such as AppleScript. These tools have helped me think about new ways to record images, not to mention that the Mac platform is easy to work with. In fact, it only took me about an hour to design this system. Before describing how I built it, let's take a look at the final result.

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Bad weather - Good shots

The summer has almost ended, and for many that means packing away the the camera in the cabinet to wait out those fogs of the autumn and storms of the winter. In the spring the owner will judge that the so-called good light has returned and will head out with his camera to a beautiful green field.
This is a serious mistake, for even in bad weather we will find many chances for some fine photography.

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Hold your camera steady

Holding your camera steady is an important part of getting a quality shot. If you are taking your photo outside sometimes the weather conditions make it touch to keep steady. A tripod comes in handy to help this but if you don't have it handy just try to use something to prop your elbows on to help steady the camera.

Digital Photography School tells you how to Hold a Digital Camera.

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How to Take Better Pictures of Winter Sports

When it comes to photography of the great outdoors, winter is never out of season! Of course, when things get bright and brisk ... or downright dramatic ... photographing snow subjects can get challenging. Here are some tips and techniques.

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Snow and Exposure Meters

No weather event transforms the landscape so dramatically and so quickly as a few inches of snow. But for photographers, it takes a little thought. The single greatest problem you will encounter, whatever your camera-point-and-shoot or SLR, manual or automatic--is exposure. Snow is white. Exposure meters are designed to make things look middle gray. As a result of that fundamental conflict, brilliant scenes of white snow can look like dirty month-old snow on a dark overcast day.

forphotography.com tells you how to do it right.

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Photographing Winter

Winter can provide as much breathtaking photography as any other time of year. This of course is provided that you can take a long intake of breath and brave the elements. Naturally when we think of winter, snow immediately comes to mind even though in most parts of the world, snow rarely falls.

Snow can change the appearance of a landscape or area dramatically. It also opens the doors to many photogenic outdoor activities from building snowmen to skiing. Snow and ice also offers many opportunities for close up and abstract images.

There are a host of complications when taking photos in the snow for the photographer, equipment and the resulting images. School of Photography.com takes you through these and ways to overcome them.

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Your very own E-commerce enabled website

You have taken some great shots at a sporting event, now what? Like any business with a great product, the first thing you need is a place where people can see what you have to offer, and then have the ability to easily purchase what they like.

Looking for a place to share your images?
Become a StockAndPrints.com for FREE, and start sharing your pictures today.

You may already have a website of your own.
Many of StockAndPrints-users simply add a link on their website to take advantage of StockAndPrints' e-commerce solution and other services, but if your needs are more particular, they also do custom integrations so you can keep the look and feel of your website and still benefit from what Photostockplus offers.

Give it a try.

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There's more Photography than Photography

Photography is a hard business to be in, and newcomers trying to get into this field do what newcomers do in any field, which is to charge less in order to 'get their foot in the door.' This is hardly news. But I personally don't think that that's what is dragging prices down in photography generally.

With some glaring exceptions, certainly, most photographers take a cery unilateral approach to photography. They tend to think of their photographs merely as 'products' to be sold. They fail to see the educational value of their images, and therefore they miss a great many opportunities to make an impact with their photography in their own communities. And, also, in that regard, to make a name for themselves. I think that if you are well-known as a person in your community, photography acclaim will follow assuming that you are also a good photographer. The old axiom is this: YOU SELL YOURSELF, FIRST
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Sell your Sports and Events Photography

Delivering proofs has been a challenge for sport and event photographers. The Internet makes it easy to deliver the proofs at a fraction of the cost, and gives you exposure to friends and family who couldn't make the event.

How do you promote the website at a Sporting Event?

- Place banners around the event location.
- Put your business cards (with the website address) on the table.
- Give back a percentage of sales to the organization so that they are motivated to promote the website to their members.
morephotos.com makes it easy.

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Why spotmetering (spot metering)?

Exposure, by definition, is the determination of the amount of light to reach the film in order to produce a correct image. In other words, to have a correctly exposed image we have to have the exact amount of light entering the camera in order to register the correct image on film. Remember that light is the most important element of any photograph. Without it we have nothing. With too much of it you have an overexposed and washed-out image. With too little of it you have a dark and underexposed image. In neither case can we have an image that would truly represent the subject.

To further your understanding of the spotmetering technique with specific examples, please continue reading here: Why Spotmetering?

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Read your camera's manual

This tip seems obvious, but it's worth repeating. Every camera has features and limitations that are better learned by reading the manual than by taking a bad picture. If you just transitioned from film-based (or analog) photography to digital photography, this tip is especially important because there are important differences between the two camera types. Also, if you are shooting with a camera that has interchangeable lenses, read the documentation that comes with the lens. That way, you'll learn the limits of the lens and get pointers on using the lens within the parameters of its design before you start shooting.

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Image clarity depends on many factors

Same as Chuck Doswell I often use a polarizing filter, but not always. I am now almost always using a "Skylight" or "UV" filter when not using a polarizer since I have noted how much clarity my vision gets from the UV filter (the so-called "blue blocker") in my sunglasses.

Perhaps the best advice I can give is for you to experiment until you achieve what you want. But it cannot hurt to read up Chuck's Outdoor Photography Advice.

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The Essence of Sports Photography

'Sports, reduced to its essence, is about people in competition with other people. ABC Television's Wide World of Sports slogan ('The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat') defines what sports journalism tries to convey to the fan. The most successful sports pictures illustrate these powerful emotions. Almost as interesting as a picture that shows emotions is an action picture which captures a moment in time and tells the story of the game. Peak action is extremely difficult to catch consistently, therefore much of this book is devoted to the tools and techniques that capture action pictures.'

More about The Sports Photography Business at
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Respect your subjects

Sports photography captures the action of athletes in full speed, unlike wedding photo shoots where people pose for pictures or when the cutting of the wedding cake ceremony takes place.

Don't let yourself be pigeonholed into a style of photography that is unfulfilling and does allow you to grow. Don't be satisfied with the usual photo positions. Look for that unusual spot for that unusual photo. Take a chance if you want to see those unique photos when you're chimping on the back of your digital camera.

Make the Big-Time where you are.

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Capturing The Moment

If you're into sports photography, you probably know what it's like trying to get that one great game shot— to stand for hours hoping to get that one picture that will become the unforgettable visual reminder of the game.

Now imagine yourself as a professional sports photographer. The anticipation is the same, albeit with significantly higher levels of stress. And obviously, in professional sports photography, whether it's the Olympic Winter Games, the World Series, or the Super Bowl, countless miles of film document each moment of the games.

But the goal and the end result are the same. When the cameras stop rolling, less than a handful of all of the pictures taken will become icons— the game pictures that, even months later, can instantly transport viewers back to that one extraordinary game moment.

How it's done
Read the Top Sports Photography Tips from a Seasoned Pro

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Digital Sports Photography: Help and Tips

Catch the excitement of sporting events with your digital camera. Photography tips to help you take photos of home runs, slam dunks, 50-yard passes, soccer and hockey goals, and more.

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Digital Sports Photography: Take Winning Shots Every Time

Sports photography gets you up close and personal with the action you crave, the athletes you idolize, or the activities that make memories for your children. It also provides plenty of frustration for amateurs and professionals alike. How do you shoot on a rainy day? What about the crowd at the finish line? Can you capture the tension as the ball trembles on the rim? You can, with the professional advice these experts provide. No matter what your sport or level of expertise,
this book can make you a better digital sports photographer.

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Google's photo organizer, Picasa

Find and enjoy the pictures on your computer in seconds.
A free software download from Google.
Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures – you can email, print photos at home, make gift CDs, instantly share via Hello™, and even post pictures on your own blog.

Take a tour of Picasa

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