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Professional Insights and Opinions about the world of photography and technology

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TechTock is our editorial online journal. Here, our experts share personal experiences, opinions, and commentary on the current state of photography, technology, gear and gadgets. TechTock will be updated several times per week.

 

 

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July 2010 Blog

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The Thirty-seventh Frame
We all have fish tales about the ones that got away. Here's one of mine from just last night.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, July 26, 2010

Every photographer has, at one time or another, missed a shot due to the combination of operator error and system limitations. Back in the days of film canisters, one of the most unwelcome sounds of all was the instantaneous engagement of the automatic rewind motor after firing off a winning frame. This meant that your perfectly framed moment was at the very end of the spool of film, and was the 37th frame shot on that roll, and odds are, it wasn't captured completely, if at all. It's all digital now, but there's still plenty of ways to have that sinking 37th frame sensation of instantly realizing you missed the shot. Here's my story from this past weekend....  > Read more

Tags: sandisk,  op-ed,  humor,  Sony A850,  thirty-seventh frame 

The AEB Settings on Panasonic's LX5 Luxe Compact Make Me Happy
Three just-announced cameras from Panasonic have a wider AEB range than past models. And this is a good thing for HDRI photography.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, July 22, 2010

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The new Lumix cameras shoot RAW and allow for Auto Exposure Bracketing for three shots at up to 3 full EV spacings between each shot. As experienced HDRI photographers know, wider bracketing to capture the full dynamic range of the scene can lead to more natural looking, but not necessarily less dramatic, expanded dynamic range images....  > Read more

Tags: Panasonic,  Panasonic LX3,  HDR,  high dynamic range,  HDRI,  Panasonic GF-1 

A new camera category has arrived. What shall we call it?
A modest proposal

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, July 21, 2010

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I’m going to gingerly step into dangerous (for a writer) territory and talk about naming a camera category. If you just want to call them “cameras,” and have no patience for such linguistic exercises, read no further....  > Read more

Tags: digital camera,  system compact,  op-ed,  MILC,  Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Compact 

For You, is Photography more like Jazz or Cupcakes?
A TechTock reader poll.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, July 16, 2010

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Like photography, baking and music both also require a degree of technical and aesthetic know-how. But which metaphor would you use to describe your photography style? ...  > Read more

Tags: techniques,  op-ed,  polls 

Old Dogs and New Tricks
Or Jack has seen the Light(room)

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, July 9, 2010

Sometimes it is tough to unlearn and replace certain workflows and workpaths until a new challenge arises. The need to quickly resample close to 6,000 JPEGs helped me see Adobe's LR3 in a whole new light....  > Read more

Tags: photoshop,  time lapse,  Lightroom,  Lightroom 3,  Lightroom 3 Beta,  Photoshop CS4 Extended,  Photoshop CS5 

ImageRights is a Great New Free Tool for Photographers
Photographers can monitor up to 10K photos for free with this new image search engine.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, July 2, 2010

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Image-based search isn't brand new, nor is image usage monitoring, but what is new about the ImageRights model is that it is free for photographers for up to 10,000 images....  > Read more

Tags: copyright,  business,  intellectual property 

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