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Bob Atkins

Bob Atkins is a familiar name for many long-time online photography buffs thanks to his involvement in both Adorama's ALC and Photo.net, where he's the Technical Editor. He runs a web site that tests and reports on Canon EOS gear, and approaches his writing from a scientific as well as creative background. Atkins, who spent many years working at Bell Labs and who has a Ph.D in Chemistry, has 20 US patents to his name, all of which "are pretty dull and boring and pretty much totally unrelated to photography," he says.

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100 in 100: Custom White Balance

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 95

Article100 in 100 Techniques and How-Tos - by Bob Atkins, December 13, 2007

TAGS: photography, digital camera, custom white balance, tungsten

100 in 100: Custom White Balance

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, December 13, 2007

Let's talk about a digital camera feature that is ignored way too often: White Balance controls. White balance is the setting on a digital camera which is used to control the overall color of an im Read more

100 in 100: Shoot to Sell

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, December 11, 2007

Day 93: Studies of online auctions show that the quality of the photograph of the item being auctioned has a direct effect on the number of bids and the final sale price. Poorly photographed items Read more

100 in 100: Driven to Abstraction

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 90

Article100 in 100 Techniques and How-Tos - by Bob Atkins, December 8, 2007

TAGS: photography, digital camera, special effects, abstract

100 in 100: Driven to Abstraction

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, December 7, 2007

Day 90: Abstract photography concentrates on colors and patterns rather than recognizable subjects. There are abstract patterns all around us both on a large scale (e.g. clouds) and a small scale ( Read more

100 in 100: Saturate Color

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, November 30, 2007

Day 82: If you think your images look a little less colorful than they should, try adjusting color saturation. Saturation is the purity of a color. High saturation colors look brighter and more v Read more

100 in 100: Saturate Color

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 82

Article100 in 100 Techniques and How-Tos - by Bob Atkins, November 30, 2007

TAGS: photography, digital, camera, color, saturation

100 in 100: What's A UV Filter For?

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 81

Article100 in 100 Techniques and How-Tos - by Bob Atkins, November 29, 2007

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TAGS: photography, filter, uv, skylight

100 in 100: What's A UV Filter For?

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, November 29, 2007

A UV filter is one of the most common accessories purchased by SLR lens owners. It is designed to block UV light, i.e. light with a shorter wavelength than blue/violet, and which is invisible to Read more

100 in 100: Beware of Lens Flare

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Bob Atkins, November 27, 2007

Day 79: Lens flare happens when non-image-forming light enters a lens and falls on the film or sensor. If the light is well diffused it lowers the contrast of the image. If the light isn't diffused Read more