Over one hundred articles on all aspects of digital photography. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/rss.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:13:50 -0800 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:09:41 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com Part II of this series focuses on the artistic techniques for getting great flower images. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/flowers-2/flowers-2.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0800 Learn the techniques to getting great flower images in this in-depth three part series. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/flowers-1/flowers-1.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0800 Part III of this series looks at how Smart Filters and Camera Raw can be used to perform nondestructive editing for improved image quality. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/nondestructive-2/nondestructive-2.html Tue, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0800 Part II of this series looks at how Smart objects can be used to perform nondestructive editing for improved image quality. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/nondestructive-2/nondestructive-2.html Tue, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0800 The ability to digitally edit photographic images is one of the biggest advantages of digital photography. However, from a quality perspective, not all digital editing techniques are equal. Some types of edits produce better quality images that other edits. Thus, the purpose of this article is to look at nondestructive editing techniques and the improved image quality and flexibility that they provide. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/nondestructive-1/nondestructive.html 8BF39CB5-EC7F-47DA-B194-2C17AC30570F Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:09:41 -0800 Using Blend modes to modify tonality not only provides another option for tonal editing but can sometimes provide solutions that are simpler and more elegant than Curves. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/tonal-blend/tonal-blend.html B0EB7009-A74C-47F0-B79C-820F05721911 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:28:21 -0800 Learn how to enhance image contrast with Part III of this series on localized contrast. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/localized-contrast-3/localized-contrast-3.html F2ED3138-C1CC-453A-9809-26D5AA015454 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:14:32 -0800 Learn how to enhance image contrast with Part II of this series on localized contrast. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/localized-contrast-2/localized-contrast-2.html B19E1D29-DB25-47FA-9E05-27DC246E8DA8 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:35:34 -0800 To produce the best results, a photographer needs to understand the types of contrast and how they affect an image. This article series covers the difference between small scale contrast and large scale contrast and how small scale contrast can be used to improve images. http://ronbigelow.com/articles/localized-contrast-1/localized-contrast-1.html 90BC51BB-E6CE-4153-A5A6-469F91819CAE Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:35:44 -0800 Want an extended depth of field without the image degradation that comes with using small apertures, check out my "Extended Depth of Field" video http://ronbigelow.com/videos/videos.htm 36D316E0-0250-45E3-9B49-49D352792E2E Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:04:32 -0800 Part II of the Improved Saturation with LAB video series shows the final steps in this saturation workflow. %3Clink%3Ehttp://ronbigelow.com/videos/videos.htm%3C/link%3E 228611DA-5C76-4BBB-9B87-9847D690A0D6 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:10:25 -0800 Want to find out how to use the LAB color space to create a superior color saturation? Check out my latest video “Improved Saturation with LAB -- Part I http://ronbigelow.com/videos/videos.htm 5CDAE21F-B074-4400-9878-9E69F19B5C38 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:11:47 -0800 Want to make an object seem to pop out of a photo frame? Check out my Out of Bounds Photo Frame video. http://ronbigelow.com/videos/videos.htm A64DD595-0162-4DD7-BB1F-1887E94C59EB Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:12:39 -0800 Multiple raw conversions can be used to improve the quality of many images. This video series will look at how to use Smart Objects in conjunction with Camera Raw to produce a smooth multiple conversion workflow. http://ronbigelow.com/videos/videos.htm 7139126A-AD4E-4B0B-AB75-747CB58F23F1 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:13:06 -0800