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Want a Higher ISO? Expect more Noise.

Marko — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:24:21 +0000

The boisterous general opinion on Higher ISOs is just that — noisy.

The higher the ISO when taking photographs with your SLR, the more noise it creates. So all of the efforts we make trying to tweak and adjust our cameras for that perfect lighting, counteracts with the clarity of the photograph.

Thus, here is our plea to the camera manufacturers: We have sufficient mega pixels, we certainly don’t need more (Since that is what seems camera manufacturers are giving us nowadays‚¦). Instead why not give us better low light/noise performance?

It should be noted that some photographers, especially fine art photographers, can use noise to their advantage in order to create a certain feel. For the most part though, most photographers hate noise.

Photography forum link: http://www.photography.ca/Forums/showthread.php?t=1916

Low light photography — Photography podcast #40

Marko Kulik — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:53:28 +0000

Photography podcast #40 talks about low light photography. We‚ try hard to answer the following question by Andre‚ from Brazil and‚I also add‚a few other‚low light photography tips including using fast lenses, accessories in low light photography and‚the reduced tonal range in low light photography.
Here’s Andre’s original question:‚ “Hello there, Marko! I just would like to suggest a podcast on the topic “low light photography”. I’m pretty interested in this topic and related subjects, such as tips for taking photographs in bad light situations, how to preserve ambient light when using flash, high ISO vs. digital noise, metering modes, taking pictures at music concerts, and so forth.”

You can click all the‚photographs to make them tastier on the eyes.

Romantic Walk by Araleya

The Dim light of Dusk #2 by Wendine

‚	‚ Images by Marko

Photo of the week
This week, the photograph is by‚Esther Hernandez AKA Maguaphotos and I comment in the podcast on why I think this photograph is fantastic.

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Thanks as always for the comments‚and suggestions.‚We LOVE comments and suggestions so please send more.

You can download this photography podcast directly by clicking the preceding link or listen to it almost immediately with the embedded player below.

Even at the end of the day the ‘machine’ keeps working

Marko Kulik — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:32:36 +0000

Now that I’ve resolved to take my camera with me more often, I’m likely to shoot more city scapes…like this one. This is just a small part of the enormous Shell refinery on the eastern part of the island Montreal. It was a quick shot since the light was fading fast. It was shot at ISO 1000 at 1/80 at F.2.8.

Shots like these tend to bother me somewhat. There is a sense of industry here. Things are happening. Machines are working. Machines are polluting.

.…..and yet the colours and the contrast seem intriguing. What do you think?

Even at the end of the day the ‘machine’ keeps working

Marko Kulik — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:32:36 +0000

Shots like these tend to bother me somewhat. There is a sense of industry here. Things are happening. Machines are working. Machines are polluting.

.…..and yet the colours and the contrast seem intriguing. What do you think?