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Chuck Westfall’s Tech Tips - August 2008

16 August, 2008 (11:21) | Photography, Techniques, Technology, Training, Tutorial | No comments

Each month Chuck Westfall from Canon USA answers questions with insightful answers in The Digital Photo Journalist.This months issue he covers: 

How Panning works on the IS lenses
Display problems
Using 8gig SD cards in the 1D Mark II
Removing aspect Ratio in DPP when preset in the Mark III
Handling Tilt and Shift lenses

 

And don’t forget to read the [...]

Flash Metering: Evaluative vs Average

18 July, 2008 (15:59) | Flash, Jim Dicecco, Lighting, My Photography, Photography, Techniques, Training, Tutorial | No comments

When working with the Canon flash system, either the pop up or the External flash, you have two options or metering: Evaluative and Average.

Most people never figure out how the two differ, for in fact the look the same in many situations.  Here I show where the differences would most likely be noticed.

Exposure Triangle

4 June, 2008 (23:17) | Class, Photography, Training, Tutorial | No comments

Getting proper exposure is always a balance and trade off. Each element can be used to increase or decrease the amount of light striking the sensor. When such adjustments are made, a counter adjustmentElement moreLight LessLight EffectSpeed SlowSpeed FastSpeed SlowApertured needs to be made to one or both of the other elements in order to [...]

Basic Digital DSLR instructions on Canon Japan webite

5 May, 2008 (11:36) | Canon, Class, Photography, Training, Tutorial | No comments

 I recently ran across a great Canon Japan webiste on basic DSLR instructions. 

Visit the website at: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/part1/1B.html