6/3/05 |
Digital photography's raw deal
Should you join the vocal community that's stamping its feet and demanding, "I want my open raw format?" Nah, you have bigger problems than that. In this week's Pixel Perfect, Lori Grunin slogs through the minutiae of the popular but proprietary image format and concludes that it's all a hardware problem, anyway.
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4/11/05 |
Getting organized, part 2: more hard stuff
How do you scan hundreds or even thousands of print originals without losing your mind? Unfortunately, there's no easy solution, but in this week's column, Lori tries to help. Also, if you've been confused about copying MiniDV tapes to your PC, she'll tell you how to start.
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3/28/05 |
Getting organized: start with the hard stuff
A journey of a thousand slides begins with but one step. In the first of a series of Pixel Perfect columns, Senior Editor Lori Grunin points you in the right direction to start digitizing and organizing your photos, videos, and film.
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1/24/05 |
Lessons from CES
Between the holidays and CES, Senior Editor Lori Grunin didn't get any real work done from mid-December to mid-January. But you might find her thoughts about the state of consumer electronics amusing. Read on.
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12/6/04 |
Follow the fleeting moment
Thanks to Canon, Lori and some fellow digerati got a chance to shoot the action down on the track of the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, lens to lens with the pros. In this week's Pixel Perfect, she passes on the lessons learned--and relearned--about shooting action.
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10/11/04 |
Post-Photographic Stress Disorder
Strung out from searching for the photos from your daughter's graduation? Worrying about what will happen when your hard drive goes boom? Then you have Post-Photographic Stress Disorder. Relax: Senior Editor Lori Grunin will help you find your DAM happy place.
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9/16/04 |
How many megapixels?
Some readers gloat, "I get great 8x10s from my 2-megapixel camera," while others gripe, "To get a good 8x10, I'll need a 16-megapixel model." Senior Editor Lori Grunin explains why these two groups really do live in the same universe and how to solve your own conflicts with resolution.
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8/16/04 |
Mind the gaps
Sometimes artifacts caused by editing are immediately visible, but most of the time, they surface after only a few operations. It pays to shoot it right the first time, and avoid the I-can-always-fix-it-in-Photoshop trap. This week, Lori recommends some precautions you can take to minimize your postprocessing woes.
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7/26/04 |
Learning Curves
Still using brightness and contrast to spruce up your photos? Stop! Senior Editor Lori Grunin shows you the right tools to use for adjusting an image's tonal range.
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7/12/04 |
Monitors are from Mars, printers are from Venus
This week, we boldly go where everyone has gone before--into the well-charted reaches of the RGB color space. The display is the glue that holds an effective color-management system together. Does your monitor have the right stuff?
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6/28/04 |
When bad things happen to good colors
Unless you put in at least a little effort, what you see onscreen is rarely what you get on paper (or TV). Here are some quick tips on improving the match and the beginning of a journey through color space.
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6/14/04 |
A 12-step program for saner imaging
Are you still trying to make sense of how cameras, camcorders, scanners, photo printers, and DVD recorders fit together? Senior Editor Lori Grunin helps guide you through the maze of options and possibilities. First up: the journey begins with 12 steps.
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