Digital

What You Need to Know About Dynamic Range – Part 2
In Part One I discussed the dynamic range of various media and how their characteristics limit our ability to fully capture high-contrast subjects. In this article I am going to talk about a popular tool to deal with this. It's commonly…

Why I Bought A Digital SLR
My introduction to digital imaging began in 2002 with the Nikon Coolpix 990, a sort of "house camera" at the School that I got to play around with. Personally I didn't care for the odd swivel design but I was impressed with the…

Adobe Photoshop for the Family Photographer
As photographers, we've known for a long time the power of digital photography and the amazing capabilities of today's digital imaging programs. It's hard to imagine a time when you couldn't correct or enhance a picture with a few…

Lets Make a Calendar
NYI Student Advisor Richard Martin has been an avid student of digital photography since it popped up in the professional world. In 2003, along with his daughter, he published an exquisite limited edition calendar for the first time…

Digital Photography Tips - Inkjet Printing
Regular readers of our Web site know that NYI Student Advisor Richard Martin is very serious about his photography and that he has done a lot of digital printing. A few months back, we ran his article Let's Make a Calendar. In the past few…

Digital Photography Tips - Digital Photography Image Stabilization
Would you like to know the secret to making the sharpest photographs possible? Remember it's a secret so don't spread it around. Okay, here it is. Use a tripod. That's right, if you want to make the best pictures you can possibly…

Digital Photography Tips - The End of Film?
Film's death has been proclaimed ever since digital became a practical (and affordable) proposition. But recent shocking announcements in the media force us to take a closer look at this prediction. On January 11, Nikon, long a "big…

Digital Photography Tips - Buying the Right Digital Camera
Ok, you've decided to take the plunge and buy a digital camera. Or perhaps you already own one and are considering upgrading to a better model. Either way, you may be intimidated by the bewildering array of choices out there. So…

Digital Photography Tips - Using RAW with Your Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
If you are reading this, you're probably not a working professional photographer. Furthermore, you are fairly new to digital and perhaps to photography in…

Digital Photography Tips - Photographic Lighting for the Digital Studio
Before I begin this topic, I want to correct a misconception about lights for digital capture, especially strobes. Some people think you need special "digital" lights and that equipment used previously with film won't work. The manufacturers…

Digital Photography Tips - Adobe DNG Workflow
In a previous article, I mentioned Adobe DNG as an archive strategy for preserving RAW files. Here, I'm going to spell out my step-by-step procedure for utilizing this tool. You'll need Adobe's DNG converter (it's a free download…

Digital Opportunities: The Fire Department of the City of New York
For the advanced lessons on career opportunities for NYI's Complete Course in Digital Photography, we talked with photographers of all sorts about how digital image capture and the digital darkroom have changed the way they work. We…

Tips for Better Photographs
We hope you enjoy these digital photography tips created by the New York Institute of Photography - America's oldest and largest photography school – where your personal contact with experienced professional photographers…

Color Management Made Easy
"The colors in my prints don't match the colors on my computer monitor" is a complaint we often hear from students. The solution, in a nutshell, is a color-managed workflow. But before we get into the specifics, we want to…

Digital Camera Sensors and Why Size Matters
DSLR's with "full-frame" sensors, whose dimensions are the same as 35mm film (24mm x 36mm), are the best choice for serious photographers, right? Well, maybe. With the introduction of the Canon 5D and rumors of a Nikon full-…

What You Need to Know About Dynamic Range – Part 1
Dynamic range is a term often thrown out by manufacturers of digital cameras, scanners, and even film. We typically hear claims, sometimes exaggerated, of great improvements in a particular product. But what is the reality? For that…