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Color correcting digital photos using Photoshop

By Young Koh | Published: April 23, 2010
No one and no camera’s auto AE program gets perfect exposure every time. In the film days, photographers were able to compensate for this imperfection in the development lab. During the film developing and print process, dodging, burning, and exposure duration can be used in combination to tweak the print. In digital, we don’t have [...]
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Inside your SLR

By Young Koh | Published: April 22, 2010
Meet “Esellar”, a reborn Nikon N75 film SLR. No, it doesn’t talk, move, or take pictures. It doesn’t do anything. Why did I cannibalize a perfectly good camera to create this hideous looking thing if it doesn’t do anything? Well, the Nikon N75 didn’t do anything either. It was sitting on the shelf collecting dust. [...]
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It’s a good time to get a digital Single Lens Reflex – Nikon D90

By Young Koh | Published: January 5, 2010
Yes, I’ve waited long enough. It’s about time I got a DSLR. I have ran out of excuses not to get one. I can no longer justify (read afford) using film or shoot pocket cam when a job at hand demands more creativity. While full-frame DSLRs still cost way more than what I want to [...]
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