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29 Jan 2013

What is Zone System?

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Zone System is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and processing time. It helps you to create consistent negatives and that way also makes the printing much more easier. Even though it was originally designed for black and …

12 Oct 2012

Lith Printing

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What is lith printing and how it differs from normal wet lab printing? In lith printing you use a special kind of developer. Lens in the enlarger should be all the way open. No printing filter is needed. In lith printing highlights are controlled with…

1 Nov 2010

RAW vs. JPEG

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What is RAW? Pretty sure you have heard about it and now you are maybe wondering if you should use it. Well, here is a list of most important differencies between JPEG and RAW as well as an answer when to use each one. RAW uncompressed at least 8-bits bigger file size lossless needs to […]