User Michael C

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Why are Red, Green, and Blue the primary colors of light?

answered Jul 1, 2018 at 21:47

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Why are some big telephoto lenses so expensive compared to telescopes?

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 1:04

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As a professional photographer, how can one handle a wedding photographer being rude or demanding in a way that will compromise overall image quality?

answered Aug 17, 2015 at 19:29

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How to zoom with Canon 77D with Canon 50mm 1.4 lens?

answered Jul 5, 2018 at 18:08

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Canon geometric overexposed quadrilateral shapes in all of my images

answered Feb 1, 2017 at 19:56

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Why aren't faces sharp in my f/1.8 portraits even though I'm carefully using center-point autofocus?

answered Sep 23, 2019 at 5:08

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How are SpaceX rocket launches filmed?

answered May 2, 2017 at 0:54

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How does automatic sensor cleaning work?

answered May 1, 2013 at 10:03

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Why is "The Steerage" hailed "one of the greatest photographs of all time"?

answered Jan 17, 2019 at 20:18

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Why does every digital camera save photos in a directory called DCIM?

answered Dec 31, 2013 at 2:25

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Why does the Canon 1D X MK 2 only have 20.2MP

answered Oct 3, 2016 at 14:04

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Is there a difference between taking a far shot on a 50mm lens and a close shot on a 35mm lens?

answered Apr 7, 2016 at 5:01

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Does every interesting photograph have a story to tell?

answered Nov 4, 2016 at 10:31

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How to create the type of lighting that is used in many of Elena Shumilova's pictures?

answered Oct 16, 2017 at 11:14

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Why can't my custom camera body focus to far distances?

answered Oct 23, 2019 at 9:52

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Can it be dangerous to look at the sun through the viewfinder?

answered Apr 7, 2020 at 8:17

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Is there a sane reason why ¹⁄₁₂₅ is not, instead, exactly half of ¹⁄₆₀?

answered Apr 27, 2014 at 16:03

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What is the rationale for having less than 36 frames in a single 35mm film roll?

answered Jul 9, 2017 at 23:16

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What causes these inconsistent dark bands in some of my photos from an indoor event?

answered Jun 19, 2018 at 12:05

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Why do higher end lenses use USM instead of STM?

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 0:25

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What's a nifty-fifty?

answered Nov 21, 2017 at 8:02

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Which planet looks the biggest through a camera? Which planet is the easiest to take a picture?

answered Mar 31, 2018 at 21:05

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What are the differences between these lenses and how will they affect a beginner?

answered Jan 30, 2020 at 1:18

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A photo of my wife has been used in a website article without her permission. What can we do?

answered Jun 13, 2018 at 13:54

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Will a lens upgrade from the kit lens give me better colors on my backpacking travels?

answered Dec 23, 2017 at 16:49

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Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?

answered Aug 1, 2017 at 2:29

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Why is it that when the green channel clips, it turns into blue?

answered Feb 15, 2018 at 5:49

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Why would using higher ISO and faster shutter speed yield more noise than using lower ISO and slower shutter speed?

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 13:43

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Lens hood visible when shooting in RAW, but not in JPEG

answered Jan 10, 2018 at 15:06

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Do all Canon DSLRs have in-body AF motors?

answered Aug 16, 2016 at 12:36

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Why are Red, Green, and Blue the primary colors of light?

Why are some big telephoto lenses so expensive compared to telescopes?

As a professional photographer, how can one handle a wedding photographer being rude or demanding in a way that will compromise overall image quality?

How to zoom with Canon 77D with Canon 50mm 1.4 lens?

Canon geometric overexposed quadrilateral shapes in all of my images

Why aren't faces sharp in my f/1.8 portraits even though I'm carefully using center-point autofocus?

How are SpaceX rocket launches filmed?

How does automatic sensor cleaning work?

Why is "The Steerage" hailed "one of the greatest photographs of all time"?

Why does every digital camera save photos in a directory called DCIM?

Why does the Canon 1D X MK 2 only have 20.2MP

Is there a difference between taking a far shot on a 50mm lens and a close shot on a 35mm lens?

Does every interesting photograph have a story to tell?

How to create the type of lighting that is used in many of Elena Shumilova's pictures?

Why can't my custom camera body focus to far distances?

Can it be dangerous to look at the sun through the viewfinder?

Is there a sane reason why ¹⁄₁₂₅ is not, instead, exactly half of ¹⁄₆₀?

What is the rationale for having less than 36 frames in a single 35mm film roll?

What causes these inconsistent dark bands in some of my photos from an indoor event?

Why do higher end lenses use USM instead of STM?

What's a nifty-fifty?

Which planet looks the biggest through a camera? Which planet is the easiest to take a picture?

What are the differences between these lenses and how will they affect a beginner?

A photo of my wife has been used in a website article without her permission. What can we do?

Will a lens upgrade from the kit lens give me better colors on my backpacking travels?

Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions?

Why is it that when the green channel clips, it turns into blue?

Why would using higher ISO and faster shutter speed yield more noise than using lower ISO and slower shutter speed?

Lens hood visible when shooting in RAW, but not in JPEG

Do all Canon DSLRs have in-body AF motors?