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128 votes

7 answers

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What is "ISO" on a digital camera?

asked Jan 8, 2011 at 18:17

95 votes

4 answers

16k views

What does an unprocessed RAW file look like?

raw image-processing file-format

asked Feb 21, 2019 at 2:49

69 votes

5 answers

11k views

What exactly determines depth of field?

terminology depth-of-field camera-basics

asked Mar 9, 2011 at 21:52

53 votes

8 answers

10k views

Do megapixels matter with modern sensor technology?

digital camera-basics sensor image-quality megapixels

asked Aug 10, 2011 at 14:23

48 votes

5 answers

50k views

What is the "Rule of 600" in astrophotography?

astrophotography motion-blur stars

asked Dec 5, 2012 at 20:07

45 votes

5 answers

16k views

What does it mean for a photograph to be "high key"?

exposure lighting terminology art high-key

asked Mar 28, 2011 at 1:15

36 votes

8 answers

10k views

Why are there no dark yellows, or bright violets?

color human-vision-system color-theory color-violet

asked Mar 31, 2011 at 15:30

34 votes

6 answers

4k views

How can knowledge of human perception of color be used in photography?

color human-vision-system color-theory

asked Feb 1, 2011 at 13:46

34 votes

3 answers

5k views

What makes a strong wide-angle composition?

composition wide-angle ultra-wide

asked Jun 4, 2011 at 2:59

34 votes

5 answers

6k views

What do Pentax and Sigma DSLRs offer that differs from Canon and Nikon?

equipment-recommendation dslr sigma pentax

asked Feb 11, 2012 at 13:57

32 votes

9 answers

19k views

Does a photographer take pictures or make pictures?

terminology art philosophy

asked Dec 22, 2010 at 2:43

31 votes

4 answers

9k views

Why is the blue channel the noisiest?

digital color noise color-blue

asked Apr 10, 2011 at 13:43

27 votes

5 answers

18k views

Is there an equivalent to Adobe's "Vibrance" in Gimp?

photoshop open-source gimp color vibrance

asked Mar 3, 2011 at 0:04

27 votes

6 answers

13k views

Is it better to have light come from the left side?

lighting composition

asked Mar 4, 2014 at 13:09

26 votes

4 answers

16k views

What are the pros and cons of different Bayer demosaicing algorithms?

raw sensor algorithms interpolation demosaicing

asked Apr 18, 2012 at 15:50

26 votes

4 answers

15k views

Are there drawbacks when using Panasonic lenses on Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras?

micro-four-thirds lens-mount panasonic olympus

asked May 16, 2012 at 21:18

25 votes

6 answers

44k views

What are jpeg artifacts and what can be done about them?

image-quality jpeg artifacts file-format image-compression

asked Jan 16, 2012 at 16:28

25 votes

4 answers

3k views

Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?

aperture depth-of-field digital-vs-film diffraction bryan-peterson

asked Apr 23, 2011 at 17:10

24 votes

4 answers

9k views

How does the human eye compare to modern cameras and lenses?

optics human-vision-system

asked Jan 31, 2011 at 14:01

24 votes

6 answers

76k views

How well do smart phone light meter apps work?

metering cameraphones apps smartphone

asked Aug 25, 2011 at 13:48

23 votes

7 answers

4k views

Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?

color-management color-spaces srgb

asked Mar 26, 2011 at 6:04

23 votes

6 answers

5k views

How do I set up a home portrait studio area in zero space?

portrait studio-setup portable limited-space

asked May 2, 2011 at 14:00

22 votes

4 answers

12k views

Are small on-flash softboxes useful, or a gimmick?

flash lighting-modifiers accessories softbox

asked Jun 21, 2011 at 18:50

21 votes

7 answers

5k views

Why did "pure" photography displace pictoralism so completely?

history art straight-photography

asked Apr 5, 2013 at 20:14

20 votes

13 answers

8k views

Do photographers see ambiguity in the color of the blue/black (gold/white) dress?

color white-balance display-calibration human-vision-system

asked Feb 27, 2015 at 17:27

20 votes

2 answers

11k views

What is the benefit of an internal focus lens?

lens lens-design internal-focus

asked Apr 7, 2012 at 16:43

20 votes

4 answers

979 views

How can I make an interesting, unique photograph of a city skyline?

cityscape

asked May 28, 2012 at 14:39

19 votes

8 answers

6k views

Why are blown highlights particularly bad in digital photography?

exposure digital sensor digital-vs-film highlights

asked Jun 24, 2011 at 13:04

19 votes

4 answers

48k views

How many colors and shades can the human eye distinguish in a single scene?

color color-management human-vision-system bit-depth

asked Mar 27, 2011 at 7:22

18 votes

2 answers

16k views

What is the difference between luminance and illuminance?

exposure terminology metering light science

asked Mar 24, 2011 at 18:18

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128 Questions

What is "ISO" on a digital camera?

What does an unprocessed RAW file look like?

What exactly determines depth of field?

Do megapixels matter with modern sensor technology?

What is the "Rule of 600" in astrophotography?

What does it mean for a photograph to be "high key"?

Why are there no dark yellows, or bright violets?

How can knowledge of human perception of color be used in photography?

What makes a strong wide-angle composition?

What do Pentax and Sigma DSLRs offer that differs from Canon and Nikon?

Does a photographer take pictures or make pictures?

Why is the blue channel the noisiest?

Is there an equivalent to Adobe's "Vibrance" in Gimp?

Is it better to have light come from the left side?

What are the pros and cons of different Bayer demosaicing algorithms?

Are there drawbacks when using Panasonic lenses on Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras?

What are jpeg artifacts and what can be done about them?

Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?

How does the human eye compare to modern cameras and lenses?

How well do smart phone light meter apps work?

Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?

How do I set up a home portrait studio area in zero space?

Are small on-flash softboxes useful, or a gimmick?

Why did "pure" photography displace pictoralism so completely?

Do photographers see ambiguity in the color of the blue/black (gold/white) dress?

What is the benefit of an internal focus lens?

How can I make an interesting, unique photograph of a city skyline?

Why are blown highlights particularly bad in digital photography?

How many colors and shades can the human eye distinguish in a single scene?

What is the difference between luminance and illuminance?