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What is "ISO" on a digital camera?

asked Jan 8, 2011 at 18:17

99 votes

4 answers

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What does an unprocessed RAW file look like?

asked Feb 21, 2019 at 2:49

69 votes

5 answers

11k views

What exactly determines depth of field?

asked Mar 9, 2011 at 21:52

53 votes

8 answers

11k views

Do megapixels matter with modern sensor technology?

asked Aug 10, 2011 at 14:23

48 votes

5 answers

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What is the "Rule of 600" in astrophotography?

asked Dec 5, 2012 at 20:07

45 votes

5 answers

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

asked Mar 28, 2011 at 1:15

37 votes

8 answers

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Why are there no dark yellows, or bright violets?

asked Mar 31, 2011 at 15:30

36 votes

3 answers

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What makes a strong wide-angle composition?

asked Jun 4, 2011 at 2:59

35 votes

6 answers

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

asked Feb 1, 2011 at 13:46

34 votes

5 answers

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

asked Feb 11, 2012 at 13:57

32 votes

9 answers

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Does a photographer take pictures or make pictures?

asked Dec 22, 2010 at 2:43

32 votes

4 answers

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Why is the blue channel the noisiest?

asked Apr 10, 2011 at 13:43

27 votes

5 answers

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

asked Mar 3, 2011 at 0:04

27 votes

6 answers

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

asked Jan 16, 2012 at 16:28

27 votes

4 answers

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

asked Apr 18, 2012 at 15:50

27 votes

6 answers

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

asked Mar 4, 2014 at 13:09

26 votes

4 answers

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

asked May 16, 2012 at 21:18

26 votes

4 answers

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

asked Apr 23, 2011 at 17:10

25 votes

6 answers

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How well do smart phone light meter apps work?

asked Aug 25, 2011 at 13:48

24 votes

6 answers

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

asked May 2, 2011 at 14:00

24 votes

4 answers

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

asked Jan 31, 2011 at 14:01

23 votes

7 answers

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

asked Mar 26, 2011 at 6:04

23 votes

4 answers

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

asked Jun 21, 2011 at 18:50

21 votes

2 answers

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What is the benefit of an internal focus lens?

asked Apr 7, 2012 at 16:43

21 votes

7 answers

5k views

Why did "pure" photography displace pictoralism so completely?

asked Apr 5, 2013 at 20:14

20 votes

13 answers

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

asked Feb 27, 2015 at 17:27

20 votes

4 answers

988 views

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

asked May 28, 2012 at 14:39

20 votes

4 answers

49k views

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

asked Mar 27, 2011 at 7:22

19 votes

8 answers

7k views

Why are blown highlights particularly bad in digital photography?

asked Jun 24, 2011 at 13:04

19 votes

2 answers

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Do rounded edges on aperture blades improve image sharpness, and how?

asked Apr 13, 2012 at 19:33

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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?

What makes a strong wide-angle composition?

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

How well do smart phone light meter apps work?

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

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

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

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

What is the benefit of an internal focus lens?

Why did "pure" photography displace pictoralism so completely?

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

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

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

Why are blown highlights particularly bad in digital photography?

Do rounded edges on aperture blades improve image sharpness, and how?