Color gamut

Another term you find frequently used in this page is color gamut. Color gamut is simply the entire range of color within a given color space. We might use a phrase such as “outside the color gamut,” which simply means that a particular color isn’t contained within the range of color for a...

Choosing a Format Black and White

Chris Baker For some photographers, discussing camera formats brings out a fervor roughly akin to that of defending one’s faith. Some envision large format as a kind of holy grail; others consider it the photographic equivalent of a black belt in karate. Surely the photographer who uses a large-format...

The perfect exposure

Why is it necessary to achieve this degree of exposure accuracy? Remember, it’s better to get the exposure correct in the camera than to waste time in postproduction. True, if you are shooting in RAW mode ( complete discussion of RAW capture), you can miss slightly with the exposure, and still correct it...

THE NATURE OF LIGHT

Light is fundamental to photography. The function of photographic materials is to record patterns of light. The function of photographic equipment used for taking pictures is to produce light (lamps), to measure light (exposure meters and color-temperature meters), and to control light (lenses,...

WHAT WORKS IN BLACK AND WHITE

Even the most experienced and dedicated black-and-white photographers often question themselves about what works best in black and white. After all. does the black-and-white enthusiast really think differently when he or she looks through the viewfinder and presses the shutter release? Is it possible to see...

Understanding Color Modes

A color mode is a fancy term for the method Elements uses to display and print your image. Elements allows you a choice of four different color modes. And although Elements doesn’t support the CMYK mode, it can convert a CMYK-mode file to a mode it does support. RGB You’ll probably use RGB, Elements’...