Photography Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Top new questions this week: Should changing the shutter speed affect the moon's color? I just took two moon photos: one at shutter speed= 1/400 and the other at 1/200. Both @200mm, f/8, 100 ISO I can understand with a higher shutter speed less light will enter into camera sensor, ... [color] [white-balance] [shutter-speed] [moon]   asked by editinit 31 votes answered by Caleb 37 votes Which print medium has the highest dynamic range? I am curious as to what dynamic range can be achieved with, let's say, glossy vs. matte paper or other media such as metal or acrylic prints. [prints] [dynamic-range] [metal]   asked by Philipp Doniec 8 votes answered by Rafael 5 votes Can the Nik Collection be used without Photoshop or Lightroom? So the Nik Collection is now available to download free of charge from Google. But can it be used standalone, ie without buying Photoshop or Lightroom? I know they are usually described as 'plugins' ... [software] [windows] [nik-software]   asked by vclaw 6 votes answered by Michael Clark 7 votes Categorization of 14mm lens as rectilinear? I used the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5 -5.6 Asph. / MEGA O.I.S. Lens to take a photo from my balcony. Here's the original RAW (ORF). The symptom I am experiencing is that different ... [lens] [post-processing] [optics] [distortion]   asked by Philip 5 votes answered by inkista 9 votes What's the difference between "exposure level indicator" and "exposure setting meter" in the Canon EOS 1DX Mark II viewfinder? I have been looking at the manual for the latest Canon 1DX Mark II camera. I am confused about one aspect of the viewfinder. On right side of the viewfinder is the Exposure level ... [canon] [exposure] [metering] [viewfinder] [canon-1d-x]   asked by John Smith 5 votes answered by Michael Clark 5 votes Setup for taking photos of large flat surfaces (maps/plans/textiles) at limited distance My Problem ist actually simple: I am trying to take photos of flat surface items (large flags, large maps, antique rugs and so on) in a room that does not offer enough height. I have been ... [panorama] [studio-setup] [subject-distance]   asked by Marc 4 votes answered by Rafael 2 votes 10 months-old Ilford "Rapid Fixer" concentrate, is it still safe? I have an almost unused 1L bottle of Ilford "Rapid Fixer" that was opened 10 months ago, used, then capped again. Is it still safe to fix B&W films with this? The "instructions" on front state : ... [film] [chemicals] [fixer]   asked by jrojasqu 4 votes answered by jrojasqu 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How can I crop a single layer in Photoshop? Is it possible to crop a single layer, I can almost get the desired outcome using the eraser on a layer but surely it can be done with cropping? [photoshop] [cropping] [layers]   asked by amiawizard 6 votes answered by dpollitt 11 votes Is it possible to increase scale up an image to increase the the pixel density? I have taken a picture whose resolution is less. I can resize the image easily (i.e I can scale to higher resolution) but the image quality goes for a toss, which is true because the image might not ... [post-processing] [resolution] [pixels] [rescaling]   asked by sat 9 votes answered by Matt Grum 10 votes Can you answer these? Best selfie pose I have tried various poses taking selfies, but I'm not getting a good result. Can anyone suggest poses to get the best picture? [technique] [self-portrait]   asked by Sukwender Singh 3 votes custimze 63 photo to fit in one ps papers to print i have 63 photo each one is 75*75 px. i need to collect them in one photoshop file and prepare them for printing what are the required dimensions to do that. sorry for bad english. [photoshop] [printing]   asked by Amir 1 vote Autofocus not working on AF-S 35mm 1.8 DX with Nikon D3100 I haven't been using my camera very much over the past few months. The few times I've pulled it out, I noticed that the autofocus doesn't work when I put on my 35mm prime. I tested my 55-200mm and ... [lens] [nikon] [autofocus] [troubleshooting] [nikon-d3100]   asked by Isaac Higgins 1 vote

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