Photo Art from Science

Here's a contest between Topaz Photo 'Upscale' algorithms (using AI to increase resolution) and the Nikon Z8 pixel-shift option.

How to make high dynamic range (HDR) shots using Nikon's HDR Overlay, and how the results compare to using an editor to merge multiple exposures into an HDR photo. Tips on how to manage HDR without a tripod, too.

How to cure extremely high ISO image noise using the pixel-shift feature. The companies Fuifilm, Sony, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, and Hasselblad offer pixel-shift shooting on selected camera models.

An analysis of camera image resolution versus ISO. Image resolution measurement programs like Imatest and MTFMapper can have very different versions of reality versus people.

How to solve the problem of Topaz Photo ruining bright red/orange colors when sending it raw/DNG files from photo editors. This problem is specific to Nikon Z8/Z9 cameras.

How to use Nikon's Creative Picture controls. Use them while shooting with your Nikon Z mirrorless (even raw format) or add/subtract them later inside NX Studio with other Nikons.

A review of the good and bad things in Topaz Photo v1.6.0. The good vastly outweighs the bad.

A discussion on why lens resolution is usually very different in the sagittal (spoke) versus meridional (tangential) directions.

A detailed review of the Rokinon AF 85mm f/1.4 lens with the Nikon F mount. Includes resolution measurements.

Detailed review of the Brightin Star 50mm f/1.05 full-frame, manual focus lens. This is the Z mount version, but it comes in E, L, and RF mounts, too.