Photo Art from Science

See what you're missing if you use your camera LCD display out in the sun.

You shouldn’t use shutter speeds beyond 1/500 second when you activate vibration reduction. Not true!

Fix a bug in the D500 firmware, where you can’t get the camera to focus in Live View by pressing the AF-ON button.

Fix overexposure using the Sigma TC-1401 teleconverter with the Nikon D500 and 150-600 lens

One of the smartest things Nikon has done since 1959. Their new lens Z-mount with a 55mm throat diameter and 16mm “flange-focal" distance.

Understanding coma and how to test your lens for it.

How and why to use Lightroom masking for selective edits to improve your photos.

Darktable can do more than edit your photos; it can also help you capture them with your camera attached via a USB cable. I explain how.

Here is how to perform image masking using the free Darktable photo editor.

Darktable is a free multi-platform, raw-image editor and camera control program. Here is an introduction to this powerful editor.