Archive for the 'Raffy Paredes' Category
Memory Cards–
Last week’s column carried a story about a memory card that survived four years under the sea. Be aware, however, that not all memory cards are made the same way. In fact, there are tons of fake or counterfeit cards out in the market today. According to the May 20, 2011 article of The [...]
Found photos–
Who would think that a memory card could survive four years in the ocean? ABC News reported last week that Peter Govaars found a severely beat-up camera that had been washed ashore by a storm on a California shore. At home, he tried to view the photos but his computer would not read anything. [...]
Space cameras–
Did you know that the cameras astronauts bring with them to shoot images from outer space never make it back to earth? And we’re not talking about ordinary, inexpensive regular cameras. Since a trip outside the earth’s atmosphere is an expensive endeavor that should be documented, the astronauts are provided top-of-the-line cameras capable of [...]
Other News and your Photos–
Here’s sharing some news before presenting our featured readers for the week.
FYI, this year marks the 150th year of color photography. In 1861, Scottish physicist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell and photographer Thomas Sutton presented the world’s first demonstration of color photography. Sutton, the inventor of the SLR camera, took a [...]
Your Photos 7–
Learning to handle exposure is a most basic skill for serious photographers. For those just starting to understand how shutter speed, aperture, and ISO affect a photograph, the website http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html provides a useful tool for practice. The site has an online SLR camera simulator where a user can tweak different settings and see [...]
Lost your digicam?–
If you have lost a digital camera, the site www.stolencamerafinder.com may help you find it. The site has a Stolen Camera Finder search engine developed by Matt Burns. It can search the web for images that have the stolen camera’s serial number embedded in the EXIF file. (The one who has your camera [...]
Your Photos 5–
Congratulations to all our readers who are graduating this year!
Special mention is given to one of our regular contributors since 2007, Katrina Lim of Pampanga, who graduated recently from high school. Trina graduated the Salutatorian of her batch. She was also chosen as one of The Outstanding Secondary Students of Angeles City (TOSSA). [...]
