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How to Understand the Science of Photography and Technical Terms for Mastering Image Tonality

What is it that makes one picture appear dull and another more striking? What is it that makes some tones appear detailed and others smooth and transient? The answer to both of these questions involves the issues of color hue, … Continue reading

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Watch Researchers Smash Drones Into Crash Test Dummies For Science

Gear Virginia Tech scientists want to know just how bad it hurts to get hit with a drone Crashing drones into advanced dummies helps evaluate the potential for injury. Popular Photography

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Science: This Is How Our Eyes Differ From Animal Eyes

The eye is a photographer’s greatest tool, but many of us know relatively little about how it actually works. It turns out there’s a whole variety of different types of eyes out there in the animal kingdom, ranging from super-simple … Continue reading

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The History and Science of Lenses

In this intriguing video of the history and science of lenses, Filmmaker IQ gives us a tour down history lane to the earliest days of the optics that made possible not just photography but various genres of science: The tour … Continue reading

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Here’s the Science Behind Those Weird Floaters In Your Eyes

If you look at a blank computer screen or even up at the sky, there’s a good chance you’ll see some weird floating globs in your field of vision. You can’t focus on them and they never stay still, but … Continue reading

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The Science of Selecting Photos

By Annie TaoThe business of photography is a complicated matter. I spend hours after each photo shoot culling, processing and sorting the photos to tell the story of the day. From a recent session of one of my own children, … Continue reading

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The Science of Selecting Photos

By Annie TaoThe business of photography is a complicated matter. I spend hours after each photo shoot culling, processing and sorting the photos to tell the story of the day. From a recent session of one of my own children, … Continue reading

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