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When you take a photograph, the camera is capturing data, which creates a digital image. But there are many different types of image file formats that can be retrieved and edited using post-processing software. The most commonly-used formats are: JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) RAW DNG (Digital Negative Format) PNG (Portable Network Graphics) GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) BMP (Bitmap Image File) PSD (Photoshop Document) Choosing the right file format is important and can even be critical, depending on the level of quality – and the level of post-processing – that you require. Now, to help you better understand the different file formats, and to ensure that you pick the right format for your needs, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide. It covers the pros and cons of using each image file format – so that, by the time you’re finished, you’ll be able to select the perfect format with ease! Image file formats: Conclusion Now that you’ve fi...

Have you ever wondered which is better; full-frame or crop sensor cameras? Full-frame vs crop sensor is a common debate. There’s quite a bit of (mis)information out there; full-frame being ‘better’, for one. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 Why do we use the terms full-frame vs crop? Well, full-frame harks back to the days of film. Specifically, 35mm film photography, which–funnily enough–is also a crop format. It is crop because above that you have medium and large format cameras. When digital sensors came out, the term full-frame helped distinguish the sensors from APS-C, which are considered a crop format. Full-frame sensors were not the largest digital sensors at the time; the term helped film photographers transitioning to digital understand that equivalency in field of view and depth of field wouldn’t be a factor with a full-frame sensor. 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 There are a number of advantages to full-frame sensors, including: ...

Photography as we know it didn’t emerge until the 1800s, while certain optical effects have been known  since Roman,Ancient Greek, and Chinese times. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 (𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚) – 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐂. The camera (Obscura) was the very first camera. However, there weren’t any techniques to permanently capture the image. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚? The first known record describing a camera dates from the 4th century BC. It was the Mozi, Han Chinese philosopher, who documented the natural optical phenomenon known as “camera obscura”. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 – 𝟏𝟖𝟏𝟔 The person who took the first photograph was 𝐍𝐢𝐜é𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐞𝐩𝐜é, he was a French inventor who developed heliography. So, The credits for inventing photography goes to Nicéphore Niepcé as well. First Photograph by Niepcé First Photo of a human 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟓𝐦𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 – 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟎 In the 1910s...