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- On Assignment for Photographers Without Borders: Swim Tayka Peru
Documenting a nonprofit in Huanchaco, Peru, focused on providing water safety and stewardship skills to community youth.
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- What ISO Really Does (It's Not What You're Taught)
ISO doesn't make your sensor more sensitive. It amplifies a signal after the light has already been captured. Understanding that distinction explains why highlight detail, once lost, can never be recovered with ISO alone, and why features like Dynamic Range and Active D-Lighting work the way they do.
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- Fujifilm Dynamic Range vs Nikon Active D-Lighting: Operational Differences
Fujifilm's Dynamic Range and Nikon's Active D-Lighting both expose to protect highlights then recover shadows, but they get there through different mechanisms. Here's why Fujifilm requires a minimum ISO while Nikon doesn't, and an important Manual mode gotcha in Nikon.
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- What ISO Really Does (It's Not What You're Taught)ISO doesn't make your sensor more sensitive. It amplifies a signal after the light has already been captured. Understanding that distinction explains why highlight detail, once lost, can never be recovered with ISO alone, and why features like Dynamic Range and Active D-Lighting work the way they do.
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- A Week in Desolation Wilderness with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association
I spent some time in the backcountry documenting trail workers over the summer - here's a summary of that trip, including photo gear packing!