Category Archives: Information Technology

Bits, chips, software, and other nerdyness.

Fuji’s Organic Sensor Technology

Posted on 19-Nov-11 by pvdhamer

In 2009, Fujifilm was granted a patent on an organic layer to improve CMOS image sensor performance. The thin organic layer converts incoming light to electrical charge (like a solar cell) that is then detected by more or less conventional … Continue reading →

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Technical tips for amateur photographers

Posted on 9-May-11 by pvdhamer

Sometimes there are tips I don’t offer to experienced photography enthusiasts unless they ask the right question first. This is because I feel they should already know all this, and might be offended that I could imagine they didn’t – … Continue reading →

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“Memory of Colors” by Jaime Ocampo-Rangel

Posted on 4-Mar-11 by pvdhamer

A version of this article has also been published on the photography site The Luminous Landscape. Memory of Colors is the name of large-scale ongoing photography project by the Colombian/French photographer Jaime Ocampo-Rangel. His wife Lia Ocampo-Rangel, a videographer, also … Continue reading →

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Review of Fine Art Printing video tutorial

Posted on 7-Jan-11 by pvdhamer

After two technical postings, here is some lighter reading. Over the holidays, I bought the downloadable tutorial video from the Luminous Landscape site called From Camera To Print – Fine Art Printing Tutorial The tutorial is presented by two accomplished … Continue reading →

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Notes on a tutorial about image sensor noise

Posted on 25-Dec-10 by pvdhamer

During late 2009 and all of 2010, Albert Theuwissen published an 26-part series of postings on image sensor noise on his Harvest Imaging website. The series explores various sources of image sensor noise and their relationship to signal strength. The … Continue reading →

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