Introduction Creating a time lapse involves capturing a series of images over a period of time and stitching them together to show the progression of a scene. This technique is widely used in photography and videography to depict changes that occur too slowly to be perceived in real-time, such as the movement of clouds, the …
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Introduction I have already written in former blogposts why there is a need to automatically align time lapse members whenshooting either during windy conditions or with a tele-lens and how my app FuturaTime Lapse can help. A few days ago, the version 3.0 of Futura Time Lapse hasbeen released, and it comes with several important new …
Time Lapse alignment: what is coming with the new Futura Time Lapse version 3.0 ? Read More »
Summary You can now avoid downloading images from memory cards (CF /SD ….) to your computer by using your smartphone as a bridge to your cloud provider where you store your images. This article explains you how and what the limitations are. Introduction With your smartphone camera, you shoot, and the images can be automatically …
Introduction Alignment of time lapse members can be necessary for different reasons: Wind can shake the tripod, For “long term time lapse” (weeks if not more), someone/something can bump into the support of the camera, Time Lapse can be shot handheld. Example of Time Lapse aligned with Futura Photo Same Time Lapse, images not aligned …
Time lapse alignment : A comparison of Futura Photo and Futura Time Lapse Read More »
I have written an article in June 2022 about the same topic, and it is time to update it. Why shoot RAW + JPEG ? This question has been answered countless times (see sources below). But as a summary, I believe there are different kind of photographers who shoot RAW + JPEG : Those who …
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What are we talking about ? Photographers who shoot high-volume like headshots for corporation, schools or retail fashion are now using more and more integrated software based on QR code to speed up their workflow. The QR code is segmenting the shoot by subject, each being uploaded eventually on a dedicated space only accessible to …
Don’t be a loser, use QR Codes with AI Photo culling software ! Read More »
DP Review was one of the most popular and trusted websites for digital camera reviews and information since 1999. However, in 2023, the site announced its closure due to financial difficulties and declining interest in digital photography. Many photographers and enthusiasts were saddened by this news, and wondered how they could find a reliable and …
Introduction I have already written in a former blog post why there is a need to automatically align time lapse members when shooting either during windy conditions or with a tele-lens. The conclusion of this post were: for those who don’t want to pay more than $20 / month or spend hours to understand how …
Auto-Alignment of Time Lapses – Episode 2 : why “Futura Time Lapse”? Read More »
Introduction AI (Artificial Intelligence) and photo culling is becoming more and more mainstream with different software vendors proposing apps to photographers to ease their photo culling and perform it faster. Of course, there is no silver bullet and besides the fact each apps have strengths and limits as usual, there are critics and some are …
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What this post is about I have tested 35mm focal lenses bought between…. 1992 and 2020. What’s the point? To show that we can, and should, just come back to the basics. Yes, lenses are much better that what they used to be but don’t be fooled, it is always the same story because physics …