Microsoft has some while ago announced end-of-life of Windows 10 support. It means they won’t supply security patches and updates for the OS after October 14 2025. For users it would mean their system would be more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats and that newer versions of software might not run on their system. The cost to upgrade to Windows 11 is not overwhelming, but as usual the newer system has a new set of requirements for the hardware. Meaning that you could have a PC in good shape and adequate performance for your needs, but you can’t upgrade to next gen Windows. Many think the easiest way out it simply…

Oftest vil jeg helst have, at mine billeder afspejler virkeligheden i en sådan grad, at de dokumenterer virkligheden. Derfor begrænser jeg oftest min billedbehandling til lys, kontrast, rotering, beskæring samt konvertering til relevant dataformat (JPEG). Andre behandlinger mener jeg tilføjer for meget subjektivitet til, at billedet kan ses som en egentlig dokumentation af virkeligheden. Derved ikke sagt, at et dokumentationsbillede ikke i et vist omfang fremstiller virkelighed subjektivt. Ved beskæring er det jo muligt at afgrænse den afspejlede virkelighed, så den fremstår anderledes end den reelle virkelighed, eks. kan en person udlades fra et gruppebillede ved at lægge snittet rigtigt. Men det er også en faktor vi alle kan gennemskue,…

Det er ikke min mening, at gøre dette til et DIY site, men et enkelt indlæg i den retning behøver jo ikke ødelægge det hele. Jeg faldt over en byggevejledning til en flash diffuser, til pop-up flashen, på et amerikansk fotosite (www.diyphotobits.com). Den var som så meget andet derovre fra stor, grim og klodset. Jeg har længe irriteret mig over det hårde lys fra pop-up flashen, men når man nu er kommet afsted uden den bedre flash eller der ikke er tid til at montere den, så er pop-up’en sidste udvej. Så ideen med en diffuser tiltalte mig, men ikke den store amerikanerne havde lavet. Min ambition var, at diffuseren…

I you have worked with IT systems you know that backup is a boring task, but to explain why data has been lost is even less attractive. So you should backup whenever you don’t want to lose your work. The best is to do it automatically, so it’s done without you are required to remember to perform the task. I use WordPress for this site, and to organize information at my home server. WordPress stores data in a MySQL database, and you can’t just run a file copy (xcopy, rsync, cp, and the likes) , you need to log in to the database server and perform a series of queries…

When it comes to post shoot processing of photos I have reservation in relation to the amount of post processing applied. In my opinion you have either photos that server as documentation for a point of view in point of time or you have images – an artistic work based on photos. It is hard to draw a precise line between the 2 concepts, because some tools are not considered to disturb the documentation purity when applied a little or moderate, but when applied more intense it disturbed the validity of the documentation. E.g. if I take a photo in dark sorrounding (using high ISO, large aperture and slow exposure)…