Roses

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong
Roses, November 2024, Perth

It is not often that I take photographs of roses, and I think they can be quite a challenge to shoot well—particularly where the petals are a richly vibrant red. Without some care in adjusting exposure, the red highlights can be blown out (over-saturated to the point that the image loses visual detail), even if… Continue reading Roses

Farewell to NEC?

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

In mid-2015, I wrote about monitors for high quality imaging work. Obviously, these kinds of monitors are not frequent purchases, so I have not kept track of that scene for some time. Visiting Image Science‘s website again recently, I noticed that NEC apparently changed its dead pixel policy for the worse in 2017. Previously, NEC had… Continue reading Farewell to NEC?

Monitors for high quality imaging work

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

One of the most important tools for any digital photographer is a high quality computer monitor. There are many capable ‘standard monitors’ out there (the kinds we can buy for less than $200), but then there are the professional-quality monitors designed for imaging work—these range from several hundred dollars to thousands of dollars in price. It’s immediately clear… Continue reading Monitors for high quality imaging work