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$Circle of Confusion, the Airy Disk and Diffraction (Podcast 594)$

Circle of Confusion, the Airy Disk and Diffraction (Podcast 594)

by Martin Bailey | Oct 26, 2017 | Fundamentals, Podcast, Tutorial

Today I'm going to explain what causes diffraction as we stop down the aperture in our lenses past a certain point, and how this may affect our photographs. I've been working on an update to our iOS app Photographer's Friend so that you'll be able to do two new...

Q&A #3 – Understanding Hyperfocal Distance (Podcast 65)

by Martin Bailey | Dec 3, 2006 | Fundamentals, Musings, Podcast

Today I’m going talk about what Hyperfocal Distance is, and how to apply it practically in our photograph, in response to a question that long term listener and moderator on the Martin Bailey Photography Forum, Marisa Firpi was kind enough to record for us using the...