Louis Au

MacBook Air for travel photographers

Posted Wednesday, 8 June 2011 by Louis Au in Louis Au, Photography, Technology
A workshop participant recently asked me about whether the MacBook Air is a good choice for travel photographers. I responded with a few main points that I would consider if I found myself one day inside the Apple Store with a credit card in hand.
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How (& Why) to Calibrate Your Monitor

Posted Monday, 7 March 2011 by Louis Au in Louis Au, Photography, Technology
How (& Why) to Calibrate Your Monitor
For Digital Content Creation Professionals, the ability to control colours is essential. With today's complex colour management workflow, getting colours to match between devices can be challenging. If your monitor is not displaying colours and shades accurately, then all your efforts in image adjustments will be wasted. The results on-line or in printed media will be unpredictable.
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RAW vs JPEG Format

Posted Thursday, 27 January 2011 by Louis Au in Louis Au, Photography
RAW vs JPEG Format
Most of the pro and semi-pro digital cameras on the market today are capable of saving the captures in both RAW and jpeg formats. For digital capture professionals, RAW format arguably is the most useful file format invented.
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Avid Photographer and Educator Joins Crestock Blog

Posted Thursday, 20 January 2011 by Joan Fischer in Louis Au, Photography, News
Avid Photographer and Educator Joins Crestock Blog
We're pleased to announce that Louis Au will start blogging for Crestock on January 27, 2011.
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