This week we asked about your favourite photographic subject. It was really interesting to watch how Landscape photography and People photography battled throughout the week for first place. The results are actually really interesting, in some ways they are an opportunity to diversify and develop your niche. I did expect the results to be a little more evenly spread and … [Read more...]
Poll : Do you Shoot Raw ?
Last week we asked you what image format you mostly used on your digital SLR camera. It was interesting to see that most visitors have made the transition to taking their photos in RAW format rather than compressed JPG files. 7% of users didn't know what the RAW format is and 11% stated they never took photos in the RAW format. RAW images are basically exactly what the … [Read more...]
Poll : How long have you been taking photos ?
This week we asked how long you have been taking photos. The results were interesting with the majority of responses indicating that readers have been taking photos for more than ten years. The shortest duration represented in the poll was "less than a year" which covered 15% of responses. Therefore, in conclusion 67% of the Seven by Five readership have been taking photographs … [Read more...]
Poll Review : How do you manage your photo library ?
Last week we asked "How do you manage you photo library?" The results were interesting with Adobe Lightroom coming out on top. I have pretty much used every photo management application out there from Elements, iPhoto through to Lightroom and Aperture. They all offer something different with various pros and cons and I guess once you have an established library the thought … [Read more...]
Poll Review : How do you print your Photos ?
In the first of our community polls we asked you how you printed your photographs. It was interesting to see the responses coming and and the end result was much tighter than I expected. We gave you three options for printing, online, at home, or local print shop, we also included the ability to opt for not printing your photos at all. The results are below. Printing … [Read more...]