1000x better viewing experience than looking at photos in crappy limited Instagram constraints. Or another more recent development: sharing my photos on this blog in a “full width” mode (new WordPress feature).

When you’re viewing or experiencing your photos, what device are you using to view your images? And how big are you experiencing your images?įor example if you’re just uploading your photos to social media, your photos will look tiny, and thus the image quality isn’t as apparent.įor myself, I derive maximum enjoyment of my photos when viewing my images on my iPad Pro 10.5 inch enjoying them for my full pleasure. What device or screen are you using to experience your images? What kind of emotional or aesthetic response do I want from my images? What I want from my photos For example a digital medium format camera can capture more information when photographing a landscape sunset picture at the beach (detail in sand, water, and sky) when compared to a smartphone camera photo.īut ultimately, why does image quality matter? We will all define image quality differently, but I think what we will all agree on is this:ĭifferent cameras, films, and sensors evoke different emotional and aesthetic responses from an image.

Dynamic range: Ability to discern between the dark and bright parts in a photo (for example no “blown white highlights”.

Saturation and vibrancy of colors in the photo.

I think most people think of image quality as a combination of: What is “Image Quality” when we talk about it in photography? Are there objective measures 9r “image quality”? And when we say “image quality”, what do we *really* mean to say? Image quality as subjective Samsung Galaxy S7 Processed with VSCO with a6 preset A thought while shooting on a phone today:

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