Baby On The Way

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” ~ VICTOR HUGO

 

 

The Megapixel Debate

Is more megapixels really important? Well it doesnt hurt. But the quality of an image doesnt come from the number of pixels, as much as the design of the sensor and the quality of the glass. But more megapixels is a good way to sell cameras and the manufacturers know this. Especially Canon, the brand of camera I use. The 2 cameras I currently use have 21 mp and 18 mp. What does this mean to a photographer? Larger files, slower processing, more memory. But it doesnt really make a lick of difference in image quality. In this image below, I am standing (for scale purposes) in front of an image of Dani Pedrosa that I took at the 2005 Moto GP race in Monterey. Im sorry about the 2 fold scores in the print, it was the only way I could fit a 48″ x 96″ print in my car. I took this image with an 8 mp camera. Today, they are slapping 8 mp sensors in camera phones. Now this print, is probably a little bit larger than most of you will print your photos, so dont worry about your megapixels. You have enough.