Listen To An Expert Image Analyst Easily Explain The Science Behind Photo Filters

Tiffany Mueller

Tiffany Mueller is a photographer and content strategist based in Hawi, Hawaii. Her work has been shared by top publications like The New York Times, Adobe, and others.

 

Untitled-1Photo filters like those we find in Instagram, VSCO, and Photoshop are often used to apply a desired style to a photograph without having to put much thought into it, but have you have ever took a moment to think about how they work under the surface? How exactly do they work and what’s actually happening to your photograph?

Turns out, it’s all about kernel convolution– you can learn all about that and more as image analyst, Dr Mike Pound, explains all about some our favorite filters and the nitty-gritty of they do what they do. He explains it much more concisely and eloquently than I could, so I’ll leave the rest to Dr. Pound…

How Blurs & Filters Work

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Tiffany Mueller

Tiffany Mueller

Tiffany Mueller is a photographer and content strategist based in Hawi, Hawaii. Her work has been shared by top publications like The New York Times, Adobe, and others.

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2 responses to “Listen To An Expert Image Analyst Easily Explain The Science Behind Photo Filters”

  1. Alim Avatar
    Alim

    Simon from The Inbetweeners all grown up.

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    Robin

    Eh?