Understanding Colour Fringing

January 27, 2005 | Mark Goldstein | Technique | Comment |

Ever wondered why some of your digital photographs have coloured fringes along the edges of your subject? PhotoReview.com.au explains that this is caused by one of two things; chromatic aberrations and blooming, and suggests a couple of software packages that will remove the unwanted effects (found via Digicamera.net).

“If the picture was captured on film, deciding what caused the coloured fringing is easy: only chromatic aberration can be blamed. It’s more difficult if the shot was taken with a digital camera because both blooming and chromatic aberration can create coloured fringes. Teasing out which one is relatively easy once you understand how the fringes are produced.”

Website: PhotoReview.com.au - Colour fringing explained