Wading Through Formats: JPEG, TIFF and Friends

Wading Through Formats: JPEG, TIFF and Friends – New York Times

Two editing programs, Apple’s Aperture and Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom, also work nondestructively. Like RAW and DNG, they add a packet of instructions to each image without actually changing the original. Your editing commands affect the image that you see on your computer monitor […]

Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers

What you see on your monitor is usually not what you get from desktop printers. Here’s Part One of a four-part series on printing photos that won’t disappoint. Part 1: Selecting a photo printer.

There’s no use pouring hours into shooting and editing photos if your prints are a muddy mess. In this installment, you’ll […]

Digital Camera Buying Guide: Parts 4 and 5

In this installment, you’ll learn how to evaluate camera basics (camera viewfinder and shooting speeds) and bells and whistles (histograms, panorama controls, and more).

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You’ve reached the final installment of our guide to selecting the best digital camera. We’re down to the pivotal issue of image quality. Here’s how […]

Digital Camera Buying Guide: Part 3

You’ve decided on your ideal camera’s cost, resolution, and exposure controls. There are a few more essentials on your purchasing checklist: light metering, lens quality, focus, and flash.

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Digital Camera Buying Guide: Parts 1 and 2

The digital camera market moves fast, and it seems that your choices expand every day. Here’s how to get the best model for your situation.

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After considering cost, category, and resolution, looking at exposure control is the next way to choose the right digital camera. How much manual control […]