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Sharing Images (10)–
Every so often, this column receives emails from readers without any introduction or images but only containing a link to a photo-sharing site (multiply, flickr, etc.). While that may be convenient for the sender, I really prefer receiving the images directly in my inbox. I realize that some readers would rather want  me [...]

Wrapping Up–
There will always be something more that you need to do and the question is just how you can do it. Fortunately for most creative people nowadays, there is usually more than one way to skin a cat.

We will be wrapping up our series on Apple’s Aperture and let it just be said that [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 51b)–
Bring back to life your “dead” NiCad battery
(Continuation of July 13, 2010 issue)
Zapping the Penlight Battery
Materials and tools needed:
1) Fully charged capacitor and capacitor charger – A simple low cost circuit is included here for easy assembly.
2) Penlight battery charger –  A charger equipped with full -charge indicator [...]

Sharing Images (9)–
Several new and previous contributors are featured in today’s column.
Jun Lao, a Filipino working in Ho Chi Minh City for Mindshare Vietnam writes that he started in underwater photography last year and has been “hooked ever since.”  He shares: “The reason I got hooked is every dive offers something different and unique every [...]

Making Things Simpler–
One thing marking a person who has been using computers for quite a number of years is how he or she thinks. Those of us who have, have gone through quite a bit and that includes using very cryptic codes to get things done. There were lots of things to memorize to copy [...]

Complete Guide to Photoshop CS5New Features (Part 2)–
What’s New
The new features in CS5 include Automatic lens correction, Straigthen Image tool, “Neutral Density filter” tool, HDR Toning,  Additive grain, Truer Edge selection, Color decontamination, Content-Aware Fill and  Content-Aware Option of the Healing Brush, Puppet Warp, Mixer Brush,  Bristle Tips, and the Mini Bridge panel.
7.  Color Decontamination
In [...]

More Photo Numbers and Readers’ Images–
Continuing with our column topic two weeks ago, here are more numbers and news highlighting the prevalence of digital photography today. Twenty-five million digital cameras including 2.1 million DSLRs are expected to be sold in the US - where 80% of households own digicams - this year, and Americans will [...]