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Learn Lightroom 2 From The Experts
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SELECTED RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Newfoundland – a northern landscape, by Andrew Masur
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The Luminous Landscape Guide to Lightroom 2 – a 7.5 hour live download video by experts
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Adobe DNG Profiles and Profile Editor – a review and introduction
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Nikon D700 – The What & The Why – A First Field Report
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Epson 3800 Printing Costs – by Mark Segal
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Medium Format Digital Collages – stitching multiple MF files, by Alain Briot
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Phase One P65+ Preview – 60 Megapixels, full frame 645, and varable resolution
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Canon XSi Field Report –small, light, well featured and reasonably priced. What's not to like?
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Some Initial Thoughts on The Nikon D700 – A definite spoiler, but of whose game?
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Phase One 645 Camera Review – a first on-location review and test report
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Nostalgia : Some Thoughts on Camera Collecting – by Bill Caulfeild Browne
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Nikon R1C1 Close-Up Speedlight System – a review
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Do Sensors “Outresolve” Lenses? – by Rubén Osuna and Efraín García
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Hasselblad H3D2 Field Report – by Nick Rains
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Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PC-E lens – an in-use report and overview
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Win Any Lens of Your Choice – enter our new contest and win a lens worth up to $2,000
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Printing One-On-One – personalized and private lessons in the art and craft of inkjet printing
The best way to gain an overview of the extensive content found on this site is through the Subject Index.
Return visitors should check What's New frequently as new content is being constantly added to the site.
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THE UNDERSTANDING SERIES |
| Understanding Aspect Ratios and the Art of Cropping – squares or rectangles, the choice is yours |
| Understanding Soft Proofing – using your profiled monitor and printer to really see what you're going to get |
| Understanding Sensor Issues – sizes, resolution, types. What you need to know |
| Understanding Printer Colour Management — the proper settings for using profiles |
| Understanding Raw Files — whether to choose to shoot in raw or JPG format, and why |
| Understanding Local Contrast Enhancement — a simple technique for improving print contrast |
| Understanding Contrast Masking — a simple Photoshop technique for opening shadow areas and reducing contrast |
| Understanding Digital USM — what is the Unsharp Mask and what does it do? |
| Understanding MTF Charts — what is MTF, and how to read lens charts? |
| Understanding Histograms — how to read the digital camera's most useful exposure evaluation tool |
| Understanding Digital Sensor Cleaning — the why, how and tools required |
| Understanding Digital Workflow — suggested steps and settings to use when working with a digital SLR |
| Understanding Mirror Lock-Up — a technique for creating vibration-free sharp images |
| Understanding Medium Format — a primer on the jargon, and the equipment available |
| Understanding Depth of Field — a tutorial, including Hyperfocal Distance and the Circle of Confusion |
| Understanding Polarizers — a tutorial on how to use the most important filter for colour photography |
| Understanding Lens Contrast — an in-depth tutorial by Mike Johnston |
| Understanding Bokeh — an in depth technical explanation by Harold Merklinger |
| Understanding Bit Depth — a tutorial on hi-bit images and when and why to use them |
| Understanding Sharpness — a tutorial on resolution and acutance |
| Understanding Resolution — explores the basics of digital Input and Output |
| Understanding Camera Movements — the ins and outs of tilts and shifts |
| Understanding Colour Theory — academic colour theory applied to landscape photography |
| Understanding the DSLR Magnification Factor — removing the myths and misinformation |
| Understanding SLR Viewfinders — the variety and types of viewfinders found in various cameras |
| Understanding Exposure — the world's 10 stop range. Why it's so tough and how to handle it |
| Understanding Digital Blending — how to replace graduated ND filters and expand dynamic range |
| Understanding ProPhoto RGB – are you throwing away much of the colour gamut your DSLR is capable of? |
| Understanding Lens Diffraction – does stopping down a lens make it sharper, or not? |
| Understanding Panoramic Stitching — creating wide format panoramics using Photoshop |
