May 29, 2007 HelpLine Bridging Troubled Waters
Q) I see all of those neat shots of waterfalls, where the water looks so strange. How can I do that?
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May 14, 2007 HelpLine When To Sharpen
Q) At what point during image
editing should I be sharpening? I've experimented with doing it while
processing in Adobe Camera Raw, but I'm just not sure.
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Fire In The Sky Turn good sunsets into great sunsets  We all love watching sunsets, looking at pictures of sunsets and, of course, photographing sunsets! The warm colors—deep shades of red, orange and yellow—evoke feelings of peace and tranquility and a sense of awe at nature's wonders. |
May 7, 2007 HelpLine Around In Circles About Polarizers
Q) I know you've answered this in
the past, I but can't seem to find my issue. I want to get a polarizer
for my camera. Which type should I get?
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June 2007 HelpLine Next-Generation Memory
Q) I'm going on the trip of a lifetime in a few months and I was looking to stock up on memory cards so I don't have to bring my laptop with me. With prices coming down and card sizes going up, I thought I'd have an easy decision. When I got to the store, I became confused. There used to be just one flavor of SD; now there's SDHC. Should I try out the new cards?
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April 30, 2007 HelpLine Controlling Noise
Q) What's the best way to control noise when shooting? I recently took some photos of the Northern Lights and the results were very noisy. |
April 23, 2007 HelpLine Tamperproof Photography
Q) An interesting problem came up
recently with regards to evidence of bylaw contraventions in Pretoria,
City of Tshwane, South Africa. The City Councils officials have
switched to digital cameras for much of their work. However, it turns
out that in court proceedings, the magistrates/judges aren't prepared
to accept digital photographs as evidence because of the possibility of
"fabricating" evidence. This is a valid point, and they want
photographic film evidence, either positives or negatives. The question
then is whether there's any photographic processing done in-camera,
which leaves a watermark (maybe we should call that a "digimark"),
which will indicate when pixels in the original have been removed or
added, as opposed to colour, gamma and highlight or shadow adjustment
to improve the original photo WITHOUT altering any evidence that might
be required in court. If not available yet, this is certainly
worthwhile exploring.
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April 16, 2007 HelpLine Balancing White Balance
Q) I'm starting to pay more
attention to white balance in my photography. I've read some of what
you and others in PCPhoto have said about not forgetting white balance
when shooting RAW. So now I've been trying some photography while
keeping the dial off of AWB. For the most part, it has been working
well. But there have been some situations where I haven't been
satisfied. So I'm wondering about custom white balance and whether I
should always be using that?
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April 9, 2007 HelpLine Need More Space
Q) I'm running out of room on my hard drives! While I've been archiving my original images to DVDs, I have hundreds of images on my computer. I'd like to add more storage, but I'm not sure which direction to go. |
April 2, 2007 HelpLine Shooting Hoops
Q) I'm new to digital SLRs and want to photograph my son's indoor basketball games. Working in shutter- and aperture-priority modes, I can get sharp photos or bright photos inside, but haven't been able to get sharp, properly exposed photos without a lot of noise. My white balance and ISO are both set on auto. What am I doing wrong?
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True Colors Part 2 Boost your HDTV's performance with this home theater colorimeter  As prices have dramatically dropped, sales of high-definition televisions have skyrocketed. The chances are good that you already own an HDTV or are planning to buy one in the near future. And with new products like Apple TV and Windows Vista Media Center bringing your image libraries to your home theater, the long-promised convergence of computers and home entertainment is finally happening. |
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