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Ask a question about a photo technique or just gather information you can use later. Our Helpline column offers advice valuable to any photographer.



March 26, 2007 HelpLine
Interpreting Interpolation
Q) When I'm resizing my images, I'm given several different options for interpolation. People tell me to use bicubic, but there are two sub-options. Which should I be using?

March 19, 2007 HelpLine

Dust In The Wind
Q) Now that I've switched over from film to digital, I'm fighting one problem that nobody told me about-namely, dust. Why didn't I have this problem with film?


March 12, 2007 HelpLine

Making Contact…Sheets
Q) I'm looking for a program that will permit me to make and print out proof sheets that I can file with my photo CDs. A long time ago I did this with my negatives and it was very helpful.


March 5, 2007 HelpLine

Playing Your Cards Right
Q) I've followed your recommendation about using a card reader instead of connecting my camera directly to my computer. But I'm not sure of formatting. It seems to be working fine. but I'm not sure I'm choosing the right option.

M. Donavan
Cincinnati, Ohio
 


February 26, 2007 HelpLine

Hyper About Hyperfocal
Q) I was out taking some photographs this weekend and a fellow who was nearby was suggesting that I should be setting my lens to a hyperfocal distance. I had no idea what he was talking about.


February 19, 2007 HelpLine
Examining EXIF
Q) I'm looking for the perfect photo organizer. Most of those I've tried, if you try to organize images by their date, want to use the date they get from the EXIF data for the image.

March/April 2007 HelpLine

In Search Of ISO
    * ISO Settings And Exposure Compensation
    * RAW Delivered
    * Travel Tip


January/February 2004 HelpLine

The Old-Fashioned Slideshow...Via DVD

    * DVD Slideshows
    * Lossy Vs. Lossless
    * Image-Organizing Software


March/April 2004 HelpLine

A Change In Perspective

    * Correcting A Leaning Tower
    * Waiting For My Prints To Come
    * Inflating File Sizes
    * Driving Partitions
    * Keeping All Your Pixels


May 2004 HelpLine

Friendly Skies For Memory Cards?

    * Card Security
    * FAQ On PSD To Tiff
    * Scans For The Memories
    * The Spin On DVD Compatibility


June 2004 HelpLine

Resizing Images

    * Disappearing Photos
    * IRIS In Digial Cameras
    * Acronym Acrimony




 
 

 
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