With most digital cameras there is the ability to store photos in "RAW" format instead of the standard JPG/JPEG. When you take shots to be stored in RAW, the first thing you notice is that it takes a really long time for the cam to finish storing the photo after taking the shot. The second thing you notice is that it’s not the easiest thing in...

A debate in the world of digital photography that has been around for a while now is the question of whether more megapixels really make a difference or not. Before answering that, let’s define megapixels first. A megapixel is 1 million pixels, and no it is not in reference to the number of pixels in an image, but rather the number of image sensor...

I use Flickr quite a bit and was wondering if there was any way to backup photos from the service using an application of some kind, and it turns out there is. flickr backup will easily connect to your Flickr account and you can pick’n'choose whatever you want to retrieve. You can backup individual photos or sets. And yes you can mass-select easily. In...

You can be the worst photographer armed with the cheapest digital camera and still get great shots if you’re willing to seek out subjects that look interesting. Here’s a few examples of what I’m talking about. (click any image for larger size) This is the prop car from Back to the Future, taken at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida in March...

I am in the midst of writing an article that is going to compare online photo services plus a few freebie photo clients. It occurred to me that in order to make for a better article, it would be good to ask the audience: Why do you use what you use and what features are important to you? Your online options With online photo management you’ve got several...

Rich looks at the complexities around the proprietary connections and cables that come with his Olympus digital camera. He finds a way around his connector...

Rich takes a look at a light-model digital camera from...