Downloading Images from a Digital Camera [UP10]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 9 Acquiring Images from a Digital Camera There are two major ways of downloading images from a […]

Getting Started with HDR Photography (Free Event 8/26)

Don’t miss our next Google Hangout. The event is Wednesday, August 26, 2015.  It’s absolutely free to attend thanks to HDRSoft. It starts at 1PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific.  You’ve probably heard about HDR photography…  but do you really understand how to shoot it properly?  In this informative and free event, top experts will share with you strategies on […]

Acquiring Images for Photoshop — JPEG vs. Raw [UP9]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 8 Shooting JPEG vs. Raw When digital cameras became commercially available, the memory cards used to store […]

Fixing Lens Distortion Issues with Lightroom

Lenses lie…  It’s a simple truth. Do you want to xinsure that your photos are as accurate as possible?  You should realize that all lenses distort images (at least a small amount). This is why you should take the extra step to remove lens distortion.  The technology is built right into Adobe Camera Raw so you […]

Acquiring Images for Photoshop with a Digital Camera [UP8]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 7 Some of the core tasks of processing digital images with Photoshop involve  sizing, manipulation, and processing. […]