OK, so we discussed “culling” — the art of getting rid of all but your best images. Next topic concerns how to organize those images so you will be able to easily find them again in the future.  Much as it might be nice to rename every image with descriptive names, this is obviously impractical.  The next best approach is …

Back in the “good old” film days, we would load up a roll of film (best case 36 pictures) to cover a birthday party or other family event. We would then bring it to a local pharmacy or lab for processing. A few days later we’d pick up a bulging envelope of 36 prints. Typically, some were blurry, some had …

Situations happen. Beautiful scenes appear. One challenge has always been how to be ready to shoot a picture quickly. Photo buffs would often carry a simple point-and-shoot everywhere just so they would never be caught without a camera and miss a shot. Luckily, our smartphone cameras have improved so much in recent years — and who goes anywhere without their …

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