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• Tutorial: Photographing the Milky Way with a standard DSLR camera
  by Cain Doherty

  I have an improved and better formatted version of this tutorial in my wordpress blog....

  I have an improved and better formatted version of this tutorial in my wordpress blog. This tutorial will cover the development of my image Milky Way from Apollo Bay using a Canon 350D, a wide angle lens, Adobe Photoshop and an image alignment program called hugin. For this to be repeatable you must be shooting with clear dark skies, free from light pollution. I used settings of Tv: 20 sec, Av: f/4, focal length: 17mm and ISO speed: 1600. A shutter release cable is also a great tool and can keep your camera clicking as it sits on the tripod. The more images taken, the better for the final result, because this will improve the signal to noise ratio that plagues digital sensors during long exposures. A tracking mount is not necessary with a 20 second shutter speed because the rotation of the night sky is undetectable at such a wide angle. Please read the following steps for more information. All images are hyperlinked to larger sizes. 1) Download this zipped folder containing four of my unaligned shots of the Milky Way. 2) Load them into hugin_0.7_beta_4. 3) Manually align images with control points – don’t automatically align. I aligned three images to a common one. Enlarge the screenshot for details. 4) Click Edit – fine tune all points. 5) Click View – preview window. 6) Click Center and Fit buttons to achieve this view. 7) Click Edit – Optimise. 8) Click Stitcher – image format – multiple tiff . Final screen before clicking Stitch Now . 9) If you don’t want to worry about learning how to align the images with hugin, then you can download this zipped folder containing the four prealigned images of the Milky Way. 10) Load each image onto a new layer in photoshop adjusting the blend mode to screen which is good at lightening images without lightening the darkest areas. 11) Add a medium contrast curves layer. 12) Add colour balance layer: shadows (-90,-25,-10), midtones (-15,-5,-20), highlights (0,-5,30). 13) The final result For comparison’s sake, shown below is a typical accompanying jpeg to a raw file I began with for one of the individual images. I used Adobe Camera Raw to extract the jpegs provided in step 1 for processing. In closing, I’d like to point out this is not the only way an image like this can be captured; there is myriads of possibilities. I have developed this simple and inexpensive method by just experimenting with the tools at my disposal. Comments are welcomed. If you haven’t done so already, please check out another tutorial I have written: Layer Masks and Transparency Gradients for The Heart.

• SMILE BABY!
  by Karin Taylor

  SMILE BABY! / !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/clothing/bodycolor:teal/size:small/style:womens/view:main/1925817-1-smile-baby-retro-te…

  SMILE BABY! / Just journalling that I had my first sale ever of Smile Baby! Retro Tee to Hilary Walker who is a lovely photographer with a portfolio of works here on RB – thank you Hilary! I really appreciate your purchase! You are the first! ::) This design also comes in a slightly different variation of colour called Smile Baby Tee I had so much fun making this design, it was created on brown paper using felt tip pen, coloured pencil, chalk pastel, charcoal and gesso (acrylic white undercoat)

• Mini photo shoot
  by Cathleen Tarawhiti

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  A special “hi” to Meach (top right); thanks for the train pics :) Added 19 Feb 08 …since this they have been really getting into it. Every time I pull my camera out their little heads stick up like meerkats and they start the posing; I’m trying to ween then off the cheesy grin, the tongue poking out and the gang hand signals (unbeknownst to them). And it’s working – I put them on my end of the camera so they can see a normal pose and a silly pose and I can see them working it out in their heads. Wee marvels. Now they call themselves photographers, or rather, petonkriffers which is even better.

• Photographers - what are you using?
  by Karl Denton

  OK Red Bubbler’s… A moment of curiosity… what type of cameras and lighting equipment are you using? Digital or film? If digital …

  OK Red Bubbler’s… A moment of curiosity… what type of cameras and lighting equipment are you using? Digital or film? If digital are you shooting DSLR or point and shoot? I will start… On the road: Nikon D70s and Nikon D2Xs each with the 18-70mm lens and a 60mm fixed focal length lens that is my favorite. Just sold the 70-200mm VR lens and the wide angle 12-24mm… In the Studio: The above and on rare occasions on location a Mamiya 645D with the ZD digital back. I no longer shoot film but I have a fridge full of it just incase… Studio light system is the Profoto Acute 2 2400 and 2 Opus OPL-K500s all with soft boxes, snoot’s screens and barn doors. Computer wise… an old by todays standards, dual processor G4 Power Mac, 23” display and a Power Book laptop. 4 and half terra-bytes of storage (can you say back-up and often?) My main application is Photoshop CS3 but use many plug-ins as well as Apples Final Cut Studio for various jobs and special effects. I also us on occasion Poser, lightwave 9 and a couple of other apps to help achieve the desired result. I have yet to figure out Adobe’s Lightroom or Apples Aperture… bridge seems to work just fine for me. If you are a Nikon user I would highly recommend getting there Capture NX, nothing better for working with people and skin tones. and it is fully functional only with Nikon raw file. So lets see what is used out there… No opinions on which you believe is best, just a survey of what is being used please…

• PCC Model Shoot!
  by Samantha Cole-Surjan

  Hi All, / Today i had some fun with my Camera Club, Pakenham Camera Club . The PCC organised a…

  Hi All, / Today i had some fun with my Camera Club, Pakenham Camera Club . The PCC organised a model shoot for it’s members. / A very special thanks to Roy for allowing the club to use his studio and home, and also for all of Roy’s amazing knowledge and advice! Pakenham Camera Club has a wide range of age groups and expertise amoung these age groups… some die hard film shooters and also the new digital shooters… The camera club caters for all alike and try and encourage all members to partake where possible, if you are near or far and looking for a great club with a bunch of great members… give us a try! Ok back to the images…....I have had a play with the processing to achieve a certain style and i pretty much had this in mind when i shot them, i wanted that film noir, dark and moody dorothy in the wizard of Oz feel to them… Not sure i have got there with what i intended but i am pretty happy with the results all the same! Here are a couple from today!

• My new baby and I
  by tuffcookie

  lol ok guys here you go. here’s a couple shots of myself with the new camera. I’ve taken a few play shots with it already and have discov…

  lol ok guys here you go. here’s a couple shots of myself with the new camera. I’ve taken a few play shots with it already and have discovered that the image stabilization is going to take some getting used to lol. I still love my olympus which is an awesome camera but i can’t wait to play with the new one. Telephoto lens isn’t here yet but soon / and this is me being a goof. /

• Bermagui Seaside Fair 2007
  by Darren Stones

  By Darren Stones – Freelance Photojournalist / Subscribe via RSS/Atom...

  By Darren Stones – Freelance Photojournalist / Subscribe via RSS/Atom Bermagui Seaside Fair 2007 – Blog version with accompanying photographs and music video Note: Photographs relating to this article can be found here. Horseshoe Bay – Bermagui The 10th Bermagui Seaside Fair was held on Saturday 10 March 2007 and what a spectacular event it turned out to be. Thousands of locals from the region were proud as punch to partake and witness a fun-filled day of activities. Festivities commenced on the main wharf at the Bermagui Boat Harbour at 8am with the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony. Bishop Allan Ewing conducted the blessing and also addressed the gathering of locals regarding their continued dedication in making the annual festival a continued success. During the ceremony, the dapper dressed gentlemen from the Bermagui Probus Club Men’s Choir sang hymns, and other local singers and musicians performed. The majority of events were conducted at the Dickinson Oval precinct and a large crowd attended. Bermagui Seaside Fair announcer, June Tarlinton, said “They estimate there will be around 10,000 people and judging from what I’m seeing, I wouldn’t be surprised if they are fairly close to the mark.” “The street parade is extremely popular,” said June when referring to the amount of participants and spectators. “The Bega Vintage Car Club has forty cars involved this year and they’ve never had this many ever. The way the cars have been restored is awesome.” As part of the fair each year the Bermagui Citizen of the Year is announced. This year’s recipient of the award was Candy Craine, who was recognised for her tireless work in caring for sick and injured native animals on her property. June Tarlinton said “Candi Craine was nominated by persons within the community and she was a very worthy recipient of the award.” “She has put a lot of effort into rehabilitating animals since the loss of her husband.” Candi is also an avid photographer and she exhibited many of her quality wildlife photographs at the photographic exhibition at the Bermagui Country Club during the Seaside Fair. Celebrity entertainers, Frankie J Holden and Michelle Pettigrove, were invited to perform and compere the Bermagui Idols competition. The competition catered for local talent and the performers came out in droves to strut their stuff on stage for the gathered throng. Winner of the Bermagui Idol primary school age section was the highly talented nine-year-old Sophie Halliday, who performed a cover version of the song Who Knew by Pink. Judging for the competition was carried out in a novel way, and this was done by gauging the level of audience applause when each contestant’s name was announced. When Sophie’s name was announced, the applause and screaming was deafening. You could have come to the conclusion that her family in attendance numbered 500. She was undoubtedly the star of this year’s Bermagui Idol competition. Young local band, Overdrive, belted out a few tunes for the large and receptive crowd. The street parade, sponsored by Australian regional and rural broadband internet provider, activ8me, was a roaring success as it made its way along the spectator-lined one kilometre stretch of Lamont Street. The Batemans Bay Soldiers Club Pipe Band lead the colourful parade which included floats representing local schools, various community groups, the Bega Vintage Car Club, SES and Rural Fire Service, Bermagui Surf Lifesaving Club members, Bermagui CWA and street performers. Novelty events were conducted for kids, and kids at heart, with the Chuck-A-Tuna competition proving more than a handful for participants. A little bending of the rules by some was detected, however it all added to the fun and frivolity of the afternoon. Local Aboriginal dance group, Gulaga Dancers, were in attendance and performed traditional style dances for the crowd. Carnival rides, a spectacular fireworks display in the evening over Horseshoe Bay, and a sandcastle competition were also part of the day’s festivities. Dozens of stalls were erected on Dickinson Oval with stallholders exhibiting and selling local produce and products, advertising local and regional services and businesses, and supplying food and beverages for the masses. On Endeavour Point Headland, Sculpture on the Edge featured sculptures by Alan Watt, Richard Moffatt, Michael Le Grand and the provocative Melbourne sculptor Greg Taylor. Bermagui, approximate population 1120, is situated in the gorgeous Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales and is renowned as one of the best, if not the best, places for marlin fishing in Australia. It’s also home to a fishing fleet, and is close to Montague Island which hosts numerous animal species. Other local attractions in Bermagui are the scenic Horseshoe Bay, the Bermagui Boat Harbour where you can witness the unloading of the catch of the day, and the Bermagui Blue Pool. The historic Bermagui Beach Hotel exhibits fishing memorabilia in the main bar, lounge and dining areas. It’s also a top spot for a soothing ale or lemonade. Meals are hearty and excellent value for money. High quality accommodation at affordable rates is available at the Bermagui Beach Hotel and the ultra modern Harbourview Motel. Bermagui is a friendly and scenic seaside town located 378 kilometres south of Sydney, Australia. Put it on your list of must see places – it’s a gem. Information Visit Bermagui – Bermagui information web site Bermagui Beach Hotel – Established 1895 Harbourview Motel – Four star accommodation Darren Stones Horseshoe Bay – Bermagui Bermagui Blue Pool

• Digital Camera Magazine (UK) Photographer of the Year 2007
  by Frank Yuwono

  Digital Camera Magazine (UK) Photographer of the Year 2007 / I won third prize in the Macro …

  Digital Camera Magazine (UK) Photographer of the Year 2007 / I won third prize in the Macro category with / “Breakdancer”! I also got “Boxing Mantis” commended in the same category.

• Remembering Dad
  by Gracey

  Remembering Dad (no idea how to embed an image into the journals h…

  Remembering Dad (no idea how to embed an image into the journals here) The story behind the image. This image was created in January 2006, mostly in memory of my dad who passed away from AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) in 2002. He was diagnosed on July 8th that year, and passed away on July 30th. This was a man who had never lost a single day of work due to illness; who seldom had a cold; who I don’t think ever had suffered the flu. At the time he was undergoing treatment in hospital, we also discovered the problem with mom was Alzheimer’s – I think dad was more worried about what would happen to mom without him, than what has happening to him. My dad was a camera bug – for as far back as I can remember he had a camera in his hand – he had some semi-pro type equipment from the 50s (two mamiyas from the wedding photographer who shot their wedding photos – his gift to my parents, along with the camera equipment) and another slr (can’t remember the brand), but mostly after us kids were born (just me, then my sister) he bought whatever new ‘gimmick’ camera came out – the polaroid (one of every style they made), the kodaks (from the 620 pictured in the image to the most current non-digital at the time he died), the ‘disk’ style, the movie cameras, the video cameras – if it took a picture, he bought it. Most of them are gone – they didn’t work and I’m not really into saving junk for the sake of saving it. I kept the 620 and one of the mamiyas with it’s screw on lens adaptors and off camera flash. The other mamiya I tried to have repaired with no luck. When he died, I inherited that, and all his photos (which my mother had no interest in whatsoever), some of his old books, and old reel-to-reel tape recorder with tapes (memories…some of those sound tapes were me and my sisters as very young children), most of his old home movies and his slides, and thousands (I do mean thousands) of records, from the 78s right up to things like Kiss (those were my old records I had thought long trashed)). But I inherited something else that day – yes, it was indeed that very day he died. I guess because of his interest in photography I always had an interest in it too. After all, I was “daddy’s girl” (and so I stayed until the minute of his death) and in my childhood, we did everything together. He was always fitting me out with one of his “older” cameras when he bought a new one (just about every year judging by the number of cameras in my inheritance). For me, it was only that – an interesting hobby – something to have fun with, not something I was very serious about, nor very passionate about. But dad, he was always passionate about photography- he never went anywhere without at least one camera. I wasn’t with him when he died – I was stuck in the town I lived in, and he was in the city he lived in, but my sister was there with my mom, and she was on the phone with me. At the moment he died, I knew that the rest of my life would be different – not because he was gone from it, but because of what he left in it. That moment was when passion was born in my life – oh, sure I was passionate about a lot of things in my life, but not photography. From then til now (and hopefully until the day I too pass on to better things) I have found inside myself the desire to improve, and to strive for excellence in my photography, and in my art. Lots of times I don’t achieve that excellence, but I never stop trying to find it. That day was the day my career in photography was dragged into life kicking and screaming; because of dad, and his life and passion, and his death. The creation of the image was in a way, something of an apology – for not seeing what he was trying to show me when he was still with me in life.

• Roughly Speaking 2
  by RoughDiamond

  I read this in a Reader’s Digest … can’t find it right now but I thought it was brilliant. A couple and their friend who is an ama…

  I read this in a Reader’s Digest … can’t find it right now but I thought it was brilliant. A couple and their friend who is an amateur photographer went to dinner at a friend of the couple’s house. After perusing the photographs, the hostess said “Lovely photos, you must have an excellent camera”. The dinner progressed and as they were leaving, the friend of the couple turned to the hostess and said “Lovely dinner, you must have excellent pots.” I love that!

• Canon 50D
  by Stephen Mitchell

  Whilst I was purchasing extra lens-hood’s for two of my lens, I asked the price of the new Canon 50D...

  Whilst I was purchasing extra lens-hood’s for two of my lens, I asked the price of the new Canon 50D . This new camera is due to hit Australian stores on October 5th. Body: $1800-ish \ With standard Lens: $2400-ish. I’ve put one on order, with the lens. It will be our Xmas present to each other! UPDATE: 8:42 PM 20/10/2008 This purchase has been put off indefinitely. Because of my wife’s insistence to have a new kitchen before Xmas this year, plus my desire to have the floorboards polished, and our combined WANT to have our backyard totally renovated and replanted … this purchase will have to wait. I hope we start before my birthday next year, but won’t hold my breathe. Not yet.

• I Got a Camera -- New Work Coming, and Beautifully Photographed
  by Barbara Sparhawk

  I’ve been occupied with a lot of extraneous stuff bordering on nightmare—both work and home; it’s been a busy and distracting month th…

  I’ve been occupied with a lot of extraneous stuff bordering on nightmare—both work and home; it’s been a busy and distracting month that’s kept me from one of my favorite places on earth, RedBubble. I’ve been heartbroken not to be able to show good photographs of my paintings. My work is very painterly, lots of heavy pigment and brushwork that I’ve been unable to capture on film. I’ve been so especially unhappy about the Kipling portrait because it looks so much better than the photo I have up now, I think it was that straw and the camel’s back thing, and I haven’t known what to do. / Until Friday. / This weekend and over the next week, I’ll be uploading a lot of new photographs, chiefly because I have a fine digital camera now. For photographers here, it’s a Fujifilm E550 with a 7.2 zoom. I’ve been reading up on it and experimenting to figure out how to use it. The photos are really good. I can’t believe the difference. And you’ll be able to see the actual paintings I’ve done, not the ghostly or blurred or over-pixilated images that were all I could muster before. I’ve started to empty out my site, cut back by three pages so far, and I’m not sure what to do about removing the original posts because all the wonderful heartwarming comments are there. Didn’t care so much about losing the couple of thousand views, and mostly I tried to pick out the ones with few or no comments and no favorites. Maybe I’ll just make the old stuff unavailable for sale, and the new photographs of paintings for sale. Any advice will be appreciated. Then too, some of the earlier stuff looks good, the pen and inks are from a professonal service, and some have even sold. ????? Please forgive me for my absence, and failure to note all the remarkable work my RedBubble friends and compatriots are so darn good at doing. I’ve missed this place tremendously, and most especially the fine photography and paintings from people I’ve come to know and admire. I’ll be updating my own website, The Hawks Perch, aftter this; looks like I’ve got the summer’s work cut out for me. / The dust is settling. See you all soon again, and I hope you’ll have the chance to stop by and let me know what you think. / Best wishes to you all, / Barbara

• Photographers HELP!!!!!!!!!
  by adgray

  Hey all you gorgeous artists that I watch in here [and who watch me :o)] My man Mick [skik] has…

  Hey all you gorgeous artists that I watch in here [and who watch me :o)] My man Mick [skik] has finally decided to really improve his photography but he needs some help picking a camera. / Can You please take a moment to go look at his journal entry here and if you can think of a good camera for him to get I would be grateful [it will make my Pointing and him Pushing less Painful :o)] Thanks so much for your time / Keep Happy :o)

• Warmest Thanks Eastman KODAK Camera Photographs Group
  by DanceswithCats

  Two very special artists and members of Red Bubble have only recently established and opened a new group. *The Eastman KODAK Camera Phot…

  Two very special artists and members of Red Bubble have only recently established and opened a new group. The Eastman KODAK Camera Photographs Group here: If you use a Kodak camera now is a great time to become part of a great group. I just discovered that they have so graciously honored me today by featuring one of my entries into their new group… Created By God here: / Thank you so much for this special honor. It means so much to me; and I know my mother (who is the proud owner of this beautiful cat) will be so proud to know that her “baby” is getting such special attention. Thank you so much. / Hugs / Terri

• Way to Go!
  by elisab

  Tomorrow is the day. Down come the Christmas decorations. The beautiful tree sitting in the corner has been making me smile for a month…

  Tomorrow is the day. Down come the Christmas decorations. The beautiful tree sitting in the corner has been making me smile for a month. Its lights still reflect the sparkly lights. The tree is starting to lean forward. I think it is because the cat has been jumping up playing with the bulbs. She even knocked some of the lower bulbs off. I picked them up and put them on the TV stand. I took the outside lights down today. I will miss turning them on. I will miss having the lights shine into the windows after the sun sets. They are packed away and the extension cord is in the container with them. The room will seem empty. The decorations will be in the plastic bins. So now the photographs I have taken for the last month and half will be printed and on the walls they go. I will be having fun. That camera sure is fun. Way to go!

• Photographic, working holiday!!!!!! Cool!!
  by Michael Hurren

  I cant wait, / In a coulple of weeks I am traveling from where I live in Newman to Kunnanura to photograph the Australian Safari with Dir…

  I cant wait, / In a coulple of weeks I am traveling from where I live in Newman to Kunnanura to photograph the Australian Safari with Dirtcomp magazine. http://www.dirtcomp.com.au/ / http://www.australiansafari.com.au/ The Safari travels all the way from Kunnanura to Perth and goes through Newman about half way, so I will have about 7 days on the road and I hopeing to not just shoot motor sport, But to take in the Kimberly’s, Broom as much of the north west as I can, and cut sick with the camera!! for myself too. Cool as! Mick

• Yay! Sold a print!
  by Michael Hurren

  To myself : ) I am donating a large print of mine to a community group in town for their fundraising raffle, at the annual town festiv…

  To myself : ) I am donating a large print of mine to a community group in town for their fundraising raffle, at the annual town festival. Cool : ) Mick.

• What do I shoot?
  by elisab

  Today is a great day. What will I shoot today? Will it be the child across the street climbing the big oak tree, or his little dog ba…

  Today is a great day. What will I shoot today? Will it be the child across the street climbing the big oak tree, or his little dog barking at him? Maybe it will be the pumpkin faces wilting on the front porch. Halloween is done and Thanksgiving is almost here. Oh no, I will shoot the cat sneaking up on the little barking dog!!

• PHOTOGRAPHERS
  by izzymary2

  To all you photographers out there a man here in Calgary fell over a short fence while out taking pictures and broke the lens in his came…

  To all you photographers out there a man here in Calgary fell over a short fence while out taking pictures and broke the lens in his camera, so watch where you tread

• Photographers HELP!!!!!!!!!
  by skik

  Hi all / I would like some advice from you whose work I admire so much on Red Bubble! I am aiming to take my photography hobby serious…

  Hi all / I would like some advice from you whose work I admire so much on Red Bubble! I am aiming to take my photography hobby seriously and would like your ideas on the best first digital camera to buy. What should I look for with optical and digital zoom lenses and the megapixal count variants & ratios. I’m also looking at the different ways of enhancing my shots so any feedback would be most appreciated…. what software to investigate and how to get the best results. Please remember I am virtually new to this so try to be clear in your suggestions. acronyms are all fair and well but I may not have the foggiest of what they are to represent. So please at first I don’t mind you dumbing it down a bit for me lol =o) !! Thanx for your time ~ skik =o)

• photographers HELP!?
  by JUMPer

  hi everyone / just wondering if any of you had any suggestions for me; / i’m looking to buy my first “proper” camera – as in…

  hi everyone / just wondering if any of you had any suggestions for me; / i’m looking to buy my first “proper” camera – as in, not a crappy digital one / just wondering if any of you know where i could buy one? / one that’s cheapish but still good quality / and what look for/look out for / and any other helpful info? thanks a bunch gemma♥

• Extraordinary pinhole photographer
  by Duncan Waldron

  I was searching for something about flashbulbs this evening, and found the Analog Photography Users Group...

  I was searching for something about flashbulbs this evening, and found the Analog Photography Users Group. In the pinhole forum, I found a link to this incredible site. Be warned: some of the cameras he has built (which are shown on the site) contain “biological” materials.

• Awaiting arrival of my new camera kit!!!
  by Damien Woods

  Yey, I have finally ordered my new camera kit!!! Canon EOS 450D 12.2 1.6 crop (will upgrade to the 5D replacement soon) / 580EX Speedli…

  Yey, I have finally ordered my new camera kit!!! Canon EOS 450D 12.2 1.6 crop (will upgrade to the 5D replacement soon) / 580EX Speedlite / Lowepro Gear Pack / Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS (Image Stabiliser) / Canon 70-200mm L f2.8 IS (Image Stabiliser) / 2×8GB Extreme III SDHC / Manfrotto 190XDB Tripod with Manfrotto 804RC2 Head Should arrive from Hong Kong this Friday…

• Camera RAW / Editor and Compression
  by Damien Woods

  Shooting in RAW definitely has it’s advantages both technically and creatively. Technically – image quality is paramount the dynamic…

  Shooting in RAW definitely has it’s advantages both technically and creatively. Technically – image quality is paramount the dynamic range surpasses JPEG. / Compression – using RAW is uncompressed. This means in post-production you are getting the highest possible quality with your shots. Every time you save a jpeg, the file is recompressed. Each compression degrades quality. The colour /detail range – to show detail in shadows is there if the shot is taken correctly and can often be fixed / retrieved in most cases. For example under / over exposed. However if the information just isn’t – it cannot be retrieved. If you are unable to shoot in RAW as most compact digitals can’t, shoot in jpeg and if you want the best quality either cash-up and buy a DLSR or save the shots in Photoshop as PSDs. However PSDs are large files and will clog up HDD space, esp if you don’t have much. When post processing in Photoshop, make sure you have the latest RAW Plug-in if you can’t get it, download the DNG Converter from Adobe’s website. As the newer cameras will more than likely not be supported in older versions of Photoshop, Lightroom or Elements. Creatively – there are a lot effects you can get just from using the RAW Editor. Using the channel mixers, vignetting, saturation, tint, temperature, shadow, exposure. / Effects such as black and whites, 70s wash, although I haven’t done a sepia – I’m sure it’s possible. If you want to do more, save the file as a PSD, not JPEG. Maintain the maximum image quality as compressing the file will deteriorate the quality, esp enlargement prints. Noise grain can be artistic it can also look really bad, too. Esp from low light shots taken with high ISO (although not a problem with higher end gear). Even with the flash, my experience is that most older DSLR Cameras are noisy and so do Compact Digitals – this may not become problem as technology develops. There are so many different effects you can get from experimenting – faking it. Polaroid, TTV (Through The Viewfinder), aged, warping, softening, montages, etc. Once you have your PSD, experiment with textures, blending modes and limited filters. As I don’t personally use a lot of them – ‘cheap’ and easy effects that are either over-used or used too much or too badly. BOO. I use levels, lots of overlays – including the same image in different colour sets and textures (from CG Textures , blurring, blending modes, paint brushes, saturation levels (can be done in the RAW Editor). Experiment. So if you’ve got the space (HDD and Memory Cards) shoot in RAW, much better long-term and better image quality. Different manufacturers have their own branded RAW. Adobe have DNG (Digital Negative) which works the same as a RAW image in the RAW editor. I personally convert my CR2 files from my Canon DSLR to DNG as Photoshop CS2 does not support them. CS3 however does. This is because Adobe only update the RAW Editor to a certain point /series of camera – so convert or upgrade, you decide which is better for your situation. RAW files are larger than jpegs, so you need sufficient space to store them, esp if you’re doing a lot of shooting – weddings, events, etc. Workflow speeds are dependant on hardware. External drives – transport BUS – Firewire 800 vs USB 2.0 vs Esata, Optical. RAM, Internal HDDs, CPU clock speeds, multiple CPUs, Video Card, Screen – on screen colour reproduction accuracy with prints -this is also affected by lighting in work environment. For any further questions about this topic, email me: damienwoods84@yahoo.com.au and I’ll get back to you ASAP.