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Superman is famous for the giant “S” emblazoned on the chest of his signature outfit. I doubt it has anything to do with the ability of an S-curve in Photoshop to make images look better, but both are legendary for the way they help out those in need. OK, so Photoshop may not be faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive, but the S-curve is a remarkable tool that you really should be familiar with….

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Even though I don’t use any products actually made by Arca-Swiss, I’m a dedicated user of products compatible with the Arca-Swiss dovetail system. I’m guessing many of you are too. Adding a mounting plate is a proven way to solidly couple just about anything atop your tripod head. But if what you want to mount is a lens with a removable tripod foot, your best bet isn’t to add a mounting plate to the bottom of that foot; it’s to replace the foot itself….

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This isn’t a photography tip per se, but I’m a photographer and was quite pleased to learn about this myself recently and thought I’d share it. Finally, a way to deal with mosquitoes and bugs when car camping….

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In the modern world of photography, there are two kinds of filters. One kind goes in front of a camera lens and is designed to improve the appearance of the images you shoot with it. There are also software filters used as Photoshop plug-ins that are also meant to make your images look better. Both types of filters can be helpful when used in moderation, but both can easily be overused too….

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When saving an image as a TIFF file in Photoshop, you have to pick whether you want to use IBM PC or Macintosh byte order. While you might think your choice would depend on which platform you use, such is not really the case….

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From time to time the question comes up of whether or not the use of Photoshop and similar image editing programs means that digital photography isn’t “real” photography anymore. While Photoshop is a great tool to help overcome the limitations of the photographic process, it can also be used to change just about anything if you want to. So in order to answer the question, I guess it all depends on where you draw the line….

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When saving an image as a TIFF file in Photoshop, you have to pick whether you want to use IBM PC or Macintosh byte order. While you might think your choice would depend on which platform you use, such is not really the case….

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Towards the end of October, Adobe made available a public beta of the forthcoming Lightroom 3 application. So far, it looks great. Read on for my initial thoughts….

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Adobe makes both Camera Raw and Lightroom so it’s natural to compare the two. While they do have a lot in common there are differences, and those differences mean that Camera Raw and Lightroom don’t always play well together….

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Photoshop is a complex program that lets users configure numerous options to meet their needs and preferences. Unfortunately, every now and then this can lead to frustration if you settings get messed up somehow. One of the most visible such frustrations stems from messed up cursors. But before you literally start cursing at Photoshop, there are ways to solve Photoshop cursor problems….

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