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I subscribe to a number of photo-related blogs. Mostly, I take a quick glance, make a mental note and delete. But, this is one article I want to remember, and hopefully, act on. In the article the author, Darren Rowse, says, “Like most of you, I got interested in photography after [...]

I came across this site and thought it may be of interest
http://photoinf.com/General/Robert_Berdan/Composition_and_the_Elements_of_Visual_Design.htm

Again, I want to stress that the gear you have WORKS. You need to read the manual, get the settings working for you and use your surroundings to your advantage.
Have a quick read of Strobist and then come back here:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html
I cannot stress enough that you can be VERY creative on the cheap. Example is $40 [...]

 I am just wondering what is a recommended file size that would give you the best quality larger prints eg. 11 x 14 when you develope and resize raw files to jpeg for printing.  Is there a cheat sheet or can we put one together.  Just trying to understand the resizing file size vs quality.
Also is there [...]

Syntax and Form:
1. Use proper capitalization and spelling. Please try to use Canadian spelling. 2. Don't use all caps of course. PLEASE 3. Paragraphs are nice. Titles are nice. Don't forget them 4. Please…. try.. to avoid…trailing periods… 5. Type like you are writing a letter to you dear old Grandma. She'll cane [...]

Recently I was asked to critique some dull, lifeless shots. They were OOF (out of focus) as well. The poster shot wide open at 2.8 and underexposed. I explained to get the contrast and wow factor going you have to expose to the right a bit or overexpose 1/2 stop, then pull it back in [...]