Understand Photography

by Joe Fitzpatrick Lightroom The nature of digital images requires that some sharpening be applied after capture. With a JPEG initial sharpening takes place in the camera; with a RAW file all sharpening is done in post processing. Unfortunately when ...

by Greg Agee Plugins exist to enhance your experience, make your life easier and offer you options that your normal editing software like Photoshop and Elements don’t do easily. One of my major go to plugins is Topaz Remask. Why? ...

SIZE MATTERS. Last week I wrote about JPEG quality levels. The look of your prints or on screen images is also determined by the number of pixels your image contains. More pixels means more detail but also larger file size. ...

Please check the calendar and register for classes and events at our meetup site: www.meetup.com/understandphotography Our summer schedule is up and we’ll continue to add events! We hope to see you for fun, learning and practice!! ~Peggy Tweet

Show & Tell is one of our monthly photo contests where you download a photo, retouch it, then upload it to your own blog (tumblr, flickr, etc). Once retouched and uploaded, you submit via the Linky tool at the bottom ...