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Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items. The more you know [...]

You'll be surprised how much you'll learn by taking the same photo in different seasons. There's a big chance that you'll get more than the obvious different image. You'll improve [...]

That is me battling with a goat for my tripod during a camera club outing many years ago! Thanks to another photographer for catching the occasion. I really appreciated receiving [...]

While the word 'contrast' can refer to a variety of photo elements, this article is about the amount of difference between the lights and darks in a photo. These two [...]

Before I knew this composition technique, I would move away from trees, branches, or building parts to get a clear view of my subject. I would search for a subject [...]

Here are more examples of how to expand your thinking when searching for what to photograph in different seasons. Look for images that are unique to the season. The seasonal [...]

When you are willing to explore all the possibilities of your photo, find a preset. A preset for your photo editing software is simply a saved group of editing settings. [...]

It's eye-catching but incredibly easy. It's not for every image but very effective when used without being a distraction. The use of a very subtle dark vignette can be an [...]

Your eyes place your image's center of interest in the center of your vision. You don't see it off to the side. But when you capture that scene with your [...]

Do you know there is more than one black and white (BW) version of your color photo? That is great news! It means you can create more than one appealing [...]

Cannot change it by typing! What Can You Do and Not Do with Photo Files in Folders? You can't change a photo file's format by simply by renaming the file. [...]

I don't know why I did it! I interrupted my drive to Arizona's Petrified Forest. I stopped my car and positioned it to put the sign's reflection on the hood: [...]

You may not agree with this, but a detail is more often a winning photo than the whole subject. Here are three reasons. One reason is based on the rule [...]

How do you portray the realism of the vast expanse of an outdoor scenic in a photo? An effective method is to include people or an object with a size [...]

How about finding an object you can place as a big subject in the foreground? This is a composition style that offers you a great variation for your body of [...]

When you're out and about with your camera and see an 'unexpected object,' be sure to take a photo of it. Sometimes it will be laughable, sometimes intriguing! But it'll [...]

Why should you be looking for leading lines when creating an image? Maybe because the viewer will notice them right away and quickly understand and appreciate your photo. In addition, [...]

Sitting down on the ground is a sure way to produce an image different from most others. One evening during the golden hour, I sat down on the hard, uneven [...]

Every photo has a depth of field. It is somewhere between great and shallow. It is the area (field) that appears sharpest. Whatever you focus on is the sharpest point [...]

When the background helps tell the image's story, I say that the background 'makes' the image. Not all backgrounds do that. Some are distractions. Some are neutral. But it is [...]

New Digital Dialogue group #67 is in French and needs six (6) more participants. The administrator and first participant is Richard Quesnel. Les images sur ce site ont ete crees [...]

I need your help here Is it just my camera and software, or do you have this situation? When I select a different aspect ratio than my camera's 3:2 sensor, [...]

Whenever I am in 'layers' country as shown in these photos of Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia, I feel joy! I just love it when I see a huge distance [...]

Understanding the Image Quality Your digital camera has several settings for image quality. In the days of film cameras, the photo quality was determined by the film. There were no [...]

DON'T LOSE IT How Not to Lose Your Original Image RAW Tip If you shoot RAW, it is wonderful to know that you won't accidentally lose your original images when [...]

Basics of Photo File Formats, Part 3 Six Facts about RAW photo files Fact #1 Must shoot it The only way you get a RAW image is to shoot it [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Plano, TX 75025 E-mail: carole.kropscot@gte.net After the PSA Conference You visited the Conference Den table for EID and perhaps picked up some literature [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ EID Den at the PSA Conference It's that time of year again! I always enjoy going to this photography convention. I use my free time to visit the dens [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ Share Your Experiences in this Column We all would love to know about each other's experiences with the equipment and supplies used to make digital images via the computer. [...]

It's easy and free to put continual announcements in your newspaper, magazine, and radio station. With a little more effort and $10-$20 you can create and place a flier. A [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ EID Star Ratings The Uniform Practice Committee has established Star rating requirements for Internet Exhibitions, so now is the time to enter these Internet Digital Imaging Exhibitions and start [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Plano, TX 75025 E-mail: carole.kropscot@gte.net An extraordinary supply of information about the software and hardware needed for electronic imaging, whether it is still [...]

http://psa-eid.org/ Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Plano, TX 75025 E-mail: carole.kropscot@gte.net Visit and/or Join an Internet Study Group See the NEW sixth study group, also called a circuit, on [...]

Now, Electronic Imaging salons are listed in the Exhibitions section of the PSA Journal. If you missed the January and February deadlines for two of them, be sure to check [...]

As the new editor for this column, let me introduce myself. I'm hopping over from writing the Online column in this News section. The Online column has been discontinued in [...]

This is the final Online Column here in the News section. Some of the information normally found here will now be in the EID column, which I'll be writing as [...]

Put Your Photos Online Without Making Your Own Website: Part One You don't have to create a website from scratch to put your photos on the Internet for your family [...]

Exchanging Info 'Online' A new online newsgroup begun in April 2000 called eGroups offers anyone the opportunity to both create and join email groups. Using this free email group service, [...]

Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Plano, TX 75025 Fax: (972) 618-4343 E-mail: carole.kropscot@gte.net Send your personal and club websites, photos, questions, and comments to my new e-mail address above. [...]

If you don't have a computer, many of the resources in this article can be contacted by phone, the old fashioned way. Or, ask a friend to spend a little [...]

Keep sending those e-mails, photos, websites, questions and comments. Nature Online The Nature Photo Index (www.naturepix.com) includes nature guides and reference articles, discussion forums, travel locations, and many websites such [...]

Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Piano, TX 75025 (972) 618-4343, Fax: (972) 618-4343 (call first) E-mail: ckropscot@aol.com Photographer's Websites 'Photography has enriched my life more than I can tell [...]

Carole Kropscot, Editor 2812 Bowie Dr., Piano, TX 75025 (972) 618-4343, Fax: (972) 618-4343 (call first) E-mail: ckropscot@aol.com Finding It Online With Search Engines A search engine is a website [...]

E-mail me at ckropscot@aol.com Using e-mail when you are 'online' enhances your photographic work and communication. Join the trend of asking everyone for their e-mail address. Then, you can easily [...]

E-mail me at ckropscot@aol.com Are you 'online' yet? Still confused and in need of more basics? Or, confident enough to send e-mail, find a website, use the links, use a [...]

Welcome to the world--by getting 'online'! To be 'online' means that you have a modem connected from your computer to your telephone line and an Internet software program with a [...]

RAW facts Do you shoot RAW? That's a favorite question of photographers! Photographers like to know if an image started out in the RAW file format. Since there is literally [...]

Any mention of products or services in this article or anywhere else in the PSA Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval of those items. You don't have much [...]

What message did I want to convey when I went to photograph at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site in Olathe, Kansas? I wanted something more than historic, [...]

This lesson focuses on how to shoot a first image the best you can, and then be patient while you move your body and camera to find some different backgrounds. [...]