Adobe selected the spotlight of Photoshop World in Orlando to introduce the beta version of Photoshop Lightroom 2.0. Tom Hogarty showed off some of its alluring features, including the new dodge and burn tool. You can see for yourself in this video from the keynote.

A series of mini-tutorials on advanced camera techniques is running on The Digital Story. I've listed (with links) the first batch here. More to follow on a regular basis. These are fun!

I've been researching all sorts of fun photography trivia for my upcoming book, Digital Photography Companion, and one that I though you'd enjoy is this nifty chart that compares Raw, DNG, and Jpeg file sizes on a handful of of DSLRs

When I sat down with Albert Watson in New York, I knew what I wanted to talk about. I wanted to hear how the industry has changed over the course of his 250 Vogue covers. I wanted to know how he prepared for the only wedding he's ever shot: Prince Andrew's royal marriage. And I wanted to understand the difference...

I met with Mark Dahm, Adobe Senior Product Manager for Photoshop Elements 6, last week at Adobe HQ in San Jose, CA. If you've been following the product cycle, Elements 6 for Windows was recently released, with the Mac version coming early next year. I had a lot of questions for Mark. Down one path, it appears to me that...

The Canon G9 is incredibly compact, considering its pro features such as Raw, custom functions, 6X zoom lens, image stabilization, face detection, and FlexiZone AF focusing. At 12.1 megapixels, it has plenty of resolution for photo quality 13"x19" prints. And the large 3" LCD makes composition and viewing a pleasure -- all of this for less than $499 US. Is...

Despite all the new goodies in iPhoto '08, such as event-based organization, I'm most pleased with the overhauled Adjust palette. There are real Levels controls similar to those in Photoshop, Highlights and Shadows sliders, and Noise adjustment (particularly handy for compact camera shooters at high ISOs). This brings iPhoto's Adjust palette up to snuff with other modern photo management...

Keep this in your back pocket... You reset the iPhone by holding down the top power button and the Home button for about 6 seconds or until you see the Apple logo....

Most of us have camera phones. A few of us use them. I have a practical application for your smartphone that's bound to help you at least once: Use your camera phone to photograph your parking locations in a gigantic garages so you don't lose your car. I started doing this a while back, and suddenly became enamored with...

Want to set up a small photo studio in the garage or spare room, but don't want to spend thousands of dollars on lighting equipment? A trip to the hardware store can provide you with most of the items you need to set up a studio for portraits and inanimate objects. Basic tungsten shop lights with reflectors and clamps can...