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The Lightweight Photographer:
Canon Powershot G11 Real World Camera Review

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on February 14, 2010

in Cameras & Photo Equipment, Reviews

Canon Powershot G11 Real World Review for Travel PhotographersThe Canon Powershot G11 is an excellent small camera for travel photography. Read a real world, hands-on review of this king of the compacts.

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New Camera? No Raw Support Yet In Photoshop? No Problem: Use Adobe’s Digital Negative DNG Converter

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on January 31, 2010

in Computer Hardware and Software, Computers & Software for Photographers

Adobe Digital Negative DNG for processing raw images from new model camerasBuy a new camera and you might find you can’t process its raw images in Photoshop or Lightroom until Adobe updates its raw converter software. Use Adobe digital negative (DNG) as your raw format until then. Learn how.

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Protect Your Lens With A UV Haze or Skylight Filter. Or Not.

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on November 27, 2009

in Cameras & Photo Equipment, Photo Equipment, Tips

Should filters be used to protect your lens?Should you protect your lens with a filter? UV/Haze and Skylight filters are commonly used to protect lenses, but keeping a filter on your lens all the time can lead to poorer-quality images. It might be best to use these filters only when they are needed and turn to lens hoods for protection that doesn’t affect your pictures.

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Adobe Lightroom 2.0: Using the Adjustment Brush

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on August 9, 2008

in Adobe Lightroom, Computer Hardware and Software, Computers & Software for Photographers, Lessons & Tutorials, Video

Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Adjustment BrushAdobe Lightroom 2.0 is here and it is a big improvement over version 1.4. There are many subtle improvements and a few major additions. The adjustment brush tool is brand new. With the adjustment brush, you can selectively paint in all sorts of adjustments that you used to have to do in Photoshop: exposure, saturation, and more. Watch my video and learn how to use the new adjustment brush in Adobe Lightroom 2.0 here.

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