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Three Reasons to Avoid Relying on the Crop Tool

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Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
In this age of digital photo editing, it’s tempting to get lazy when you’re taking a photo out in the field and just say to yourself, “well, if I don’t like how I framed this, I could always crop it later.” But, there are a few disadvantages to relying on that crop tool too much: [Read more…] about Three Reasons to Avoid Relying on the Crop Tool

Dispelling the megapixel myth

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megapixelmythThere seems to be an overwhelming obsession with megapixels these days.

It’s always the first number reported when a new camera is released, and many people still think it indicates the quality of the camera’s photographs.

Well, unfortunately that’s not the case. There is no direct correlation between number of megapixels and image quality. We all have a natural desire to sum up a product with one number, but with a camera that’s impossible. [Read more…] about Dispelling the megapixel myth