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Aren't all digital images ultimately just pixel values between 0 - 255?

How did photography work before auto-focus was invented?

What tagging system do you use? [closed]

How can I fix an out-of-focus blurred photo in Photoshop?

What is the farthest a camera can see?

What do I need to get photos with a unifom black background (not with post)?

What methods can be used to micro-adjust autofocus of a camera body to a particular lens?

Why are Red, Green, and Blue the primary colors of light?

How do I make my photos have more impact?

Is it lenses which make your photographs, not camera bodies?

May I hold the DSLR in part by the hotshoe flash?

How can I better organise and file my photos?

Why don't cameras show an “accurate” histogram?

Does my crop sensor camera actually turn my lenses into a longer focal length?

How to get started with Wildlife Photography?

How do I find the right white balance value to set in my camera?

What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios?

What do I need to consider to choose between dSLR, mirrorless, or a compact as my first “serious” camera?

Is there an equivalent to Adobe's “Vibrance” in Gimp?

What are the criteria to decide whether a photo is “technically correct” or not?

Does A RAW file exist containing the full dynamic range of a natural scene with a ratio of 100,000:1?

What photo management software would you recommend for Linux? [closed]

Are RGB numeric values equal to CMYK percentages?

What is the relationship between film speed and the ISO setting on my film camera?

Manual photography cheat sheet — where can I find one, or what should be on it?

Is camera flash actually harmful to infants or newborns?

How to get the best results for landscape and stars photographs?

How should I approach deer to photograph them?

What's a good strategy for choosing which photos to keep?

How do I position a watermark so that it looks good and does not spoil my image?