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How can I improve this picture of my friend on vacation?

Signal to Noise Ratio over the years

How was the Blade Runner replicant eye reflection effect done?

How can I get perfect sharpness when shooting still art?

If shooting RAW, is the white balance selected in camera irrelevant for exposure?

Why don't compact digital cameras have the aperture range of DSLRs?

When is it OK to place the subject in the middle of a picture?

Why can't my SLR autofocus on certain parts of a scene?

What is the best way to auto crop bulk images?

What's the best way to scan in hundreds of pictures?

Does crop factor still apply to a vintage film SLR lens?

Are color and tones in this seascape fine?

How do DSLRs figure out what aperture to select in P mode?

How can I reduce noise at ISO 100 in photos taken in the twilight?

What causes an SD card to go corrupt?

Are microwave ovens dangerous to digital cameras?

How does a film camera perform exposure compensation?

How can I get headshot portraits with pleasing, natural perspective if I'm constrained to a short distance?

Is Nikon D500 a good fit for nature and ambient-lighting portraits and occasional other uses?

Why do I see this yellow color shift at high ISOs and fast shutter speeds?

What's the difference between colour space and bit depth?

How can I resize more than 2GB of travel photography with no quality compromise?

What cheap colour calibrators are available for Linux?

What do the numbers in film formats reference?

How can I best take photos of people in front of a Christmas tree using only available lighting?

What makes a Carl Zeiss lens so special in a smartphone?

Image processing & editing: what is an "unmanipulated" image?

Are equipment reviews from websites like kenrockwell.com and bythom.com reliable?

Does the dpi number reported by camera in JPG have any meaning?

How do I combine multiple exposures for action shots?