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129 votes
7 answers
19k views

What is "ISO" on a digital camera?

99 votes
4 answers
18k views

What does an unprocessed RAW file look like?

69 votes
5 answers
11k views

What exactly determines depth of field?

53 votes
8 answers
11k views

Do megapixels matter with modern sensor technology?

48 votes
5 answers
51k views

What is the "Rule of 600" in astrophotography?

45 votes
5 answers
17k views

What does it mean for a photograph to be "high key"?

37 votes
8 answers
11k views

Why are there no dark yellows, or bright violets?

36 votes
3 answers
5k views

What makes a strong wide-angle composition?

35 votes
6 answers
4k views

How can knowledge of human perception of color be used in photography?

34 votes
5 answers
6k views

What do Pentax and Sigma DSLRs offer that differs from Canon and Nikon?

32 votes
9 answers
19k views

Does a photographer take pictures or make pictures?

32 votes
4 answers
9k views

Why is the blue channel the noisiest?

27 votes
5 answers
19k views

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

27 votes
6 answers
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What are jpeg artifacts and what can be done about them?

27 votes
4 answers
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What are the pros and cons of different Bayer demosaicing algorithms?

27 votes
6 answers
14k views

Is it better to have light come from the left side?

26 votes
4 answers
16k views

Are there drawbacks when using Panasonic lenses on Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras?

26 votes
4 answers
3k views

Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?

25 votes
6 answers
78k views

How well do smart phone light meter apps work?

24 votes
6 answers
5k views

How do I set up a home portrait studio area in zero space?

24 votes
4 answers
9k views

How does the human eye compare to modern cameras and lenses?

23 votes
7 answers
4k views

Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?

23 votes
4 answers
13k views

Are small on-flash softboxes useful, or a gimmick?

21 votes
2 answers
11k views

What is the benefit of an internal focus lens?

21 votes
7 answers
5k views

Why did "pure" photography displace pictoralism so completely?

20 votes
13 answers
8k views

Do photographers see ambiguity in the color of the blue/black (gold/white) dress?

20 votes
4 answers
988 views

How can I make an interesting, unique photograph of a city skyline?

20 votes
4 answers
49k views

How many colors and shades can the human eye distinguish in a single scene?

19 votes
8 answers
7k views

Why are blown highlights particularly bad in digital photography?

19 votes
2 answers
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Do rounded edges on aperture blades improve image sharpness, and how?

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