I'm sorry if this question was asked here before....
What is good software to convert RAW images and even work on them ? I have a
Pentax ist DL and I'm not too crazy about the software that came with it.
Any help is appreciated.

Looking to dust off the old film camera and take some sunrise/sunset
pics of the Golden Gate, Mt. Tam, etc.  Any sugegstions on the best
bang for my (low ISO) buck?  I can do slide film, I guess, but would
prefer print.  

What size photographs should your porfolio contain?  8x6?  8x8?  8x10?

I would like to show you the picture of the
week. I called it "just an illusion".
In square and b&w.
http://www.monochromatique.com/photosemaine/

www.littlerichardjohn.blogspot.com
Comments on what the images say to you, please.

Create the illusion of depth in landscape photography
by Jeff Wignall
"The lack of a third dimension means it's up to you to create a
believable illusion of distance in your photographs."

Can anyone recommend a good program to turn my pictures into slideshow
on DvD. I see a ton of the programs out there and jsut looking to see
if anyone has used one and is happy with the results.
Peace

I'm trying to get information on long exposures, mostly in terms of
hours not minutes. I'm thinking here of the work of Atta Kim or
Sugimoto.
I know one can use ND Filters etc, but how can one make long exposures

My D-360 L came with Olympus Camedia 1.2.  It has always worked fine.
However, I recently switched to a new computer.  I was using Windows ME, and
I now have XP.  Whenever I try to move a photo to a different file, Camedia
freezes.

I started out like most 'old school' photographers in a B&W darkroom.
Developer and Fixer chemical smells filling the tiny red lit
environment that looked normal until you walked outside into the real
world. The fumes went away but so too did the beauty of the image you

I have recently acquired a new DSLR, I have been taking picture for some time
now.
I would like you to could recommend me sites that teach the basic principles
of photography.

My name is Peter McPherson. I am a fourth year Psychology student at
RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. I am currently conducting a
research study investigating community attitudes toward online therapy,
and I am looking for individuals that may be interested in being

http://klimatycznie.com
something different?

. . . .?
Wondering if they were any good.

Dear experts,
After years of shooting film cameras, I've recently
bought a digital SLR.  A Nikon D70S.
I've also bought the three color calibration target.