What beginner's dslr should I buy? [more inside]
posted by kylej on Nov 25, 2009 - 42 answers

I just bought a new Canon digital camera, an SX110IS, and have discovered that it doesn't have the stitch assist mode. I may yet return it, but I'm wondering what would I need to do to still do a decent panorama without the assist? Obviously I have to frame the photos for overlap, but the real benefit of stitch assist mode was the exposure control. What should I do, manually, to get good panoramas as a result? [more inside]
posted by intermod on Nov 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Legality of photographing a controlled substance? [more inside]
posted by infinitefloatingbrains on Nov 12, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I take a picture, organize and create a URL for each SKU in a mini-warehouse? [more inside]
posted by schindyguy on Nov 7, 2009 - 4 answers

What are some good things to consider when starting out as a professional photographer? [more inside]
posted by ghostpony on Nov 4, 2009 - 24 answers

This new lens from Sigma (18-250 zoom) comes in a Pentax mount. Pentax puts their DSLR image stabilization in the camera body and not in the lens like Nikon or Canon. Yet the description for all the lenses is the same - image stabilization in the lens. Is this a case of cut&paste product descriptions or would using this lens on a Pentax camera have double image stabilization (both lens & camera body)? [more inside]
posted by GuyZero on Nov 2, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me find a better copy of a famous(?) desegregated school photo. You can see it here, on the left side of the second row from the bottom. [more inside]
posted by kingjoeshmoe on Nov 2, 2009 - 1 answer

Where can I find a print of this photo (nsfw), taken by Art Shay and featuring Simone de Beauvoir?
posted by whimsicalnymph on Nov 2, 2009 - 1 answer

Any recommendations for great multi-day photo workshops for advanced amateurs (preferably in the western US)? [more inside]
posted by EnormousTalkingOnion on Oct 23, 2009 - 2 answers

Facebook brutally compresses my images, anything I can do to minimize it? [more inside]
posted by Jezztek on Oct 8, 2009 - 12 answers

Can you recommend a lightweight, USB key-friendly photo viewer software for Windows that supports tagging? [more inside]
posted by onshi on Oct 3, 2009 - 11 answers

What are your favorite photo-of-the-day blogs? [more inside]
posted by kidsleepy on Sep 30, 2009 - 23 answers

How do photojournalists keep track of subjects names? [more inside]
posted by baggers on Sep 29, 2009 - 16 answers

Can anyone remind me which philosopher has a personal website displaying her beautiful photographs of her university friends and colleagues? [more inside]
posted by jayder on Sep 26, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm looking for an autographed picture as a present, but $200 seems like much and I've seen people selling copies of autographed pictures for $10. What are good sources for autographed pictures, either high quality downloads or pictures with original signatures? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 24, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for a picture/drawing of a bear statue from behind (possibly facing forward) - from what I recall, it looked like a chainsaw-cut carving of a brown or black bear out of a tree. Could be B&W lineart of one and I recall the grooves of the "fur flaps" being very deep but symmetrical - not rough-cut and not rounded. Thinking of using it along with a drawn "cub" of similar look & feel for a tattoo. [more inside]
posted by bkdelong on Sep 1, 2009 - 1 answer

Are there any digital photo frames out there that don't require direct phone line access, instead accessing the service via the cellular network? [more inside]
posted by tilde on Aug 30, 2009 - 7 answers

What commonly-available stores make 11x14" or larger digital prints in less than 24 hours without having to have them shipped? [more inside]
posted by um_maverick on Aug 30, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I look like the babe I am in my next passport-sized photograph? [more inside]
posted by tavegyl on Aug 25, 2009 - 19 answers

Old sun-damaged skin all over my body--is it tilting at windmills to consider light therapy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 24, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the black piece on the bottom right part of this photo? http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/09/touch_un20.jpg
posted by bofe on Aug 18, 2009 - 2 answers

PhotoshopFilter: I'm looking for two things - recent photoshopped hoax pictures sent in by someone in the audience that the mainstream media has mistakenly printed or put on TV. Also any tips on detecting photoshopped photos would be appreciated. Even better if someone on the 'net outed them before MSM caught it. [more inside]
posted by mad_little_monkey on Aug 11, 2009 - 16 answers

Help me find this online photo exhibit from a few years ago- photographs of people who define themselves as members of subcultures through dress. [more inside]
posted by aabbbiee on Aug 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Best web photo prep software? Will Lightroom work? [more inside]
posted by chocolatepeanutbuttercup on Aug 6, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me make the absolute best of my new external camera flash! [more inside]
posted by nfg on Aug 5, 2009 - 10 answers

Liar: I found the following picture on my computer. Can someone tell me what film/photo/piece of art this picture comes from? It's such a strange question, I don't even know where to begin!
posted by ashaw on Jul 25, 2009 - 3 answers

I need the cutest seagull picture ever. [more inside]
posted by 47triple2 on Jul 24, 2009 - 20 answers

I need a mac software solution for this: photo slide show on external monitor (a projector) while the computer is locked [more inside]
posted by ddaavviidd on Jul 24, 2009 - 5 answers

This might be a wild goose chase. But can anyone help me track down any sort of a technical clue for why a white tint very specifically applied to one part of a photo taken in the 1920s – for the purpose of deliberate deception – would have turned a dark, purplish navy color over time? [more inside]
posted by Jody Tresidder on Jul 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Chicagoans: where is this view taken from?
posted by parttimeninja on Jul 11, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm in Real Estate Sales. I want to stand out & be different. What are some creative ways to capture that in my Agent photo? [more inside]
posted by crewshell on Jul 8, 2009 - 18 answers

How do I create an atari style computer game 8 bit image from a photo? [more inside]
posted by lamby on Jul 3, 2009 - 12 answers

What in the world is this weird surveying (?) procedure all about? [more inside]
posted by slipperywhenwet on Jun 30, 2009 - 13 answers

How do I set up an e-commerce site that accepts photo uploads and takes credit card payments? [more inside]
posted by designbot on Jun 24, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm trying to find the easiest photo blogging software for my father (age 74) for his travel blog. [more inside]
posted by jcdill on Jun 23, 2009 - 10 answers

PhotoFilter: I need to create a monthly photo contest for my clients to participate in. Help me find the easiest way to do this. [more inside]
posted by SuperErin on Jun 18, 2009 - 1 answer

I read a true crime book some years back, I don't remember anything about the book except one story. My memory is hazy, but this is what I remember: some people were abducted in the USA. My memory tells me it was a mother and child/ren. I'm 99% certain it was an adult woman and at least one child even if they may not have been related. Now the very creepy part. Photos of these people were found in a public bathroom sometime later. In the photos the woman was tied up, perhaps a child was also in the photo I'm not sure. I'd like to verify if this story was indeed true or just made up by the author and I've tried googling many times without luck. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Harvey Glatman.
posted by selton on Jun 18, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for ideas for backing up photos while traveling in the middle of nowhere, with no guaranteed access to a computer. [more inside]
posted by bassjump on Jun 16, 2009 - 12 answers

We need a web-based photo and video storage and tagging system. Does anyone have recommendations? [more inside]
posted by fvox13 on Jun 11, 2009 - 4 answers

What software can I use to make a photo collage using non-rectangular photos? [more inside]
posted by soelo on Jun 9, 2009 - 3 answers

What to do with all the free 4x6 print credits I have? [more inside]
posted by boby on Jun 4, 2009 - 4 answers

Years ago I heard of a photo imaging technology that predicts what a couple's children might look like from photos of the "parents". I'd love a chance to play with this sort of application, for instance finding out if my parents' hypothetical child looks anything like any of their actual five children. Is there anything like this available online for free?
posted by orange swan on Jun 2, 2009 - 5 answers

I need to choose between buying a used Nikon D50 and a used Canon Rebel XT. I would like to hear about your experience with any of these fine cameras. [more inside]
posted by ddaavviidd on Jun 2, 2009 - 25 answers

Longshot filter: Sometime in the mid-90s, Big Brother magazine ran a photo of a male skateboarder sitting on a bench or concrete wall, skateboard in hand, and a female next to him, kissing him on his cheek. Is this photo online? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on May 23, 2009 - 3 answers

What's the story behind this picture? [more inside]
posted by Max McCarty on May 23, 2009 - 9 answers

I've become fascinated with Masking Tape Poems found on the streets of San Francisco, and feel sure that there must be more documentation - some alternative weekly article, blog post, art historian musings, etc. - out there that I'm missing through my lame googlefu skills. Looking for links, photos, or "oh yeah I've seen that and heard..." information. [more inside]
posted by batgrlHG on May 23, 2009 - 4 answers

I want to assemble 4000 still images from a recent trip into a movie. I don't want to do it manually. Please tell me what software will do this for me! [more inside]
posted by jozzas on May 23, 2009 - 21 answers

Is there any software that will allow me to get a series of photos (taken from roughly the same vantage point) to "match"? [more inside]
posted by bjrubble on May 20, 2009 - 8 answers

I use Iphoto but my wife has a laptop with windows XP installed. She has been using Picasa, but we both hate it. We import pictures then they disappear. It's really difficult to navigate our existing photos, whereas with Iphoto it's fairly simple, even though hardcore photographers seem to hate it. We just want something that allows her to easily import pictures from her camera or card reader and browse them easily with a chronological sort by roll/album/year etc. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on May 16, 2009 - 23 answers

This motion technique is used all the time on History Channel shows and the like, and I'd like to learn more about it. [more inside]
posted by jrchaplin on May 15, 2009 - 13 answers