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The dark underside of a bridge frames a pale arch across the Harlem River.

Duane Bailey-Castro Photographs the Harlem River From the Edges

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A woman in a long white dress stands next to a painted eye on a rough Beirut wall.

Rania Matar’s portraits let the women decide how to inhabit the frame

In Where Do I Go?, the Lebanese-born photographer uses rooms, streets and a shuttered theater to make portraits with the women who know those places.

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White surf blurs into mist below a layered, dark rock face.

How to Export Photos for the Web in Lightroom Classic

A starting point for JPEG quality, color space and pixel dimensions when a website asks for a photo.

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Ella Watson stands before an American flag holding cleaning tools, photographed by Gordon Parks in 1942.

Gordon Parks’s Photographs of Ella Watson Beyond American Gothic

Six photographs from Parks’s 1942 Washington series follow Watson from the flag portrait into her home and neighborhood.

Photography

An orange and purple flower is sharply defined against soft green foliage and a blurred pale flower.

Why is the subject sharp and the background soft?

Depth of field describes the range that looks acceptably sharp. Learn how aperture, focus distance and background separation affect a picture, with a repeatable exercise.

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Don Pettit lets the stars move

Eleven of Don Pettit’s photographs from the space station trace stars, city lights, and the changing edge of daylight.

Nov 9, 2026

Pinpoint stars fill the view through a spacecraft window above Earth’s curved horizon, edged with a thin red band of airglow.

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RAW vs. JPEG: Which Photo Files Should You Keep?

Keep RAW originals for photos you might re-edit, JPEGs for finished pictures, or both when the edit and the original matter.

Nov 9, 2026

Two versions of the same Zion cliff framed by trees. The left is brighter and greener, while the right has darker shadows and a deeper blue sky.

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Focal length changes the frame. Your position changes the perspective.

What the millimeters on a camera lens tell you, how sensor size changes the framing, and a simple exercise to separate zooming from moving.

Nov 8, 2026

Close view of a camera lens, with colored reflections across the front glass.

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How to Fix Mixed Lighting in Photos

Window light and warm lamps can leave different color casts in one photo. Change the light first, then use white balance and local edits.

Nov 6, 2026

A lit desk lamp casts warm light across a table beside a window with green foliage outside.

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Photo Aspect Ratios: Why an 8 × 10 Cuts Off the Edges

Choose a print crop without stretching your photo. Compare 4 × 6, 5 × 7 and 8 × 10, then check the pixels left after cropping.

Nov 6, 2026

Overlapping instant photographs spread across a pale wooden surface.

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Exposure Compensation: When to Use Plus and Minus

Use exposure compensation to correct an automatic exposure. Learn when to add light, when to subtract it and what changes in manual mode.

Nov 5, 2026

Close-up of a Canon PowerShot G11 exposure compensation dial with positive, zero and negative settings.

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How to Take Better Photos at Night

Sharp faces, bright signs, and dark streets need different choices. Here’s how to work with the light you have.

Oct 22, 2026

Duane Bailey-Castro Photographs the Harlem River From the Edges

Rania Matar’s portraits let the women decide how to inhabit the frame

How to Export Photos for the Web in Lightroom Classic

Gordon Parks’s Photographs of Ella Watson Beyond American Gothic

Why is the subject sharp and the background soft?

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Don Pettit lets the stars move

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