What TIFF Compression Type Should You Use? ZIP or LZW?

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A guide to using ZIP and LZW compression for TIFF images, along with real-world examples.

How to Make a Facebook Cover Photo Collage with Lightroom

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A step-by-step guide for making a custom collage for your Facebook Cover Photo with Lightroom.

Facebook Photos Size Guide: Dimensions & Types (2013 Edition)

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A how-to guide to using photos on Facebook, including image sizes and dimensions information and practical examples.

Portable Hard Drives for Photographers on the Road

Western Digital My Passport Hard Drive

Here are some options for small, reliable external hard drives that are perfect for backing up your images while on the road.

Digital Camera Memory Cards vs Airport Security Scanners

Films and memory cards

Unlike the days of film, airport scanners have no affect on memory cards, so you can safely put them through airport security scanners without holding up the line.

Best tripod for travel? My vote goes to the Gitzo GT1542T Traveler

Gitzo GT1542T Travel Tripod

The Gitzo GT1542T gets my vote for the best tripod for travel with a DSLR. It has the winning trifecta: small, light, & stable.

How to Resize Images in Lightroom 4 (LR4)

Resizing images in Lightroom

Lightroom doesn’t have a resize function in the main Library or Develop modules. Instead, it has a more powerful and safer way of dealing with image resizing.

Wide and Polarized: Using a Circular Polarizer Filter with a Wide-Angle Lens

Circular Polarizer on a Wide-Angle Lens Example

A circular polarizer filter can be an extremely useful photographic tool, but they have to be used with care on an extreme wide angle lens.

Time Lapse Photography with a Panasonic Lumix GF1

JJC TM-D Multi-Function Timer Remote Control

One of my few complaints about the Panasonic Lumix GF1 is that it doesn’t have a built-in intervalometer to take time lapse shots. But for about $50-$70 you can get a third party timer cable release that does the job quite nicely.

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