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So what’s the right way to work with Auto Review and Chimping? It’s up to you. This was never intended to be a ‘my way or the highway’ blog. Everybody, including any other contributors to this blog, have their own opinions on how we capture images and never, ever will we  tell you that it’s the only way. We want you to have fun with your photography whether you use Auto Review or not.

For the next few months, thanks to LensPen, I will be giving away different LensPen products to young photographers to help them keep their camera gear—digital or film—clean. It’s simple to enter, and here’s the prize…

Just as pianists have to practice their scales, I think photographers should practice obtaining the best possible exposure. I think that obtaining correct exposure is the first critical step in maximizing image quality and it’s seems even more so for digital capture than when I was shooting film back in the day (or if you still do.)

It’s Mary’s birthday. If you’re a friend of hers on Facebook, please wish her a Happy Birthday today!

“It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.” – John Waters, a fellow native Baltimorean and one of my cinematic heroes.

Since you are the final arbiter of what’s “correct” the Exposure Compensation feature lets you increase or decrease the automatic exposure in one-half or one-third tops to get exactly the exposure you like. Using the camera’s LCD screen and histogram function will help you home in on what’s correct.