Night photography has always fascinated me but I have to admit I haven't been all that successful at snapping pictures after sunset. A new book by John Carucci may change that, though. The book,...

Have you ever been in the field and couldn't wait to upload your latest photos to the Web? Well, for owners of the new Nikon Coolpix S51c, that's not going to be a problem. The camera maker...

You've probably seen and touched enough hardware and software to know what they are, but you may be a little fuzzy about something called firmware. You can think of firmware as software on a chip....

What's a Pentaxian? Chances are if you don't know what one is you aren't one. Whether you are or you aren't one, though, you can still hang out at the Pentaxian Web site launched last...

The folks who brought you A Day in the Life of America, 24 Hours in Cyberspace and One Digital Day are at it again. This time the target is the American home. All next week, 100 of the world's...

The first three programs in a new podcast series on photogarphy have been posted at the Nikon Web site. Podcasts can be a relaxing way to learn about a subject without having to have your eyeballs...

A common affliction of photos taken with a built-in flash-whether that flash is built-in to a film camera or a digital one-is flash washout. It can be caused by your camera being too close to a...

There are lots of high-tech ways to display your digital photos, but if you really want to make an impression on your house guests, making a wall in your living room into an old-fashioned mural for...

If the snafus of camera makers over the last week have proven anything, it's that once the cat's put back in the bag, it isn't long before it's out again to stay. Within hours of...

The World Wide Pet Industry Association has just launched a Web site, PetSource.org, and to build traffic to the Netpost it's running a monthly contest that awards prizes for the best photos for...

Reports emerged today of a new Sony digital SLR, the A700, expected to be released within weeks. News of the new camera apparently broke at a Web site operated by the company in the UK, but the...

An obvious advantage to digital photos over their film counterparts is that they can be altered in a computer after you shoot them. To do that, you need a photo editing program. Commercial programs in...

Printing photos at home will remain a popular practice for at least the rest of the decade, according to InfoTrends, a trend watcher of the digital imaging market. The Weymouth, Mass., market...

The minute most of us set our hands on a camera, one thought enters our minds: shoot some pictures. But what you do with your snapshots after they're snapped can be as important as getting the...

Since the arrival of USB 2.0, FireWire, as a transfer medium, has lost some of its luster. The introduction of FireWire 800 helped its cause a bit, but only marginally. However, most of us have...

Battery life can turn any digital photographer into a worrywart. My solution has always been to carry an extra battery with me. But considering the cost of batteries for some cameras, it's easy...

Storing pictures has always been a challenge to shutterbugs, a challenge that hasn't been rectified by the arrival of digital photography. Shoe boxes stuffed with snapshots have been replaced by...

One of the hottest new technologies built into digital cameras now is face detection. With it, a bytecam can detect the faces in a photo and make sure they're properly exposed and focused in a...