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Just sharing a few questions and answers from past articles — check them out, you may have the same questions!

It’s official… Epic Edits is now a multi-person effort! Last week, I put out a “now hiring” post for an ad manager position, and that position has been filled. Randy is our new… Ad Manager… Advertising Salesperson… um… VP of Revenue Generation? Whatever we label him, Randy will be handling all of the advertiser accounts [...]

27 selected photos from the Epic Edits PhotoDump Flickr pool. This time there are 24 new members, no new discussions, and 606 new photos in the group.

Photography is just like every other skill — it requires three things: 1) a basic understanding of the fundamentals, 2) lots of practice, and 3) some raw talent (and maybe a little luck). Books won’t help you much with the last two, but they’re perfect for the first one. Photo Nuts and Bolts: Know Your Camera and Take Better Photos is a book that focuses on the fundamental theories and mechanics of the camera. So this goes way back to the very nature of light and the tools we use to capture it.

Last week, I had posted a little something about switching the RSS feed over to a partial. But you guys are so hardcore about your feed preferences, I figure I shouldn’t mess with you. Nearly 50% of the votes were for a very strong dislike of the idea, and the comments backed that up 100%. [...]

The image histogram is often treated as a thing of “extra information” and treated as a “good way to check for clipping”. While it’s true that the histogram provides a good check for highlight and shadow clipping, it also serves a greater purpose in post processing. Our mortal eyes are no match for the mighty histogram when it comes to tricky photos. Understanding the histogram and how your image editing software interacts with it can greatly improve your productivity and quality output.

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, and I’m hoping some of you will be interested in helping out with the blog while earning some extra cash for yourself. I’ve been running direct ad banners here on the site for a while, but all the spots have never been filled at the same [...]

Links this week include articles on proper exposure, diy slave flashes, Flickr fave surfing, best photos of 2009, protecting your gear, and a few sets of photos.

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Reading histograms is an important skill to acquire in the world of digital photography. Most images from digital cameras will require some amount of post processing, particularly if you shoot raw format. And most of the processing can be done by viewing the aesthetics of the image as you go, but having the ability to read and manipulate a histogram will increase your productivity and output quality.