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Links this week include articles on ISO, dynamic range, free knowledge, Haiti, exhibits, Photoshop alternatives, Photoshop celebrations, natural light, and photo backups.

We’ve had quite a journey with this whole histogram and curves ordeal. And now I’d like to wrap things up with a few tips, tricks, and things to avoid when using curves. It’s a fairly simple tool once you begin to work with it and understand it, but there are a few non-obvious items worth pointing out.

24 selected photos from the Epic Edits PhotoDump Flickr pool. This time there are 24 new members, 1 new discussion, and 538 new photos in the group.

OK, so this thing has been in the works for many months now. I’m pleased to announce the launch of a new blog aimed at film photographers — FEELINGNEGATIVE.COM As many of you know, I’ve been heavy into film photography for the last few years. I post a few film-related things here on Epic Edits [...]

We’ve been on a roll lately talking about post-processing curves: video tutorials, linear adjustments, and nonlinear adjustments. I have one more in the works, but I wanted to take a little break from all that technical software stuff. I also wanted to stay on topic with the theme of “curves”, so here’s a slightly different take on it. Curves are also a key component of composition. In this article, you’ll find eleven tips for using curves in composition along with sample photos.

What film photography topics, tips, techniques, and methods would you like to learn more about?

Links this week include articles on lenses, street portraits, clouds, film, wildlife, lighting, colors, social media, memory cards, Photoshop, architecture, portfolios, and more.

We’re basically building on our basic understanding of the histogram and our knowledge of linear curve adjustments to take the next step into nonlinear adjustments (the curvy curves). What I’m going to show here are some very basic curves at each extreme. The single bend and double bend curves are most commonly used during post-processing, but these are not the only options.

Ok… maybe not famous, but it probably wouldn’t hurt your popularity. Over at PhotoNetCast, we’re looking to bring on a few extra co-hosts to join us on a regular basis. Two of the current hosts are in need of some extra time due to changes in their schedules, and we’d like to keep our group [...]

42 selected photos from the Epic Edits PhotoDump Flickr pool. This time there are 31 new members, no new discussions, and 601 new photos in the group.