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Photography can be a method of documenting news to share it with the world or capturing moments of your life to enhance your own memories. Or photography can be an art form focused on creation, expression, and experimentation. Whatever the basis of your interest in photography, the Internet is your starting point for finding what you want to know. Whether you're just starting to learn about technique or thinking about offering your own photographs for sale, this guide will show you where to look for the information you need.

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Photography Magazines and Blogs

Photography magazine Web sites and photo blogs are excellent sources of general information, ... read more »

Basic Photography Tips

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Reviews of cameras and photography equipment

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Photography Classes

Various Internet directories provide lists of photography schools organized by geographic area. ... read more »

Photo Editing

Numerous online tutorials are available to help you learn how to use photo software to enhance your photos or remove red-eye. There are also free web-based photo editing systems that allow you to upload your photos and edit them within your web browser.

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If you already own photo-editing software, check out the manufacturer's Web site to see if they have a user guide beyond the help files it came with. Or search for the name of your software with the word "tips" or something similar.

You don't have to rely on expensive software for editing your photos. Software like Photoshop is full-featured and may provide more options than you'll ever need, but there are also good free software programs out there with advanced features. Try paint.net.

Camera manufacturers often have editing tips on their Web sites. The same can be said for manufacturers of photo printers; for example, Hewlett Packard has a section of its Web site devoted to digital photography that's so helpful we've included it below.

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Digicamhelp.com has both basic and advanced photo editing guides. Once your pictures are edited, you can also learn how to organize them and share them online with family and friends.

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Hewlett Packard 's Digital Photography section has helpful tips for improving photos and even restoring them. Note that a great deal of the advice HP provides applies to its own photo editing software.

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Paint.NET has won various awards for features and ease of use, and the site has an active forum where users trade tips and tricks. The free software download is for computers that run Windows.

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Picnik is a free Web site that works on Windows, Mac and Linux. Upload a photo and make all kinds of improvements directly in your web browser. There are also demos you can play with to test out the system. You must register to use this site, but registration is free.

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Pixer.us is another photo editing Web site that allows you to upload and edit a photo in your browser. Pixer has a few more advanced features than Picnik has, and you can use it without creating an account.

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