Anyone with a large collection of digital photos could benefit from the organizational capabilities of a program like Adobe Lightroom, but figuring out the best way to start building the database may not be obvious to you. Jeff asks some great questions on this topic. Do you have some questions of your own?

Obviously, a camera in the hand is better than one that's at home in an equipment bag, so at least from that perspective, a camera phone can easily beat a dSLR, but are they competitive where it counts, in image quality? A post points to some iffy samples and solicits comments. Take a look and share what you think.

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When a photographer clones out a fellow photographer's leg from the background of a news photo, should he be fired? How does that leg add news value to that photo, someone asks. What do you think?

Is it news that many moms find using a camera a great way to add to the family's income? Emory says the New York Times thinks it's news, but this has been going on for decades. It really didn't take the digital revolution to make that happen. All it took was a woman who enjoyed photography. However, they may be right that this is a growing trend. What do you think?