A Photo Spins Out of Control

Emory points to a story about a pretty girl and what happens when her photo gets on the Internet. An accomplished athlete, Allison Stokke had won a 2004 California state pole vaulting title, broken five national records and earned a scholarship to the University of California, but it was a photo of her adjusting her hair that brought celebrity knocking on her door. Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova became sex symbols via tennis, so why not a poll vaulting princess? Maybe because she doesn't want it? But in the day of the Internet, does she have any choice? Join the discussion!

Jeff's Baltimore Inner Harbor Photos

Jeff was making good use of his Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital ELPH on an outing to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Then Linda and Tom take a shot at correcting the lens distortion, demonstrating that you don't need a view camera with swings and tilts to shoot architecture these days. Linda worked in Photoshop while Tom made good use of Picture Window Professional. Check out the photos!

Leonard Nimoy's "Robust" Nudes

When Leonard Nimoy photographs obese women, it looks like an attempt to draw attention to his photography by focusing on the bizarre, but would anyone pay attention to any of his photos had he not played Mr. Spock on Star Trek? Some say no. What do you think?

Advice for a High School Photography Student

Lisa asked us to take a look at a collection of her photos and provide some feedback. Getting started in photography is always a challenge, but without useful feedback, it's all but impossible. Take a look at Lisa's gallery (via a link in the first message), and then share your thoughts with her!

Nikon's NX and Photoshop? Isn't this inefficient?

Ron Wrucke likes NX and is used to the interface, but he's finding it cumbersome to move from that software into Photoshop for additional image work. Is he missing something?