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How Big Can I Print This Photo?

It's a question that keeps haunting the digital camera world again and again - how big, exactly, can you print a photo taken with a X megapixel digital camera? The answers seem to differ a lot, partially because of the various definitions. In a bid to put an end to all the half-arsed opinions and semi-valid arguments, Design 215 have taken one for the team, and explain it all... Nevermind that I don't quite agree with them, but it's worth having a read either way.

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Of course you can

If you're willing to think out of the box, there are plenty of un-can-ny ideas you can put into life - like the cheeky idea by Photojojo, which can be summarised into 'stick your photos on a can'. It's a damn fine idea, though, and the results are guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of all who see it.

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What camera do you use?

Hi folks, I'm curious to know what sort of camera you lot use, so I can cater for it in this blog. It's terribly simple, just fill in the poll below. Also, if you want to get more specific, please do post the make and model of your camera in the comments :)

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How to spot faked images

If you've ever worked with Adobe Photoshop - or indeed any image manipulation package, you'll know how easy it is to make small and big changes to a photograph. But do you know how you can spot if an image has been doctored or not? Do you know the difference between a doctored photograph and the genuine thing?

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Camera theory

I just found the best web page ever. I know, it's a bit of a tall claim, but I think it's probably the truth. What if there was a web-site out there that explained in great detail how cameras work, history of photography, and offer up a ton of cheap mods you can do to a camera to broaden its use to astrophotography, micro photography, and lots of other nifty stuff? Yeah, I thought that'd catch your attention!

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