Reader panzeriv88 sends in a very interesting tip that might help in the stormy, wet months of winter. If you end up with a submerged camera, don't give up all hope. If you're careful and take quick action, it might be possible to dry the camera without damaging it. Read on for details.

Epson has announced a replacement to its hugely successful Stylus Pro R1800. The new Stylus Pro R1900 is a B-size desktop printer priced at $550. Offering an update to the R1800's original pigment inkset, the R1900 provides a wider gamut, improved longevity and greatly improved quality when printing on glossy paper (and this is saying something, given the R1800's glossy printing prowess). If you want to know more about the R1900, check out the Quick Look at our new sister site, Printerville.net. Printerville is devoted exclusively to digital photo printing, and will feature printer and paper reviews, a library of profiles, and more.

For those of you who travel by air with your cameras, be aware that as of January 1, 2008, it's no longer legal to put lithium ion batteries in checked baggage. From now on, all spare lithium ion batteries must be kept in carry-on bags, with the terminals covered. REVISED: The US Department of Transportation has clarified its rules. Small lithium-ion batteries - like the types that are used in laptop computers and cameras are exempt from the new rules becuase they contain less than 8 grams of lithium. So, you should be able to travel normally, even after the new restrictions.

Canon's G-series of high-end point-and-shoot cameras have long offered pro level features in a well-designed point-and-shoot body. Unfortunately, for serious shooters, or SLR shooters looking for a second camera, the last few models have been disappointing due to their lack of raw support.

In September of 2007 I had the good fortune to assist my friend Steve Simon on a shoot in South Africa. Last year, Steve published an exceptional book on AIDS in Africa, and this year he wanted to return to Africa to photograph grandmothers. In addition to its other troubles, Africa has been ravaged by AIDS, resulting in the loss of entire generations. It very often, then, falls to the gransmothers in the community to raise the children and maintain the social structure.

In the digital age, it's easy to get so caught up in cool post-production effects and techniques that you forget about what can be done in-camera with the right lens. If you're a long-time film shooter, then you're possibly well-trafficked in the realm of specialized lenses, but if you're new to digital SLRs, then you may know what is possible to achieve inside your camera, with a simple lens change.

No matter how good your Photoshop skills are, all that maniacal adjustment, correction, and retouching is irrelevant if you can't get your images out of your computer. Whether you're ultimately outputting to print, or as electronic files, Photoshop offers a few hidden features that make file conversion and batch printing much easier. If you do a lot of printing, these features will also help you minimize paper waste when making test prints. Read on for more details.

Like most digital SLRs, Nikon's family of digital SLRs offer the ability to shoot in raw mode. However, Nikon's raw offerings provide a twist, in the form of compressed raw. The promise of compressed raw files, of course, is that they take up less space and allow you to store more images on your card. Data compression algorithms fall into two categories: lossy techniques, which degrade the quality of your image; and lossless techniques, which reduce file size without affecting image quality. Nikon users often ask whether the compressed raw format is lossless or lossy, so I decided to look into the question

If you're a Mac user who uses Adobe Lightroom, or Apple Aperture and Photoshop, then you might find my Photoshop Action Pack to be a great add-on, as it allows you to add some automated Photoshop functionality to your Lightroom or Aperture workflow. In addition to facilitating more complex post-production workflows, the Action Pack allows you to create a simple procedure that allows you to easily access Photoshop functionality that is not provided in either of those other two programs. From Photoshop filters, to HDR merges, this technique makes it easy to effectively add Photoshop features to either Lightroom or Aperture.

If you shoot with a digital SLR, you will eventually have a problem with sensor dust. Even if you never take your lens off the camera, all D-SLRs are susceptible to the problem of dust on the sensor. So what can you do? Fortunately, there are a few new products out there that can help you with your sensor cleaning chores.