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Most photographers strive to “get it right in the camera” without resorting to an abundance of post-processing tricks. But every so often a bit of photo editing is called for, either to correct a mistake, maintain the mood of an image, or make the photograph match one’s vision.

We regularly preach the necessity of taking a cautious approach when it comes to post- processing. After all, your goal is to enhance an image with subtlety, rather than make it worse with heavy-handed adjustments that result in "overcooked" results.

There are several reasons why your outdoor photographs may be far less compelling than possible. Perhaps your images lack uniqueness and don't stand out from the crowd. Or maybe they're short on impact for reasons that are easy to correct by changing the approach you take in the field.

A spring shower can interrupt power. A lightning strike can fry your electronics with 300 million volts. And a sudden, severe drop in voltage can burn an electric motor crisper than a bug in a hot skillet. These very real potential disasters can cost you money, time and possibly your precious digital images. Here’s a list of seven devices that might save your bacon.

Time to sell the photo gear you seldom use or no longer love?

Here are the goals.
1. Find out the value upfront.
2. Buyer pays for pick up at your home and pays for shipping.
3. Receive the payout in your bank within a few days.
Sound too good to be true? It's for real, and it's spelled MPB.

Posting holiday snaps to your social media page is quick and easy—but it can be hard to control who can view your personal pics. You want to show your family members a great shot of you frolicking in Fiji on December 25, but do you really want to tell the entire world that your home back in Kansas is unoccupied until after New Year's Day? Create a virtual picture-sharing family room online, a secure place viewable only by those to whom you give permission, with Zonerama, a free and easy-to-use platform provided by a folks at Zoner, makers of Zoner Photo Studio X.