Not necessarily. A person who has taken some good photos has demonstrated some skill with photography and most likely knows more than a person randomly selected off the street. However, a good photographer will figure out how to take some good photographs with almost any gear. Consumers should be interested in cameras that it will make it easy for them to take good photos in the widest variety of situations.

Because we have a qualified team of professionals who take great care and pride in every photo-finishing order. Call us at 1-800-677-1023 or 512-467-7676 (1-866-802-8500 for Online Sales) or write us at online@precision-camera.com

Unfortunately, you can't. But it's a frequent request from our users that we're looking into for future releases. For more information, see this blog entry.

The scientists that I most admire are Enrico Fermi, and Albert Einstein (See "My Einstein"-ed. J Brockman).

Oooh, anyone who thinks and grows, rather than those who for some reason complain all the time and say "can't do owt about that". I guess I'm of the Madonna generation, and she's always inspired me in every way. Her ability to devote herself to her children, yoga, her husband, the passion of her art, world politics, and her personal growth is very very motivating.

You can only see another member's private photos if they send you an e-mail, giving you access to view those photos. If you look at a member's profile and see tiny icons above their main picture, that means you have access to see these photos. Just click on them and you'll be taken to the secondary photo page.

If you want somebody to see your private photos, simply send them an e-mail. They'll get a link to your profile page, complete with private photos. Or, you can click on the Lock/Unlock icon in their mini-profile on the list and you'll automatically unlock your pictures for them. You can lock or unlock any of your pictures to all members on the site by going to Update Pictures (from the homepage) and selecting your individual pictures as Public or Private.

Yes, you can send photos to your photo account via mail, a handy way to send photos from your camera phone, while on the move (you also need to check with your telecom provider on the availability and cost of mobile internet services). In the settings page you can set up a special "secret" mail address for your photo account. Use this address to post photos on your photo pages.

Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring", for her efforts in bringing to national attention the deadly effects of pesticides on bird, animal, and human life.

There aren't many bands that we admire in a full sense - bands are difficult entities to sustain. Sonic Youth is a rare example of a band with creative forces in each group member, and somehow, they've managed to last AND still be relevant. I admire them more than most bands.

We have a useful Ponypics article under Free Stuff called How to take great photos of your pony! which gives lots of advice on getting your pony to pose as well as how to understand your camera. Don't forget to come back and upload your pictures here!

This depends upon a number of factors including the focal length, the steadiness of your hands, and vibrations caused by the mechanical parts of your camera, e.g., mirror slap in SLRs. If your lens has a (35 mm equivalent) focal length of X mm, then a good rule of thumb is to shoot at 1/X or faster. Small movements of the camera shift the image more at long focal lengths.

Sure. We do, however, highly recommend you use a minimum 1.3 mega pixel, and preferably a 2.1 mega pixel or higher camera to take your shots with. Older cameras with lower resolutions will produce visibly inferior photos which produce inferior quality imprints.

I've used various cameras. My first cameras were rather underpowered: Canon IXUS 300, Canon IXUS 330 and Canon IXUS v3. Despite being such poor performers I still managed to churn out the occassional interesting shot. But I had to throw away a good deal before I got a result I was happy with. The latest generation of "prosumer" cameras are giving me much better results. After much deliberation I settled on the Olympus 7070 "wide zoom".

For example, when visiting relatives, create a custom slide show of your best images. After the show, delete the images and record new ones on the reusable SmartMedia card. When using the Olympus utility software, any JPEG file can be uploaded to the camera, not just those that originated in the camera itself. The uploaded images must be one of the same resolution sizes supported by the camera (1024x768, 640x480).

Plug the camera into the USB port on the computer and turn the camera on. The computer will automatically recognize that a camera is attached and open iPhoto on the Mac, or the Import Wizard on the PC. Click the import button on the Mac, or follow the Import Wizard on the PC. Quicklinks ------------------ Calendars Contact CourseINFO Web Sites Directory Employment Give Online PowerSchool (faculty) PowerSchool (families) Site Map Transportation Virtual Bookstore Ways of Giving

Many internet cafes, telephone or photo shops offer the service to download your photos off your digital camera and to burn them on CD or load them up to the internet.

If you only have paper photographs, you can send them to our Sacramento office with $15 and we will scan your photo in and upload it to your profile. Send them to:

CD or memory card Send your CD or memory card to us at Freepost 10039, Private Bag, Taupo No stamp required. If you need a Fotopost bag, simply ask for one online and we will send you one right away. Get great quality 25 cent photos this way! Upload to the web site Go to www.fotopost.co.nz and click on the 'Go' button on the home page below 'Print my Digital Photos'. Follow the instructions from there.

No. At Photocan, we do our best to keep the photos safe. We use redundant disk array and have regular backup to both on-site and off-site servers. But still, we do not recommend users to use Photocan for storage purpose. Instead, use Photocan for photo sharing only. Users are advised always to keep their own copy of photos.

Fotomat does NOT delete pictures from your camera or digital device. After you've completed importing, you can choose to delete photos from your camera by following the delete instructions included with your hardware device.

Immunity from smallpox vaccination decreases with the passage of time. Past experience indicates that the first dose of the vaccine offers protection from smallpox for three to five years, with decreasing immunity thereafter. If a person is vaccinated again later, immunity lasts longer. A report from Europe suggests that people vaccinated 10 or 20 or more years ago have enough immunity to lessen their chance of death if infected.

It's easy to take care of annoying users. Simply go to the person's page and locate the "Block this user," link. Once the person is on your blocked users list, you're through with them unless you choose to unblock them later.

Start by looking at other people's photos and deciding what you like or dislike about each one. I try to capture the motion and excitement of a ride - if it's a roller coaster, I want to see the train in action. If I can get close enough, I want to see the riders' expressions. Always be aware of how much light you have and what direction it's coming from. Try to visit amusement parks on sunny days whenever possible. Keep the sun behind you - make sure your shadow is pointing toward the subject.

My tastes are pretty eclectic and I have too many favorites to list. At the top of the list, however, is Richard Price. Regardless of whether you liked the movie or not, read CLOCKERS. Also check out his latest SAMARITAN as well as FREEDOMLAND (which is going to be made into a movie with Morgan Freeman and Julianne Moore.) John Ridley's tight, too. He wrote the novel STRAY DOGS upon which the film U-TURN starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Lopez was based.

I am inspired mainly by musicians (see link on next question) and other writers. I most admire Joss Whedon, the screenwriter of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, and John Truby, another Hollywood script doctor.