Late July update

I haven't gotten round to looking at any online Photoshop tutorials as yet.

One question I have recently wanted to get answered is: what are RAW files? Photodoto has a glossary of photographic terms, and says

You might think of a RAW file as the digital equivalent of a film negative.

They are a feature of some high-end cameras, so unlikely to be supported by my Sony compact.

And the August issue of Digital Camera Magazine has an article on How can we train our eyes to see shots?