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Your questions and comments help us stay in touch with what people want to know. Please send your queries to:

Be sure to give us as much information as possible, such as operating system, application versions, model numbers of devices, etc. We can't promise that we'll provide a solution, but we'll give it a shot. And who knows, your thoughts may end up as part of our next show.

You can share your photos with other virtual camera club participants the Member Photo Gallery. Images are submitted through The Digital Story Flickr public group. In order to participate, first read the instructions we've published. Then, when you submit a photo to the Flickr public group, it automatically appears in the Member Gallery by the next day. To comment on any of the photos in the Gallery, just click on it, and you will be taken the Flickr page where you can share your thoughts (you must be a Flickr member to comment). Please be kind, considerate, and thoughtful when participating in this group (read more rules).

Do you have an interesting candid that you'd like featured on The Digital Story? If so, send the photo with caption to Type "Grab Shot" in the subject line with your name. The photo should be no wider than 600 pixels. If we choose to feature your Grab Shot, you'll appear on the cover of The Digital Story and receive our ultra-cool custom carabineer keychain as a thank you.

You can submit as often as you wish, but please include only one Grab Shot per email. You should also include your contact information so we can send you your thank you carabineer keychain if you get published.

To check out previous Grab Shots, go to the Jump To menu in the upper right corner of the page and choose "Grab Shots" from the drop-down menu or click here here.

Send us your favorite candid shot today!

Each month you can participate in a photo assignment with other members of The Digital Story audience. The topic for the assignment will be revealed in the first podcast of the month. Then all you have to do is photograph your interpretation of that theme, and send it in via email.

Title your subject line: Photo Assignment [month, year]. Attach your entry making sure that it is no wider than 600 pixels. Include a sentence or two about why you took this approach, the camera you used, and any setting details that you think are important. Address your email to:

Each month at least one winner will be published on The Digital Story site. Sometimes multiple entries will be featured. You can review past winners by choosing "Photo Assignment" from our "Jump To" menu in the upper corner of the web page. Enter up to 3 photos for each assignment. Good luck!

Readers can submit 1-3 paragraphs about their favorite lens. Selected entries will be published on The Digital Story.

To participate, all you have to do is send an email to with “Your Name: My Favorite Lens” in the subject line. Provide a few paragraphs about why you like this lens so much. Include the brand, focal length, maximum aperture, and camera body you mount it on. If you have an anecdote about your lens, please include it. You may also submit a picture you took with the lens to illustrate why you like it so much.

Here's a My Favorite Lens example to help you get going. To read other posts of this feature, just enter "My Favorite Lens" into the Search box in the upper right corner of the page.