Canon 20D. I love it, took a lot of getting used to, faster than I thought, had a lot of tips and good help and got it at an especially good deal at the time, brand new, from a Canon-authorized dealer (an important consideration for the warranty while it lasts). For as thorough camera discussion as I've seen lately, look on the OGR forum where someone was looking for camera recommendations, maybe on page 2 or 3 now. Some of it was simple and some too technical for many to grasp except those willing to do some homework which you should do regardless, covered both point and shoot cameras and dslr's, not all models of either but a good cross section. Every single one has its pro's and cons. I love mine because it had the least noise at the time which is a big consideration for low light situations allowing me to get a shot where even the best flash or time exposure would not work. I have a separate flash for mine which I love, cumbersome at times but worth it. For me it depends on being able to capture as many different photographic situations as I can be equipped to do, indoors w/flash or no flash, outdoors, landscapes, animals, birds, long-exposure night photos, near or far, will never get one very expensive lens, and flowers which are a big interest but only one on many. Some p&s that have large apertures may be more flexible indoors, am not read up on that laterly. Some of those situations you can capture with a point and shoot once you gain experience, but not all. They are not generally good indoors except at closeup using the onboard flash. They do have in-camera sharpening which requires the least post processing compared to all dslr's. Sometimes I can get by with only cropping/resizing and nothing else, some don't seem to notice but I can tell the difference even at smaller sizes. Most produce good quality, depending on your expertise, regardless of which camera, but with larger prints, there is a big difference. I'm not one to jump into an upgrade every time many others do it, would rather now have the 40D, but by the time I decide I may be ready for something else, they will have yet a new model or several. I always shoot RAW and at the largest size and quality possible and do not have enough storage with 2 hard drives and back up for 10 mp photos, like the lcd and self-cleaning sensor on the 40D although latter doesn't always work over time. No consumer camera I know of will capture all night photos if the subject is moving without blur except light trails from moving cars or distant stars and galaxies are interesting or for special effects.

I uploaded one with higher resolution, but it is still reduced from the 2mb original photo file. I took it at 8:00am on June 18. I find red monarda 'Jacob Cline' almost impossible to photo! Orange, red and yellow are tough in summer light and I don't have a way to shade them out sufficiently for a photo.

Hi Linda, I'm not sure I'm going to be much help, but here goes. The 2240 x 1493 is an appropriate size for images coming out of your camera. You wouldn't want to change them to 640 x 480 in the camera because you wouldn't be able to print them at that resolution. So the question becomes whether or not Photobucket automatically resizes them upon uploading. I wasn't aware that they ever did this, but they must have if you remember uploading without resizing. I keep a folder on my desktop of resized photos for emailing and uploading to Photobucket and Flickr. I've never tried to upload a full-size file. However, it's easy to resize photos that are already on Photobucket. Just click on Edit (right above the image), then Resize, and follow the instructions. There's a preset 640 x 480 that you can use if you like. Hope this helps. Susan

Kessy, your photographs must have made quite an impression on your granddaughter for her to want you to take her senior pictures. What camera are you using now? I assume you'll want a DSLR and some lenses: something like a 70mm lens for portraits and wider angles for wedding and landscape photography. I don't know anything about the many Canon models and lenses, but I'm sure if you ask your question at DPReview's Beginners Questions Forum you'll get lots of useful information. Many Canon people hang out there. DPR also has several forums for Canon users. Unless you have a lighting setup, I suggest you do the senior pictures in natural light, but not bright sunlight. Early morning or overcast day might work. Let us know what you get!