I’ve been a participant here for nearly seven years. There’s a lot I don’t know, either, but I knew a lot less then. But, I’ve enjoyed the journey and to me, that’s the purpose. Find enjoyment in the craft.

Once you learn about some of that stuff, you’ll realize that you didn’t need/want to know about it. But, something will catch your eye and you’ll read books/watch videos about it in an effort to know more. In the course of doing that, you’ll learn about other stuff. If something totally escapes your understanding, then you’ll know it’s time to ask questions.

I dare say that everyone here has traveled that road for some period of time. In my mind, it’s how it’s done. Be patient, take pictures, process them and know that there’s still much to learn. Most of all, find joy in it.

In my nine months on this forum, I have read a lot about post processing. I know a lot of you will say LR/PScc. That's not the question. I know I need to start with organizing and I may start with AfterShot. That's not the question either.

I need to really understand terms like the following: RAW, jpeg, Tiff, dng, dynamic range, HDR, and a whole lot of other things I can't bring to mind right now. Plus the processes of converting from one to another. Preparing to print, sending files over the internet, why one picture loads in a flash and another takes forever

I've seen a lot of suggested reading on composition. How about suggested reading on post processing in the camera and in the computer that explains the above information and more. At this point I'm just really confused due to the little bits I have pieced together but don't understand. A "how to" book on operating PS is not what I'm looking for. I don't assume to get to the level that many of you have attained, but I would like to truely be able to understand and follow your conversations and apply some of it to my own photo work.
Thanx up front.