Post on 31-Mar-2015
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Work on composition.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Work on composition.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Work on composition.
Tips For Taking Better Photos
Use your flash.
Get closer to your subjects.
Work on composition.
Take a lot of pictures!
How do I get the images to my computer?
Internal Card ReadersMany computers
today come with card readers built in.
Can be added to a computer with an open bay.
How do I get the images to my computer?
External Card ReadersCamera connected
via USBUSB / FireWire
dedicated card readers
Printers / Multifunction devices
How do I get the images to my computer?
WiFiSome newer
cameras have built in WiFi.
Camera phones.WiFi SD cards
Share Via E-mail or Web PagesYou can share
photos with family and friends through email
Most photo programs have an email function.
Many will optimize the image for you.
Share Via E-mailor Web PagesYou can also share
your images via a web page.
Many programs like Picasa, Kodak EasyShare, Snapfish let you post online galleries.
Blogs are another way to share your images.
What Applications Should I Use?
Free applications I’ve used …
Picasa3
Kodak EasyShare
Snapfish.com
What Applications Should I Use?
Programs you pay for…
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Corel Paintshop Pro 9
I just Deleted all my photos!
Image RecoveryDon’t Panic! Stellar Photo
RecoveryMediaRECOVER 4.0
Digitizing Prints & Film
1. Send them to a lab.
2. Scan them yourself.
3. Use your digital camera to copy prints.
Using a Lab
Advantages Saves you time in the
long run. At the best labs, trained
technicians inspect and correct each scan.
Disadvantages May take a couple of
months to get your completed order.
Small risk of losing you photos and film.
It will cost you some hard earned money. On average $0.35 per scan.
The Process
Organize you prints, negatives and slides.
Estimate, roughly, how many of each you have.
Fill out the order form.
Prepay required amount.
Pack you materials up and ship them as per the lab’s instructions.
The Process
Preview your scans and determine which are keepers.
Pay the final tally.
Your materials show up at your doorstep.
Some Recomendations
ScanCafe.comDigMyPics.comFotoBridge.com
Scan Your Own
You need a flatbed scanner for prints.
Transparency adapter needed to scan negatives and slides.
Lots of hard drive space.
Even more patience!
For Prints
Color or Grayscale.
Scan should have, at least, the dimensions of the original.
Minimum dpi should be 300.
Example: A 4x6 inch print should be scanned at 4x6 inches with a resolution of 300 dpi.
For Slides and Negatives
Negative or Transparency.
Scan film at 100% of frame size.
Resolution for 35mm film should be 2000 - 3000dpi.
This will give you the option of making prints from the scan of 8x10 easily.
How Do I Keep My Photos Safe?Burn to CDs/DVDs
Keep photos on media cards
Use an incremental backup system
Copy to multiple Hard drives
Use a RAID 5 system.
CDs / DVDs
AdvantagesInexpensiv
eEasy to
store.Reasonably
stable.
DisadvantagesSlowest of
the mediasLimited
storage.Will degrade
over time.
Media Cards
AdvantagesYour images
are already on the card.
Writes fast.Solid state,
no moving parts.
Very stable.
Disadvantages
Relatively expensive.
Limited storage.Small size can
make it hard to keep track of.
You need a card reader to access the card.
Hard Drives
Advantages
Least expensive per MB.
Huge amounts of storage.
Very fast read / write speeds.
Disadvantages
Fairly fragile.
Moving parts can breakdown.
Some need external power.