Digital Photography

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Digital Photography

• Remember, it's not really about taking pictures,
  but using the camera as a tool to help you
  explore and understand other subjects!

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Where do i start?

• What are you looking for accomplish?
• To simply document life?
• To become a digital artist?
• Do you want to print your images?
• If in large sizeslook for high resolution
• If only on the webresolution is not a big deal
• Will you take pictures of small objects?
• Look for a macro feature
• Do you prefer shooting digital photos over
  reworking them on the computer?
• Look for a camera with easy-to-use software
• Want the money you save on film not to just end
  up getting spent on batteries?
• look for a camera with rechargeable batteries or
  a similar set-up

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What Camera do I purchase?

• Point and Shoot
• Kodak Easyshare
• Nikon Coolpix
• Panasonic Lumix
• Advanced
• Canon Powershot
• Kodak Easyshare
• Nikon Coolpix
• Digital SLR
• Canon Digital Rebel
• Nikon D Series

many more choices!!
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Lets Snap to it!

• Online reviews
• Customer Reviews
• Any retail store has reviews
• www.bestbuy.com
• www.walmart.com
• Dedicated website reviews
• www.dpreview.com
• www.digitalcamerareview.com
• Organization
• Organize photos in a way that suits you
• Year
• Month
• Trip
• Actual date
• Make folder names unique
• Back-up folders online or make a hard copy

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Be Responsible!

• BACK UP YOUR PHOTOS!!!
• Back up your photo collection regularly
• CDs -
• quick and easy
• Must have a CD burner
• DVDs
• lots of storage
• Must have a DVD burner
• Jump Drives
• quick
• not a lot of space
• chance of crash or corruption
• Online
• lots of space
• Access from any computer
• Print mail option

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Photo editing

• Software
• Kodak Easyshare www.easyshare.com
• Photoshop Express www.photoshop.com/express
• Picnic www.picnic.com
• Shutterfly www.shutterfly.com
• Slideshow
• Photostory3
• Slideroll
• Flypaper
• Smilebox

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Photo taking tips

• 1. Watch Your Background
• Sometimes the background is more important to a
  photo's composition than the foreground
• Keep the background simple
• Make sure there are no distracting elements
• 2. Go Outdoors if Possible
• natural sunlight produces better photo lighting
  results
• Using a flash indoors also creates a harsh
  contrast
• 3. Use a flash outdoors
• Bright sun can create dark shadows, especially
  around faces
• bring your subject into harmony with the sunny,
  well-lit background

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Photo taking tips

• 4. Know Your Camera. Experiment
• Flash ranges and focus depths may vary
• Get to know your camera's strengths and
  limitations
• 5. Move in Close (but not TOO close!)
• Facial expressions can't be seen from a distance
• You will also get better lighting results with
  close-up shots
• 6. Move the subject slightly off center
• Resist the temptation to make every subject stand
  like a totem pole in the center of your picture
• divide a square photo into a grid like a
  tic-tac-toe game, the main focal points should be
  where the lines cross around the center square
• interesting lines offset behind a subject can
  make a more interesting photo

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Photo taking tips

• 7. Learn when to take vertical pictures
• With a little practice, switching from horizontal
  to vertical will come naturally
• If the subject you are shooting is taller than it
  is wide, turn your camera 90 degrees to maximize
  the area of the subject in your camera viewfinder
• 8. Not every one likes Cheesy Smiles
• Candid shots are usually better than the results
  you get when everyone says "Cheese.
• Forced smiles look, well, forced
• see if you can get your audience to smile the
  old-fashioned way

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Photo editing tips

• 9. Be Aware of Your Surroundings
• Before you snap the shot, watch for things that
  might indirectly affect your picture
• 10. Takes Lots of Pictures
• The greatest benefit of digital photography is
  the ability to take hundreds of photos without
  paying an extra penny for developing
• You can always delete images you don't want later
• With new software capabilities, you can even
  combine the best parts of multiple photos for an
  original work of art
• Check out photo editing tips/tricks online!
• www.tutorialized.com

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Enough already

• lets edit!

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