Digital Photography by Tom Policano 1
Digital Photography Day 1: Digital Cameras Shooting Day 2: DigPhoto Shooting Field Trip Day 3: Managing Day 4: Sharing Day 5: Hands-on Workshop Putting It All Together 2
Digital Photography Day 1: Digital Cameras Shooting by Tom Policano 3
Day 1: Digital Cameras Shooting Help! I want to get a Digital Camera or I have a new Digital Camera but I am not sure what to do next??? Learn about camera features and options, basic camera setup and shooting techniques, and picture storage and transfer options. What is a pixel? How many megabytes do I need? What is the difference between optical and digital zoom? What resolution should I use? What are all those options and menus for? Learn which camera is the best for you or bring your new camera and manual to this workshop and have a fun time getting started in the world of DigPhoto! 4
DigPhoto Shooting Intro to Digital Photography Equipment First Steps Setup Basic Techniques Playback 5
DigPhoto Equipment What about equipment? dpreview.com 6
DigPhoto Digital Film MultiMediaCard (MMC) Memory Stick (MS) xd-picture Card (xd) Secure Digital (SD) SmartMedia (SM) CompactFlash (CF) Neat and permanent no moving parts! 7
DigPhoto Digital Film Stored images are generally.jpg (lossy 1:4, 1:8, 1:16; 8 bit).tif (lossless; 8 bit) RAW (lossless; 16 bit) New & Special 8
DigPhoto First Steps Quick Start Set camera resolution to maximum Set image quality to Fine or RAW Set mode dial to auto Apply basic techniques Focus - Compose - Shoot Review the result 9
DigPhoto Setup Resolution* - number of pixels set to maximum Quality* fine is fine but RAW is better! basic, normal, fine, tiff, RAW File types** jpeg = lossy, variable compression tiff = lossless, no compression *more is better **less loss is better ***less is better 10
DigPhoto Setup What are shooting modes? Auto Program Equivalent Exposure... Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual Scene 11
DigPhoto Setup Scene Mode Portrait Party/indoor Night portrait Beach/snow Landscape Sunset Night landscape Fireworks show Closeup Copy Back Light 12
DigPhoto Setup What about metering systems? Matrix Center-weighted Spot Introduced in 1984 - ever improving... 13
DigPhoto Setup What else? Flash good for up 10-12 feet Lens basics normal, wide-angle, telephoto, zoom Optical zoom - real Digital zoom - fake in-camera cropping Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV 14
DigPhoto First Steps Holding Your Camera... 15
DigPhoto Basic Techniques Keep it simple Rule of thirds Balance pos/neg space Depth of field Exposure issues 16
DigPhoto Landscapes Tripod aids depth of field control 17
DigPhoto Landscapes Depth of field control 18
DigPhoto Closeups Many cameras capable of 1:1 magnification or better Use Aperture Priority Mode to get maximum depth of field Set to smallest f-stop highest f-number example: f/11 19
DigPhoto Beach/Snow With snow and sand photos overexpose +1 stop or more 20
DigPhoto Sunsets Expose for the sky then compose with the sun included 21
DigPhoto Night Landscape Tripod is a must Underexpose -1 stop To eliminate focus problems set focus to infinity mountain setting 22
DigPhoto Portraits Focus on face then compose 23
DigPhoto Party Indoors Use flash to stop action in low light situation 24
DigPhoto Backlit Overexpose 1-2 stops 25
DigPhoto Night Portrait Flash works for 12 ft or less 26
DigPhoto Sports Use Shutter Priority Mode to stop action Set to a high shutter speed example: 1/500 or higher 27
DigPhoto Playback Review/delete camera images at any time Enlarge any image to check detail Thumbnail option for quick searches Slide show mode for sharing Option to connect to TV for group review 28
Digital Photography Day 2: DigPhoto Shooting Field Trip by Tom Policano 29
Digital Photography Day 3 Managing by Tom Policano 30
Day 3: Managing Help! I have a Digital Camera but where is my picture??? Now that digital photography is affordable to us all and we have that cute new camera where are our pictures? If this question makes you uncomfortable because you thought your computer was taking care of everything - you are not alone! Let s demystify what happens when we connect our camera or digital film to the computer. Then let s talk about ways to get organized so that we will never loose or have trouble finding any photo we ever take even if our computer gets a virus or worse yet CRASHES! Learn how to name, edit, sort, catalog, archive to CD s/dvd s and find all of your beautiful new photographs. Have you thought about what to do with all your traditional film based photos? What should I do about red-eye? Can I improve my photo because its too? 31
DigPhoto Managing Review Shooting Intro Basic Connecting Get Organized Archiving How To DEMO Image Manipulation 32
DigPhoto Shooting Review Quick Start Set camera resolution to maximum Set image quality to Fine or RAW Set mode dial to auto Apply basic techniques Focus - Compose - Shoot Review the result 33
DigPhoto Setup Resolution* - number of pixels set to maximum Quality* basic, normal, fine, tiff, RAW fine is fine but RAW is better! File types** jpeg = lossy, variable compression tiff = lossless, no compression *more **less is loss better is ***less is better better 34
DigPhoto Setup What are shooting modes? Auto Equivalent Exposure... Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual Scene 35
DigPhoto Setup Scene Mode Portrait Party/indoor Night portrait Beach/snow Landscape Sunset Night landscape Fireworks show Closeup Copy 36
DigPhoto Setup What about metering systems? Matrix Center-weighted Spot Introduced in 1984 - ever improving... 37
DigPhoto Basic Connecting Computer Camera direct via USB using USB Card Reader or Memory Card adapter Wi-Fi (wireless) New Printer Built in Card Reader Camera direct via USB 38
DigPhoto Connecting USB Options manufacturer s provided software operating system software (iphoto - Mac, Windows Picture Viewer - PC) using third party software Adobe Bridge Expression MediaPro Picasa Free 39
DigPhoto Basic Connecting Where s my Picture? Mac and PC file browsers have built in image viewers Computer defaults and your preferences (i.e. old habits) often get changed when installing new software Beware but be not afraid! read all windows when installing 40
DigPhoto Get Organized File naming Camera Files 41
DigPhoto Get Organized File naming yymmdd_keyword_#.jpg example: 050910_digphoto_01.jpg 42
DigPhoto Archiving Workflow Transfer images to computer Rename image files Create Archive folder Move image files into Archive folder Catalog Archive folder Burn (2) CD s of Archive folder(s) 43
DigPhoto How To DEMO Expression Media Pro Basic Connecting Get Organized Archiving... and more! 44
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Red Eye Exposure Adjustments Blurry Image Problems Resizing Cloning Scanning 45
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Red Eye 46
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Exposure Adjustments 47
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Blurry Image Problems 48
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Resizing Megapixels # of pixels Dimensions Size: 72 dpi Size: 300 dpi 1/3 (VGA) 307,200 640 x 480 8.9 x 6.7 2.1 x 1.6 2.1 2,100,000 1600 x 1200 22.2 x 16.7 5.3 x 4.0 5 5,000,000 3380 x 2535 46.9 x 35.2 11.3 x 8.5 8 8,000,000 4276 x 3207 59.3 x 44.5 14.3 x 10.7 49
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Cloning 50
DigPhoto Image Manipulation Scanning Equipment Flatbed scanner Use your digital camera! If possible use original negative or slide Apply all managing rules to results file naming, archiving, etc 51
Digital Photography Day 4: Sharing by Tom Policano 52
Day 4: Sharing Fun! Let s get set up to let our friends and family see our pictures and get REAL PHOTOGRAPHS of their favorites delivered to their homes using the Internet. Learn about emailing images, slide shows, Web photo galleries, printing, scrap booking, card and calendar making, and other exciting ways to use and share your beautiful photos. Image manipulation and editing techniques using software like Photoshop Elements will be introduced. Let your creative potential be unleashed. 53
DigPhoto Sharing Review Shooting & Managing Prints Home made prints Local print services Internet print services E-mail Web Gallery Scrap Booking Photo-to-Movie Shape Collage Social Computing 54
DigPhoto Shooting Review Quick Start Set camera resolution to maximum Set image quality to RAW Set mode dial to auto Apply basic techniques Focus - Compose - Shoot Review the result 55
DigPhoto Managing Review Workflow Transfer images to computer Rename image files Create Archive folder Move image files into Archive folder Catalog Archive folder Burn (2) CD s of Archive folder(s) 56
DigPhoto Prints Home made prints Many inexpensive Ink-jet printers will make beautiful photographic quality prints Images can be automatically printed from many applications (note: print size settings will determine photo size) Use quality photographic papers designed for your printer 57
DigPhoto Home Made Prints 5 mb (2592 x 1944) Original 58
DigPhoto Home Made Prints 5 mb (2592 x 1944) resized to 300 dpi 59
DigPhoto Home Made Prints 5 mb (2592 x 1944) resized to 360 dpi 60
DigPhoto Home Made Prints 5 mb (2592 x 1944) resampled for e-mail 61
DigPhoto Prints Local print services Paper prints and digital slide show output is available at local shops Wegman s CVS/Eckerd/Rite Aid other local stores 62
DigPhoto Prints Internet Print Services Fast and convenient Affordable Includes free web galleries Friends/family can be invited to view/ order/pay online for home delivery Tools for cropping and basic manipulation Image uploading is slowish 63
DigPhoto Print Internet Print Services www.kodakgallery.co m www.shutterfly.com www.ezprints.com www.yorkphoto.com (4x6 prints - sale 8 ea) 64
DigPhoto E-mail Make it smaller! Resample camera images first (6 x72) x (4.5 x72)= 432 x 324 pixels Save As (name_sm.jpg) NEVER save over your originals use high quality compression (80-90%) Compose your email and attach your prepared image(s) 65
DigPhoto E-mail Automate using iview MediaPro Adobe Elements Various camera software PC File Browser Picassa 66
DigPhoto E-mail Automate using iview MediaPro 67
DigPhoto E-mail PC file browser 68
DigPhoto E-mail Picasa 69
DigPhoto Web Gallery Many applications have gallery wizards... Adobe Photoshop iview Media Pro DEMO Galerie (shareware app) Picassa 70
DigPhoto Sharing Web Gallery DEMO 71
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Scrapbooking is the craft of creating a book that combines the use of your photographs, mementos (and things), text, rubber stamps, fancy papers, and more... 72
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Resources Local Michael s Arts and Crafts Scrapbook Treasures Cherished Memories Utopia Stamp & Craft Internet 20,000,000 Google entries 73
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 74
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 75
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 76
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 77
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 78
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Utopia 79
DigPhoto Scrapbooking Software Sprysoft Software: Scrapbook Factory Deluxe Software 2.0 by Nova Development for Students, Teachers and Schools - Capture the past. Share the present. Create memories to last a lifetime. Ulead Store - My Scrapbook Software Multimedia Software Developer: Ulead Online Store - My Scrapbook Edition - Buy Digital Scrapbooking at the Digital Scrapbook Place! Computer Scrapping is the hottest new way to preserve your memories! HPshopping.com - HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant Scrapjazz.com - The Scrapbooking Megasite Scrapbooking.com Magazine The Source for scrapbooking, scrapbook layouts, memories, cropping, and scrapping info 80
DigPhoto Scrapbooking HP Creative Scrapbook Assistant DEMO 81
DigPhoto Photos-to-Movie dig this... 82
DigPhoto Shape Collage Shape Collage If you have ever wanted to make a collage out of your digital images, Shape Collage 2.5 is a good place to start. Essentially, users place their shots online via the Shape Collage program, and they choose a rough shape for the 83
DigPhoto Social Computing WOW! Flickr (www.flickr.com) Myspace (www.yspace.com) XuQa (www3-us.xuqa.com/) YouTube (www.youtube.com) LuLu (www.lulu.com) 84
Digital Photography Day 5: Hands-on Putting It All Together by Tom Policano 85
Day 4: Sharing Participants will practice any/all of the above concepts in a supervised open classroom environment. In addition opportunities such as making large format prints, registering a personal domain name and establishing an on-line web space through ipowerweb, and setting up an account with an on-line print service will be facilitated. 86
DigPhoto Open Discussion 87
DigPhoto ifotoz.com Tom s ifotoz Galleries Guest Book Blog DigPhoto support and discussion Tom s Links Order Prints Email me 88