LFS:Workshops/Digital Photography

http://phototips.notlong.com

photo by Martin Dee

Taking good photos

• the rule of thirds

• get to know your camera, use alternate settings

• use a tripod or stabilise yourself

• take lots, use few

• be prepared to touch up your photos

Storing photos

• Mac: iPhoto

• PC: Google's Picasa

• Harddrives, CDs & DVDs

• ZumoDrive and DropBox

Editing and managing photos

• Software: Adobe Photoshop and Gimp

• Online: Piknik and Sumo Paint

Sharing & using others' photos

• Emailing photos

• Facebook

• Flickr

• permissions?

• Creative Commons Canada

• Flickr's 100 million CC photos

• Compfight

Photo formats

• .jpg

• .tif

• .gif

• .png

• RAW

Photos and their colour schemes

• CMYK

Image by Mike Horvath

• CMYK

• RGB

• Pantone

Resolutions

pixel comparison

• resolutions: the proof is in the pixels

• screen resolution: 72 dpi*, appropriate for presentations

• this can be tricky. the display at "actual pixel size" is what matters most

• photo resolution: 180 dpi

• print resolution: 300 dpi, ideal for printed materials

• Should I worry about megapixels? (calculator)

Photo blogging

• In Focus & The Big Picture

• Flickr

• LFS Photobank and Slide Flickr

• Notes & geolocation, mobile and advanced

• Vince laForet is a NY photographer (Cyprien) Vince's blog

Questions/ Comments

• What programs to manipulate RAW images? http://www.rawtherapee.com/

• question 2

• question 3