LFS:Workshops/Digital Photography
http://phototips.notlong.com
photo by Martin Dee
Taking good photos
• 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
Editing and managing photos
• Software: Adobe Photoshop and Gimp
• Online: Piknik and Sumo Paint
Sharing & using others' photos
• Emailing photos
• Flickr
• permissions?
• Flickr's 100 million CC photos
Photo formats
• .jpg
• .tif
• .gif
• .png
• RAW
Photos and their colour schemes
• CMYK
Image by Mike Horvath
• CMYK
• RGB
• Pantone
Resolutions
• 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
• 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