Category: Photos

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The PNG Image Format

October 10, 2008 | 7 Comments

I have written posts about the JPEG and TIFF file format, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. Digital cameras use the JPEG format because of it’s small size, so you can store more photos on a memory card. The downside to the JPEG is that is is lossy compression, so you lose some data [...]

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Four Months of Using Mozy

October 8, 2008 | 14 Comments

I have written several posts regarding backing up your data. I have mentioned many different forms of media that you can use to keep your data safe. Over the past four months I have been using an online backup solution called Mozy. While I have written about Mozy in the past, I will sum up [...]

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How to Capture Action Shots Outdoors

September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

I was recently at the park taking pictures of my oldest son on the swings. As I took the pictures, I noticed another person doing the same with members of his family next to me. I stood and watched for a moment as he became disappointed when his pictures came out blurry, and he eventually [...]

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What is Your Archiving Workflow?

July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments

In my last post I talked about my method of backing up my archived photos. I discussed the various media I used to ensure I will always have at least one copy of every photo. I have talked about my workflow with regards to archiving in other posts, but I feel I should provide a [...]

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Is Your Data Safe?

July 23, 2008 | 11 Comments

I have been scanning and archiving old family photos in order to help preserve them for the future. The first set of photos are the only copy of each photo available so they were chosen first for archiving. It is important that when you archive photos that you create a system for backing up your [...]

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Photoshop JPEG Settings

May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments

I have written several posts in the past relating to digital photos, and more specifically JPEG files. I have talked about the differences between JPEG and RAW files. In one post I also compare JPEG and GIF files, and provided examples to illustrate when to use a particular file type. The JPEG and GIF post [...]

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When to Use GIF and JPEG Format

March 5, 2008 | 6 Comments

I have written several posts on image formats, their advantages and disadvantages. The one thing I haven’t really discussed is when to use a particular format over another. Depending on that type of image you have will determine which format you should choose. Most people may just choose JPEG, however, there are many times GIF [...]

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Resizing Digital Photos for E-mail in Windows XP

February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Once in a while I will get several digital photos as attachments in an e-mail, and the photos haven’t been resized. This is a problem as photos from a digital camera are usually 2MB and larger, which is quite big to send in an e-mail. Add to the fact that there are usually several photos [...]

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