Category: Photos

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Digital Photo Workflow

Published on: October 17, 2007 and has 2 Comments

I have taken thousands of pictures with the two digital cameras I have owned in the past 5 years. I purchased my first camera in 2002 and quickly began learning how best to take pictures. The camera was a Canon G2 and I learned about and began using the RAW file format when taking pictures. [...]

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Taking Pictures Indoors Without a Flash

Published on: October 15, 2007 and has No Comments

I have taken many pictures indoors with a flash and without the use of a flash. I find that pictures taken without a flash always turn out better than when I have used the flash. I find that when I use a flash I get harsh shadows that contribute to a black background. A flash [...]

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Overview of Various Image File Formats

Published on: September 17, 2007 and has 5 Comments

There are many different image file formats in use on Web pages today. Each file format has its advantages and disadvantages, and can be used for specific images. For those that use digital cameras you may be familiar with one format, while you may have heard of others. In this post I will provide an [...]

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How to Organize Your Digital Photos

Published on: September 3, 2007 and has 6 Comments

If you are like me, then you probably have thousands of digital photos stored on CDs/DVDs or a hard drive. There doesn’t appear to be any problems with the way you store you digital photos, until you need to find a specific one. At this point you remember how you stored your old printed photos [...]

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Backing Up Digital Photos

Published on: August 3, 2007 and has No Comments

There is much discussion on the Internet about the best method for backing up digital photos. Some say CD/DVDs are the best media, while others prefer hard drives or tapes. In my opinion there is no right way to back up digital photos as each method has its advantages and disadvantages. I will discuss the [...]

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Converting Digital Photos for E-mail or the Web

Published on: August 1, 2007 and has 2 Comments

There have been many times in the past when someone has sent me an e-mail with picture attachments. I don’t mind picture attachments, if they are resized. Many times the pictures have not been resized and I end up downloading 5 files that are a combined 10MB. Even on broadband this can take some time. [...]

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Myth: 72dpi for Web Images

Published on: July 13, 2007 and has 6 Comments

Every time I read articles or tutorials about saving images for Web pages or sending through e-mail they always mention saving the images with a resolution of 72dpi or Dots Per Inch. The interesting fact about this suggestion is that a computer monitor doesn’t deal with dots or inches, but rather with pixels. The resolution [...]

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Using a Gray Card

Published on: July 7, 2007 and has 6 Comments

I have been using a digital camera since 2002, and have since owned two different cameras. My first camera was a Canon G2, while my current camera is a Canon S3 IS. I enjoyed using the G2, and am currently enjoying the S3. One of the biggest differences between the two cameras was the picture [...]

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