DigitalPhotography

WhatdoyouneedtoKnow?

 AdvantagesofDigitalCamera
overFilmCameras

Speed:Imagesrecordedbythecameracanbetransmitteddirectly
intothecomputerwithoutprocessing.Conservation:Filmand
chemicalsarenotexpended.

Safety:Thereisnoexposuretoprocessingchemicals.
 DisadvantagesofDigital
CameraoverFilmCameras

Expense:Thesecamerascostmustmorethancomparabletraditionalcameras,and
repaircosttendtobehigher._Imagequality:Onlyhighenddigitalcameras,withtheir
superiorresolution,canbegintocomparewiththequalityoffilm._Shutterspeed:
Higherresolutiondemandsslowershutterspeeds.

 HistoricalPerspectiveon
DigitalImaging

Letsfaceitdigitalphotographyhasonlybeenwithusfor
about10years.Itisstillinitsembryonicstate.Digital
technology
continuestoevolveandbecomemoretechnicallysophisticatedas
qualitykeepsgettingbetterandcostsincrementallygetlesseach

yearforhigherresolutioncameras.
 Isthereareallydifference
betweentraditionalphotography
anddigital?

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Digital photography is another form of the photographic

medium, and a background in traditional photography
will allow you to go further, faster, in the digital realm

however it is not imperative.
 Analogvs.Digital

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A digital system is one that uses discrete values

(often electrical voltages), especially those representable
as binary numbers, or non-numeric symbols such as
letters or icons, for input, processing, transmission,
storage, or display, rather than a continuous spectrum of
values (ie, as in an analog system).
 WhatisDigitalImaging?
Adigitalorelectronic,imageisonethathasbeen
producedwithacomputerorcamera.Themachine
(ordigitalcamera)takes(captures)avisualimage
andtranslatesitintoaseriesofmathematical
valuesonesandzero's,orbitsofinformation.

Theimagecanbeacquiredviadigitalcameraorby
scanninganytwodimensionalimagesuchasa
photograph,printedpage,oranyothertypeof
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picture.Evenathreedimensionalobjectcanbe
placedonascanneranditssurfacecaptured.The
scannerthendigitizestheimageanddisplaysit
electronicallyonthemonitor.

 Whathappenswhenyoutakea
digitalphotograph

Digital images are made up of pixels. Pixels (short for picture elements) are the small
sections of color and/or tone that together form a digital image.
Pixels form an image like pieces of a mosaic. A digital image is a grid of pixels.
When the pixels are viewed together in proper registration, the image is formed.
When there are enough pixels and they are small enough so as not to be individually
discernible, the digital image can achieve photo quality.
Increased magnification of any
digital image will eventually show the individual pixels,as in the enlarged section in
the image at right.
DigitalPhotographyisbasedon
thePixelPictureElement

The more pixels per square in the

better the quality of the image - it
is that simple.

Pixel(Picture Element)
The smallest element of a digitized image.
One small dot of light among the many

dots that makeup an image on a computer screen.
DigitalImagingMethodology
andImagingOptions

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Anunderstandingofresolutionissuesiscriticalto
gettinggoodphotographs(output)

LetsTalkPixels,FileSizeand
Resolution

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Theyallinterrelate!

 Megapixel

MegapixelA unit equal to one million

pixels.
The higher the resolution, the more pixels in
an
image and therefore the greater the image
quality.
An image
file that is 1 megapixel
(MP) can
 Resolution

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The number of pixels in an image.

A higher number correlates to a higher quality image.
More is ALWAYS better! Minimum 240 resolution
Needed for photo quality - 300
Ideal
 DigitalCameravs.Scanning
(Negatives/Prints)

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Betteroffscanningnegativesthanprintsforhigherquality
output(photographs)
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File types are mathematical formulas that help the computer read the
colors in the file. There are hundreds of file types.
Tiff Tagged Image File Format (Universal Format - High Quality)
Gif Graphic interchange format (For the Web)
Jpeg Joint Photographers Expert Group (Web or Prints)
Png Portable Network Graphic
In every graphics application, when you save your file, the program
asks you, What file format would you like to save this as? In the land
of print work, most labs will use the Tiff file format. They will create a
Tiff file and save it at 300dpi. The Tiff file is a big
file format.
Basicprocedureforgetting
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withPhotoshop
1.DownloadimagefromcameratoIPHOTOthendragtoPhotoshop..
2.GotoLevelsandeitherautolevelitormanual(iusemanual)closetheflatareaon
leftandrightwithlittlepyramidtowherethecurvebeginstorise.
3.GotoImageSizeandchangesizetoapprox.8x10(Iuse7x9soIgetinchborder
on8x10)
4.Changedpito300 Orminimum240
5.GotoImageAdjustandgodownandclickvariations.Doacolorcorrection
(lighten?)ifneeded.
6.GotofilterandfindsharpnessandclickSmartSharpen.
7.SaveAsandgivenewname.

8.BeginColorManagementProceduresforPrinting.
 Mostofrulesarethesame
(composition,content,creativity)
equipment,buttheprocessisvery
different.

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Gettingthelatentimagefromcameratoprintisvastlydifferent.
 SomeBasicShootingTips

1.Dont always shoot standing up (eye level)

2.Stay away from busy / chaotic backgrounds
3.Use flash Outdoors (Opens Shadows))
4.Move in close to your subject.
5.Rule of Thirds - Dont place subject in middle of
frame
6.Ask Yourself what is my main subject before
shooting.
7.Know your flash's range
8.Watch the light - Light is the key to great
photos
 GreatWebResources
http://www.alpenglowimaging.com/resolution.htm

http://www.sillybilly.com/art101a.html

http://www.kodak.com

www.mpix.com

www.adorama.com

LetstakesomePictures!