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How to Edit Digital Images : How to Resize JPEG Photos in Microsoft Paint

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:23:31 +0000

When resizing an image in Microsoft Paint, press control-w to bring up screen which allows users to adjust horizontal and vertical percentages of an image. Resize JPEG digital images and pictures with thetips in this free video on digital imaging from an Internet design specialist. Expert: Luis Estrada Bio: Luis Estrada has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. He is a freelance software developer specializing in developing Web applications. He has been designing Web sites for over eight years. Filmmaker: Luis Estrada

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Bigshot Digital Camera

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:58:40 +0000

Professor Shree Nayar talks about the purpose and development of the Bigshot camera project.

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Organize Your Digital Images – PaintShop Photo Pro X3

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:25:56 +0000

Free Product Trial: http://www.corel.com This is the new Organizer in paintshop Photo Pro X3 and its a great tool for sorting and organizing your image collection. Thanks to the new capabilities of modern DSLR cameras, people often shoot a hundred photos or more at a time. To deal with all these photos, many photographers have developed a form of digital workflow a process that often looks something like this: You shoot your photos, You load them on your computer, You sort and organize your photos, You edit some of them a bit more, And then, finally, you print them in different ways and of course share them online. paintshop Photo Pro X3 is specifically designed to easily manage your digital workflow from end-to-end, and it brings order to your thousands of photos quickly and efficiently.

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1. Preparing Digital Images of Art

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:21:26 +0000

Scott Ligon, who teaches Digital Art and Design at the Cleveland Institute of Art, goes over how to prepare images of artwork in Photoshop. Continued in Part 2.

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NEW Digital Camera January 30, 2010, 05:38 PM

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:46:42 +0000

NEW Digital Camera January 30, 2010, 05:38 PM

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Advanced 3D reconstruction from digital images

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:48:17 +0000

This is a 3D reconstruction of castle in Novo mesto from digital images.

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Canon Powershot SD 790 IS Digital Camera

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:17:26 +0000

Go to tiger.tv for more information. Powerful Features, Inimitable Style and an Eye Opening View. Chiseled edges with a subtle gleam give this powershot SD790 IS Digital ELPH distinctive sculptural appeal. Just as attractive are its high-end specifications, including 10 megapixels of resolution plus Face Detection and Motion Detection Technology that delivers the ultimate in crisp, clear, amazingly detailed images. Prepare to be transfixed by the view from the camera’s 3.0-inch purecolor LCD II screen. With rich, accurate color and superb clarity, the screen is easy to view at wide angles too – perfect for gathering a group around to see your images.

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Shooting Excellent Fireworks Photos – Tips and Tricks

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:24:00 +0000

is illuminated with fireworks, one may get excited and try to capture the instantaneous moment. Often it ends up with failure due blurred or foggy or mixture of lights which does not depict the fireworks which we saw. This means shooting fireworks display is a challenge to a amateur photographer and the professional too. Shooting fire works display is simple if you follow few simple tips as given below by http://www.reshade.com excellent online photographic store.

1.Have the Right Exposure.

In order to get the unique looking fireworks photos, it has to captured at the exact moment when it occurs.

If your shutter speed of your camera is set wrongly, it may not snap at the precise time resulting in blurry or smoky images. It is important to set your camera to manual mode and the shutter speed to be set to snap in 1.6 seconds. Manually set your camera to snap in 1.6 seconds. Under these settings, you are certain to capture precise colorful fireworks go off which you wanted.

2. Use a good Tripod.

It is better to use a Tripod when taking Fireworks photos.

The reason is fireworks display not only display vibrant colors in the sky but also shows different arrays of lights moving fast at different directions. Hence, the handheld camera may not be able to hold without shaking to capture the fire work in its natural way. Using a tripod, the camera could be kept very still so that you could get the fabulous image of fire display.

3.Get Rid of the Flash.

Many believe use of flash during fireworks photography will assist them. The flash will not add any value to the fireworks photos. Hence, always keep the flash turned off during photographing fireworks displays. This means, its better to use the manual mode if you are using the digital SLR.

4.Use Low ISO setting

It is important to note that photographing fireworks is not similar to other photo sessions. Since most of the fire works displays are done during night, the vibrant colr displays instantaneously, the light sensitivity of your camera has significant importance. For example, the ISO setting of your camera has to be low.

What the experts say is you have to keep the ISO to be kept at 100 so that you could get fantastic photos depicting the fire display which you were shooting.

5. Less Dependence on Automatic Features

Since the fire works photos are all to do with lighting, When you set the camera to auto mode and use for fireworks shooting, it will not capture the lighting properly resulting blurry or overexposed images. Always set the camera to the manual mode when shooting fireworks photos, you are certain to get clearer and dramatic pictures.

So we hope by following the simple steps above, you are sure of getting amazing fireworks photography. Make use of the digital camera’s many settings to take many fireworks photos that will give you excellent pictures which may have an interest to many people. In conclusion, fireworks photography will give any photographer the opportunity to explore his talent and creativity.

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Great Nature Photography on a Cloudy Day

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:19:27 +0000

Nature photography relies on your sensitivity to the natural light above all else. You have surely heard that for good landscape photography, you generally want sunny conditions, early or late in the day when the light is low and soft. However, this does not apply to every situation, and busy lifestyles do not always allow us to choose the conditions in which we take our photos.

Have you ever planned and set aside a day to get out and practice your nature photography, only to wake up to grey, cloudy skies? You are not alone, this happens to us all; professional and beginner alike. And of course when you are traveling, you often only have one chance to take your photos before moving on, so you have to make the best of the situation as you find it.

Photographers, don’t despair. There are many situations that suit cloudy skies just fine; in fact, there are some situations when cloudy skies are the best option for a good nature photo. Here are just a few situations that you could explore when cloudy weather threatens to derail your photography outing.

#1. Rainforest Photography. When the sun shines through the trees in the forest, it creates a patchwork of light and shade that makes correct exposure almost impossible. You simply can’t manage the contrast in these conditions. Cloudy weather is actually the best way to take good rainforest photos. Some would say the cloudier the better, because if your rainforest is high enough to be in the clouds, you can capture some very atmospheric misty effects in the forest.

I live in South East Queensland, so I am close to both the beach and some fabulous rainforest. My rule is: If it’s sunny, go to the beach. If the weather is grey and cloudy, grab your camera and head for the rainforest.

#2. Wildlife Photography (Pets and People Too). Bright sunlight can be a problem when shooting wildlife. In the middle part of the day, the sun can create heavy shadows which make exposure difficult, and rob your photo of essential colour and detail that gives the subject its character. Worst of all, sunlight can create shadows on the face of your subject. As you know, the critical part of any good wildlife photo is the eyes. If the eyes in your photo are lost in shadow, the personal connection with the subject is lost.

Animals do not like looking into the sun any more than you do, so even early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when the light is softer, photography can be difficult. More often than not, you will probably find your subject turning away from the light.

If you take your photo on a cloudy day, you can capture your wildlife subject in soft, even light that allows perfect exposure without ugly shadows. There will also be less glare reflecting off shiny surfaces (a snake’s skin, a bird’s feathers etc.) so your picture can actually appear more colourful.

#3. Sunset Photography. Clouds create a much more interesting sunset photo than clear skies. All you need is for the sun to break through the clouds as they cross the horizon. A good nature photographer learns to read the sky and try to predict what is coming. Often on a grey, cloudy day you will notice that the only patch of clear sky is far away near the horizon. If that is the case, you can go looking for a good location and set up for your sunset photo.

With a bit of luck, there will be several breaks in the clouds before the sun goes down. If so, you could be on the spot to photograph spectacular sunbeams, a truly wonderful effect that every nature photography hopes to capture.

Like all things in nature photography, all the planning in the world means nothing without a bit of luck. You may get your photo all set up, only to see the gap in the clouds close and your chance of a good photo disappear. Persistence wins in the end, so keep trying and from time to time you will end up with some breathtaking sunset photos.

I hope these tips encourage you to get out and enjoy your photography, no matter what the weather is like. As your experience grows, you will find it easier to read the light and know what sort of photography suits the conditions. Until then, practice, practice, practice!

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Digital Photography -which Image File Format Should You Use?

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:39:16 +0000

You are able to create digital pictures in three different types of file formats: JPEG, TIFF, and RAW. Each file format has its good qualities and bad qualities. It is the photographerâ€™s choice to see which file formats to use that works best. If you want to send an image through e-mail, the best format would be JPEG. If you like creating large prints and like optimizing the color that best suits you, shoot in RAW, or you may prefer TIFF if you are working with an advanced desktop publishing software. What are these formats and what do they stand for?

JPEG is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group; this is the gathering of photographers who met to discuss formats. JPEG is used a lot in e-mails because it is a compressed image file format and has a smaller size in megabytes unlike the other formats. A disadvantage is if the image is compressed too much the photo quality may seem noticeably damaged.

TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format. This is a file format that was created in the 1980â€™s as the standard format used across multiple platforms. Once the TIFF was introduced many people have improved upon it and now there are around fifty variations. Also the TIFF format can handle color depths between 1-bit to 24-bit.

RAW files are unprocessed images that are generally referred to digital negatives. RAW mode doesnâ€™t compress the images and another disadvantage of RAW is that it uses a lot of memory on your card. An advantage is that since this format is unprocessed you can have more control over color corrections and processing on the computer. If you plan on making large prints this is the format to use. More expensive D-SLR cameras have this feature and come with editing software allowing you to open RAW files. Then you are able to edit them and save them to JPEG or TIFF file formats.

Now having a better understanding of file formats you are able to be more creative in your digital photography.