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Welcome to Photo Taking 101!
Here we will discuss many things associated with
images and the practice of taking clear digital images. This will include but in no way be
limited to Digital Camera functions, information and instructions, Frequently
Asked Questions and Basic Rules of Thumb like best picture taking
times, suggested lighting, light creating methods, testing and results.
Camera types, How to achieve great images and more.
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What is Digital Imagery?
A digital image is a representation of
a two-dimensional image as a finite set
of digital
values, called picture elements or pixels. The
digital image contains a fixed number of rows and columns of pixels. Pixels
are the smallest individual element in an image, holding quantized values
that represent the brightness of a given color at any specific point.
Typically, the pixels are stored in computer
memory as a
raster image or raster map, a two-dimensional array of small integers.
These values are often transmitted or stored in a
compressed form.
CITY Craft Biz Advice GroupA positive
group setting for individuals who are or would like to become business
owners and sell an artistic or creative based products where everyone can
share ideas and experiences how to find and research business related
information, brainstorm on ideas and the occasional tax question.
For more CITY
[Creative Indulgence Totally Yours] family of groups
This is an excellent video that
takes you from setting up your own inexpensive photo light box , using
different backgrounds, showcasing items like beads, and then how to adjust
your images using Adobe Photo Shop. The best video and tutorial I have ever
seen.
A guide to taking better photographs
With today's automatic cameras almost anyone can produce a sharp,
well-exposed image. What will set you apart from other photographers is how
well you compose your images. The tips below will help you create
eye-catching compositions—and transform your photos from mere snapshots into
works of art.
Spectre-Studios
White Trash Light Tent
- Dave
Spectre does it again, another wonderful creation only this time he's
hooking you up with a cheep no frills way to take awesome photographs
without the shadows. Note* Kitty was not harmed in the making of this
tutorial
Other Instruction Guides
Adjusting Throw Away Photos - Written to work with Paint Shop
Pro but applies just the same to many other graphic programs you may use.
Imaging Resource
- Everything you wanted to know about cameras but did not know how to ask.
Read and write reviews on the markets latest, greatest and not so hot buys
on cameras. Know before you go and shop for your next digital or other image
taking device.
Create a
Miniature Forest -A nice scene you can create for taking Images of Your
Fairies and Other Woodland Creatures indoors by Deb Woods.
If you know of any good books on this subject please
do contact me.
Tips
Top Tips for
Photographing Babies
Capture
Feelings
Get down on
their level
Include
Other People
Move In
Close
Show
Scale
Take
Some Vertical Pictures
Try
Different Angels
Take
Frequent Pictures
Use
Natural light
Use A
Plain Background
Top
Lighting Tips
"Lighting really is important. Good lighting not only
ensures a successful photo, but also conveys depth. The direction,
intensity and quality of your lighting all play an important roll in having
a dramatic effect on your pictures.
Kodak has some wonderful tips with images to explain
to you the important aspects and qualities your images should have. Please
take a moment and do yourself the favor to view each one to learn them
before setting out with your camera to take those important shots.
Each
pixel of an image is typically associated to a specific 'position'
in some 2D region, and has a value consisting of one or more
quantities (samples)
related to that position. Digital images can be classified according
to the number and nature of those samples:
The term digital image is also applied
to data associated to points scattered over a
three-dimensional region, such as produced by
tomographic equipment. In that case, each datum is called a
voxel.
The
user can utilize different program to see the image. The
GIF,
JPEG and
PNG images can be seen simply using a
web browser because they are the standard internet image
formats. The
SVG format is more and more used in the web and is a standard
W3C
format.
Some viewers offer a
slideshow utility, to see the images in a certain folder one
after the other automatically.
Image Calibration
See Also
Proper
use of a digital image usually requires knowledge of the
relationship between it and the underlying phenomenon, which implies
geometric and
photometric (or
sensor) calibration. One must also keep in mind the unavoidable
errors that arise from the finite
spatial resolution of the pixel array and the need to
quantize each sample to a finite set of possible values.
Choosing the right materials for the
project...Which is right for me
This is a big question
that we get presented with all the time. With so many products on
the market...you must be going crazy! I will explain the difference
here:
Image Manipulation
Programs & Online Editors
Chelsea - The online FREE to USE professional tool in web
digital imaging. Draw on images, rotate, resize, crop, fix
brightness, fix color, exposure, lighting problems, turn your images
into photo paintings, mosaics, oils, flare, distort, ripple, circle,
sphere, curl, twist, blur and more.
IAZA : Free
online image editor you upload your image
online into a browser then use the online tools to edit/manipulate
the image.
Irfanview
- is a fabulous FREE program you can resize pictures, enhance or
gray-scale coloring, even create entire web pages. A really powerful
program for free!
JPG2ASC
-Convert JPG images to ASCII
images Online
My Imager -
Everything online image editor! Upload or call images from anywhere
on the web and edit them freely with dozens of tools and filters
that they offer! This is a 100% free service.
Image Display Tools,
Gadgets, Widgets & Sliders
BubbleShare
- Create Photo
Slide Shows to embed in your Blog or webpage or leave on Bubbleshare
Just upload your photos, and if you care to, remix them and add
comments or your own voice to them. BubbleShare generates a private
link for your friends and family to view and sends it with one
click. You can even add your album to your blog.
Cameroid- Take pictures
with your webcam then play around and change them. You can either
download them or share them online. A cool way of making an avatar
of yourself!
flickrSLiDR- This Free tool allows you to easily embed the classic flickr
slideshows on your website or blog. All you need to do is enter the
flickr URL address of the user, photo set or group you would like to
embed along with some options. You'll receive the HTML embed code in
return.
Slideroll
- A photo slideshow
maker that you can use to create slide shows with your photos.
Publish your slideshows on the internet, put them on MySpace or
YouTube, and e-mail them to friends. Now Compatible with Flickr.
Flickr Tools-Flickr
Tools Online
| Motivator Create your own motivational poster | Magazine Cover
Make your own magazine cover | Personalized CD Make your own CD
cover | Mosaic Maker Make a mosaic from your photos | Calendar
Create calendars with your photos | Trading Card Maker Make your own
trading cards | Badge Maker Make your own (unofficial) Flickr badge
| Framer If you frame it, it's art | Movie Poster Make your own
customized movie poster Be a star | Captioner Add comic book style
captions to your photos | Billboard Billboardize your message and a
fabulous photo | Stream An everlasting flow of digital photographs |
Random Photo Browser Browse random favorite photos | Photo Fortune A
pithy fortune with related photographs | Slideshow Create and share
a slideshow with your friends | Top Cameras |
Rubik's
Cube Generator- Take and turn turn your own images into a
Rubiks Cube for your website, blog, email etc..
The Miniatures Photography kit is a very simple to use,
photographic lighting system which provides an ideal set-up for all
types of miniature photography.
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Basic Photography Techniques
Here I will list any tutorials or links
to tutorials on photography that I feel have either helped me or in my
un-professional picture taking opinion I feel can help you.
Other Things You
Might Want or Need to Know
How to create PDF filesLearn how to create PDF
files using a variety of programs and techniques. The PDF tutorials
in this section cover both basic PDF creation and ways to enhance
your PDF files with links, bookmarks, and other options.
Scenery Photos - Breathtakingmuralsfor
looking out your windows, photo light box backgrounds or even your
computers desktop
This to That - Because people
have a need to glue things to other things
TinyUrl Are you tired f having your
links that you post into message groups and forums break up because
they are to long and then they become unusable? Need a shorter web
address for your ebay listings, home pages or other sharable links
that are way to long to type out, remember, click on successfully or
all the above? Then this my friend is for you.
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