Digital Photography - Learning the Ropes
I've been shooting digital now for going on 3 years. I'm still learning, and expect to continue being required to learn, new software, new techniques, new methodologies, new equipment, etc. etc. That's just on the production side of things, like processing digital files, printing, and archiving.
We are always, or should be, learning something new about HOW we create photographs. What drives us, what motivates us, what repels us, what makes us laugh all contribute to how we look at and interact with the world around us. Photography is an excellent artistic medium for recording those interactions.
Digital photography is making it appear so much easier. At least that's what the advertisers and salespeople would have you believe. Instant gratification... "Just put the card in here and out comes a perfect print!" Great adverising copy, but what exactly does that mean? How did that file get "perfect"? Is that the largest print I can make? What file type should I use? How long will that photographic print last? 1 year, 2 years, 30 years, 100 years? What happens to the digital file once the print is made? When you delete that file from the memory card, do you still have it somewhere in case you need to make another print? What camera should I buy? What if you have a digital camera but no computer? What if you don't know the first thing about computers?
I've started a 2-hour "Before You Buy" digital seminar for those folks wanting to purchase their first digital camera. The seminar is $20 and covers digital camera types, what are they and how many megapixels do you need, what software and hardware might you need as well as the level of knowledge needed if you're processing your own image files, and finally about workflow (the process from digital capture to archiving) and archiving (preserving) your digital files for the future. You should go to the store armed with enough knowledge to know what you want and need before you're confronted by a salesperson.
You can register for this class, offered the 4th Thursday of each month, on my Basic Photography Classes page.
We are always, or should be, learning something new about HOW we create photographs. What drives us, what motivates us, what repels us, what makes us laugh all contribute to how we look at and interact with the world around us. Photography is an excellent artistic medium for recording those interactions.
Digital photography is making it appear so much easier. At least that's what the advertisers and salespeople would have you believe. Instant gratification... "Just put the card in here and out comes a perfect print!" Great adverising copy, but what exactly does that mean? How did that file get "perfect"? Is that the largest print I can make? What file type should I use? How long will that photographic print last? 1 year, 2 years, 30 years, 100 years? What happens to the digital file once the print is made? When you delete that file from the memory card, do you still have it somewhere in case you need to make another print? What camera should I buy? What if you have a digital camera but no computer? What if you don't know the first thing about computers?
I've started a 2-hour "Before You Buy" digital seminar for those folks wanting to purchase their first digital camera. The seminar is $20 and covers digital camera types, what are they and how many megapixels do you need, what software and hardware might you need as well as the level of knowledge needed if you're processing your own image files, and finally about workflow (the process from digital capture to archiving) and archiving (preserving) your digital files for the future. You should go to the store armed with enough knowledge to know what you want and need before you're confronted by a salesperson.
You can register for this class, offered the 4th Thursday of each month, on my Basic Photography Classes page.
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