Wednesday, May 16, 2007

THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital Technology is making its presence felt not only in the printing industry but more imminent in the field of photography. Digital photography has taken photographing into a realm of infinite possibilities. Digital technology has also offered great diversity when it comes to colors of pictures that were not possible with the use of traditional photographing machinery.
Digital technology has also paved the way for express photography developing which only requires a minimum of 3 minutes to process pictures. This express picture development is great for rush picture requirements like personal id pictures as well as rush visa and passport photos. The best-suited camera used for express development is a digital camera.
The process of express development starts with the taking or the capturing of an image, which is a multi-process since it includes image display, as well as image printing by means of a computer and appropriate printer equipment. However, like any technology the digital technology is not without flaws, the use of an incompatible printer may have an adverse effect on the quality of the developed picture.
In terms of the digital camera to be use, it is important to correctly choose the camera’s resolution in order to produce high quality photographs. For passport and visa photos a digital camera with one mega-pixel resolution is the best choice. Such types of cameras also have automatic features that are designed to control the numerous photographic qualities involved in the process of taking pictures. Nevertheless, the photographer’s sensitivity when it comes to his or her subject must still exist since the automatic control of the digital camera won’t be able to choose from among the subject’s facial expression which is best to capture or decides on the clothing that would best reveal the subject’s features.
Camera-to-computer interface are well suited for those photography activities that require the use of an external memory card. The transferring of data is also much faster and offers confirmation of the storage of quality images stored in the computer. Likewise, it provides a room for retakes and the images are easily stored in the computer, which is a good thing since it will be much easier to choose from among the taken images the one that really stands out.
The computer also plays an important role in digital photography since it helps in storing and displaying of digital images taken with the digital camera. The computer also enables for the printing of the images in various digital printers. And since digital photography makes use of high-resolution images it is vital that the computer should have a sufficient memory space as well as ample storage capacities. Likewise, a computer should also have a high-speed interface to the camera and printer and a speedy but reliable CPU in order to provide efficient image processing.

About the Author

Jinky C. Mesias is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Business Management. She is at present an Associate Manager of a Life Insurance Corporation and a freelance writer.
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