A digital camera is a fantastic tool for capturing the images of the important people, places, and events in life. The cost involved in shooting pictures is very reasonable due to the lack of film, the ability to delete unwanted images, and the opportunity to share and enjoy images without printing when desired. The creativity allowed by editing images from a digital camera is also a boon to home photographers. However, there are some harsh realities that need to be considered by those who create and store these digital images.
Hard drives sometimes fail. Viruses can invade and wipe out all traces any files stored on a computer. Fire, flood, and other disasters can destroy the hardware in which precious photos are stored. For anyone who places significant personal or emotional value on the photographs they take with their digital camera, making a second copy of such images is the key to assuring that these memories live on for many years to come.
The hard drive on any computer is limited and files sizes of most digital images are huge so extended storage there is not really possible. Certainly the memory with a digital camera is extremely limited and the portable media often used is important but not often a good choice for long term storage due to their vulnerability to failure. Luckily there are other options that make a better choice for long term storage.
• External hard drives: A good external hard drive will have a significantly larger memory capacity than the hard drive on a computer and should not be exposed to as many risks when used exclusively for the storage of images from a digital camera.
• CD: Storage on a CD is a very affordable option. The discs themselves are inexpensive and most modern computers have a CD burner. The storage capacity of a CD is reasonable at about 700 MB per disc. When stored properly in hard plastic cases, the life of a CD should be a few generations at a minimum. Because these discs are a back-up, it is wise to store them in a separate location; perhaps in a fireproof safe.
• DVD: Storage on DVD is also an affordable option although many computers don't possess a built-in DVD writer. Stand-alone DVD writers are a good option in such instances. The storage capacity of a DVD is significantly greater than that of a CD; approximately 4.7 GB can be held in a single layer format while some offer a multi-layer format with even greater capacity. The drawback to multi-layer format discs is that because more images are stored on a single disc, destruction or failure can result in an even more catastrophic loss.
• Online Server: There are a number of services online that can store photos submitted by users for a very small fee. Obviously, if a fire, tornado or other disaster strikes home, these photographic images will not be affected. Flickr is only one of many such services. A growing number of home photographers now set up websites where they can store and share their photos providing even greater security from physical threats.
All of the above options are good methods for storing images captured with a digital camera. However, it is generally recommended that rather than employing a single strategy, two methods be used so that each is indeed a "back-up".
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Backing-Up-The-Photos-From-a-Digital-Camera/237819
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Basic Digital Photography
The power of the computer revolution is simple: once you convert real-world objects into bits and bytes, anything is possible. Nowhere is this more apparent than in photography. Digital photography represents the latest step in a technological revolution that began almost two centuries ago with Louis Daguerre’s silver chloride prints. Daguerre amazed the world by fixing the light from a pinhole camera onto a piece of glass, thereby preserving a moment in time for an eternity.
Today an inexpensive digital camera can transform that light into electrical impulses with accuracy and brilliance that even film can’t match. It can store hundreds of images on a sliver of silicon no bigger than your thumbnail. Those images can easily be sent across the country in seconds, be shared with hundreds of people at once, and even be modified to create an utterly new reality. The tools and skills necessary to do all this are within the reach of nearly anyone. You hold in your hands the book that will unlock those skills for you.
It’s fitting that the author himself has traveled a similar path. Mikkel Aaland has worked as an itinerant photographer, making pictures much as his 19th-century counterparts must have, in a makeshift studio-on-wheels, capturing images of anyone with a few dollars to spare. After nine years on the road, the result was his 1981 book, County Fair Portraits. Shortly thereafter, another legend, Ansel Adams, told Mikkel that if he were beginning all over again he’d be shooting digital. Mikkel took the great man at his word and became one of the first to use, and write about, digital photography
When Photoshop was first released in 1990, a Michel reviewed it. In 1992, he wrote Digital Photography, one of the earliest books published on the subject, and he has written many more since. He has worked as a professional photographer, using top-of-the-line digital equipment, and as a proud husband and father he has captured his own life with the same consumer-grade cameras the rest of us use. He’s also been teaching digital techniques for the past several years on my TV, radio, and online shows. There is no better guide to the magical transformation of light and dark into bits and bytes
Photography, from the Greek for writing in light, has rewritten our notion of time and history. Digital photography is reworking our notion of reality itself. One of the great technological innovations of the 19th century is once again leading the way in the 21st. Here is your chance to be a part of the revolution—to start Shooting Digital.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Basic-Digital-Photography/235850
Today an inexpensive digital camera can transform that light into electrical impulses with accuracy and brilliance that even film can’t match. It can store hundreds of images on a sliver of silicon no bigger than your thumbnail. Those images can easily be sent across the country in seconds, be shared with hundreds of people at once, and even be modified to create an utterly new reality. The tools and skills necessary to do all this are within the reach of nearly anyone. You hold in your hands the book that will unlock those skills for you.
It’s fitting that the author himself has traveled a similar path. Mikkel Aaland has worked as an itinerant photographer, making pictures much as his 19th-century counterparts must have, in a makeshift studio-on-wheels, capturing images of anyone with a few dollars to spare. After nine years on the road, the result was his 1981 book, County Fair Portraits. Shortly thereafter, another legend, Ansel Adams, told Mikkel that if he were beginning all over again he’d be shooting digital. Mikkel took the great man at his word and became one of the first to use, and write about, digital photography
When Photoshop was first released in 1990, a Michel reviewed it. In 1992, he wrote Digital Photography, one of the earliest books published on the subject, and he has written many more since. He has worked as a professional photographer, using top-of-the-line digital equipment, and as a proud husband and father he has captured his own life with the same consumer-grade cameras the rest of us use. He’s also been teaching digital techniques for the past several years on my TV, radio, and online shows. There is no better guide to the magical transformation of light and dark into bits and bytes
Photography, from the Greek for writing in light, has rewritten our notion of time and history. Digital photography is reworking our notion of reality itself. One of the great technological innovations of the 19th century is once again leading the way in the 21st. Here is your chance to be a part of the revolution—to start Shooting Digital.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Basic-Digital-Photography/235850
Single-use Cameras Capture The Moment
While a good picture may be worth a thousand words, it sometimes takes more than one camera to snap it. That's the word from many of the 60 percent of Americans who own digital cameras. A recent survey found that 90 percent of digital-camera users have kept a single-use camera handy to serve as backup should the batteries or memory fail on their more expensive camera.
Of course, there are other times when a single-use camera can be helpful as well. For instance, because the cameras are relatively inexpensive, you can hand them out to guests at events. More photographers means more vantage points and better pictures. Also, many parents would rather not hand their expensive digital camera over to their child to let him or her take pictures. But with a less expensive single-use camera, you can let Junior snap away.
New Technologies
Advances in technology have made single-use cameras better than ever. For example, the new Kodak HQ Maximum Versatility Single-Use Camera uses one of the best films on the market. Easy to use and portable, it delivers high-definition pictures in sunlight and in low light with complete clarity. Here are some other single-use camera ideas:
• A Day in the Life-Give kids a single-use camera and let them take pictures for grandma and grandpa. When you take the cameras to be developed, check off the box to get a Picture CD with all of your images. Then have your child use the CD to create a book, using either the prints or the digital images, with captions.
• A Night Out-Bring a handful of single-use cameras out with some friends and let everyone start snapping away. Then make plans for a picture swap the next week.
• Welcome to the World-Include a single-use camera in a baby gift bag to make sure new parents always have an easy to use backup camera to capture those first precious moments.
• Take it Outside-Take your kids to a nature preserve or state park and give each one a single-use camera.
• The Visual Family Tree-Hand out single-use cameras at the next family reunion and get the pictures developed before the reunion ends. Not only can everyone take prints from the day, but they can also use the CD to share the pictures online and create photo albums, calendars, mugs and posters.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Single-Use-Cameras-Capture-The-Moment/240176
Of course, there are other times when a single-use camera can be helpful as well. For instance, because the cameras are relatively inexpensive, you can hand them out to guests at events. More photographers means more vantage points and better pictures. Also, many parents would rather not hand their expensive digital camera over to their child to let him or her take pictures. But with a less expensive single-use camera, you can let Junior snap away.
New Technologies
Advances in technology have made single-use cameras better than ever. For example, the new Kodak HQ Maximum Versatility Single-Use Camera uses one of the best films on the market. Easy to use and portable, it delivers high-definition pictures in sunlight and in low light with complete clarity. Here are some other single-use camera ideas:
• A Day in the Life-Give kids a single-use camera and let them take pictures for grandma and grandpa. When you take the cameras to be developed, check off the box to get a Picture CD with all of your images. Then have your child use the CD to create a book, using either the prints or the digital images, with captions.
• A Night Out-Bring a handful of single-use cameras out with some friends and let everyone start snapping away. Then make plans for a picture swap the next week.
• Welcome to the World-Include a single-use camera in a baby gift bag to make sure new parents always have an easy to use backup camera to capture those first precious moments.
• Take it Outside-Take your kids to a nature preserve or state park and give each one a single-use camera.
• The Visual Family Tree-Hand out single-use cameras at the next family reunion and get the pictures developed before the reunion ends. Not only can everyone take prints from the day, but they can also use the CD to share the pictures online and create photo albums, calendars, mugs and posters.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Single-Use-Cameras-Capture-The-Moment/240176
Digital Photography No More Picture Processing
Digital photography is helping to revolutionize the way we view our pictures and the way we are able to capture the most breathtaking images.
Digital photography is becoming more affordable every year, and the technology to make fabulous photos is well within the reach of the average consumer.
Digital Photography is more than just using a digital camera; it also entails some post processing in an image editing software to the image you captured with your digital camera. Digital Photography is a process where pictures are taken to a computer disk or memory card rather than film.
Digital photography is one of the late 20th century s most innovative technologies. Digital photography is a radically different kind of photography, because the photographer can finally see what the film sees.
You waste nothing; there's no film required, and because you only print the pictures you need, digital photography is cost effective and environmentally friendly.
First of all, the general claim about digital photography is that it makes photography easier; and that's wrong already. And this is where it is getting interesting because, basically, the argument is that digital photography is better because you don't have to wait. Although the resolution of digital photos is not nearly as high as photos produced from film, digital photography is ideal when you need instant, low-resolution pictures.
For many people, the biggest advantage of digital photography is that it eliminates the need for picture processing. Almost all of the cost of digital photography is capital cost, meaning that the cost is for the equipment needed to store and copy the images, and once purchased requires virtually no further expense outlay. Lastly, digital photography is the future, there's no getting around that, and the sooner you start shooting digitally, the better equipped you'll be to evaluate and handle new technology as it comes out. After all, digital photography is just another tool of modernization showing the advancement of photography in an ever-changing world.
The age of digital photography is here and here to stay. With more than 64 million digital cameras sold last year alone, digital photography is more popular than ever. Once of the best of the long list of advantages of digital photography is the immediate ability to view the scene through the digital cameras LCD screen.
For me, digital photography is also the greatest gift ever and the best thing since sliced bread.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Digital-photography-no-more-picture-processing/241082
Digital photography is becoming more affordable every year, and the technology to make fabulous photos is well within the reach of the average consumer.
Digital Photography is more than just using a digital camera; it also entails some post processing in an image editing software to the image you captured with your digital camera. Digital Photography is a process where pictures are taken to a computer disk or memory card rather than film.
Digital photography is one of the late 20th century s most innovative technologies. Digital photography is a radically different kind of photography, because the photographer can finally see what the film sees.
You waste nothing; there's no film required, and because you only print the pictures you need, digital photography is cost effective and environmentally friendly.
First of all, the general claim about digital photography is that it makes photography easier; and that's wrong already. And this is where it is getting interesting because, basically, the argument is that digital photography is better because you don't have to wait. Although the resolution of digital photos is not nearly as high as photos produced from film, digital photography is ideal when you need instant, low-resolution pictures.
For many people, the biggest advantage of digital photography is that it eliminates the need for picture processing. Almost all of the cost of digital photography is capital cost, meaning that the cost is for the equipment needed to store and copy the images, and once purchased requires virtually no further expense outlay. Lastly, digital photography is the future, there's no getting around that, and the sooner you start shooting digitally, the better equipped you'll be to evaluate and handle new technology as it comes out. After all, digital photography is just another tool of modernization showing the advancement of photography in an ever-changing world.
The age of digital photography is here and here to stay. With more than 64 million digital cameras sold last year alone, digital photography is more popular than ever. Once of the best of the long list of advantages of digital photography is the immediate ability to view the scene through the digital cameras LCD screen.
For me, digital photography is also the greatest gift ever and the best thing since sliced bread.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Digital-photography-no-more-picture-processing/241082
Digital cameras are useless when their batteries run dry. Battery technologies have improved a lot in the last years but batteries still have just a limited energy capacity. To get more out of your batteries you should understand what digital camera feature consumer more power and how to minimize energy consumption.
Not all camera elements consume the same amount of energy. You can save battery energy by minimizing usage of battery energy guzzling features. The following is a list of battery hungry battery features minimizing usage of those features will provide you with longer battery life.
The digital camera elements can be divided to electronic and mechanical. The chipset and the CCD for example are electronic while the lenses focus motors are mechanical. Generally speaking mechanical elements tend to consume more energy than electronic elements for the same amount of usage time. The exception is the LCD screen that is an electronic element but is also a battery hungry one.
Here is a list of three components that consume the most energy in a typical digital camera and some ideas for how to minimize their consumption.
The LCD screen: Digital cameras allow viewing of digital photos immediately after they were taken on a small bright LCD screen built into the camera. This allows you to review the digital photo composition and to decide if the digital photo is good or if you need to take more photos. LCD screens are also convenient when used as view finders. You can use the LCD to see a real time view of the picture the camera is capturing and then hit the shutter button when you got the digital photo you are looking for. The drawback of the colorful bright LCD screen is that it consumes a lot of energy. If you ever wondered why those LCD screen are turned off automatically by the camera it is to save energy as if they were left on all the time the battery would last a very short time. To save battery try to minimize the usage of the LCD screen. If you have an optical view finder use it whenever possible instead of the LCD. Manually turn off the LCD and only turn it on when absolutely necessary to either access some digital camera menus or to preview a digital photo.
The motors: The digital camera mechanical components are powered by electrical motors. For example an auto focus is implemented by motors that move the lenses in and out. Some digital cameras also include motors that let the photographer control the zoom factor with a press of a button. Motors are electro-mechanical components. They are high energy consumers. The bigger and heavier the lens, for example using high zoom telescopic lenses, and the optical elements that the motor has to move the more energy is consumed. To minimize battery consumption move the digital camera components manually whenever possible. For example if the camera supports zoom in zoom out buttons avoid using them and instead manually move the lenses ring to change the zoom. Try to focus only when you are ready to take a digital photo. Avoid using continuous focusing and holding the shutter button half way for a long time as the motors will keep moving and consume energy during all that time.
The flash: Flash is used when taking digital photos in dark scenes or as fill-in when there are shades on the objects. Flash is an electro-optical component. Energy is charged into a special electronic component and later on that energy is discharged in a short time in the form of light energy. In general the brighter and longer distance a flash unit supports the more energy it consumes. Avoid using flash in scenes where there is enough ambient light.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Why-do-digital-camera-batteries-run-dry-so-fast-/253821
Not all camera elements consume the same amount of energy. You can save battery energy by minimizing usage of battery energy guzzling features. The following is a list of battery hungry battery features minimizing usage of those features will provide you with longer battery life.
The digital camera elements can be divided to electronic and mechanical. The chipset and the CCD for example are electronic while the lenses focus motors are mechanical. Generally speaking mechanical elements tend to consume more energy than electronic elements for the same amount of usage time. The exception is the LCD screen that is an electronic element but is also a battery hungry one.
Here is a list of three components that consume the most energy in a typical digital camera and some ideas for how to minimize their consumption.
The LCD screen: Digital cameras allow viewing of digital photos immediately after they were taken on a small bright LCD screen built into the camera. This allows you to review the digital photo composition and to decide if the digital photo is good or if you need to take more photos. LCD screens are also convenient when used as view finders. You can use the LCD to see a real time view of the picture the camera is capturing and then hit the shutter button when you got the digital photo you are looking for. The drawback of the colorful bright LCD screen is that it consumes a lot of energy. If you ever wondered why those LCD screen are turned off automatically by the camera it is to save energy as if they were left on all the time the battery would last a very short time. To save battery try to minimize the usage of the LCD screen. If you have an optical view finder use it whenever possible instead of the LCD. Manually turn off the LCD and only turn it on when absolutely necessary to either access some digital camera menus or to preview a digital photo.
The motors: The digital camera mechanical components are powered by electrical motors. For example an auto focus is implemented by motors that move the lenses in and out. Some digital cameras also include motors that let the photographer control the zoom factor with a press of a button. Motors are electro-mechanical components. They are high energy consumers. The bigger and heavier the lens, for example using high zoom telescopic lenses, and the optical elements that the motor has to move the more energy is consumed. To minimize battery consumption move the digital camera components manually whenever possible. For example if the camera supports zoom in zoom out buttons avoid using them and instead manually move the lenses ring to change the zoom. Try to focus only when you are ready to take a digital photo. Avoid using continuous focusing and holding the shutter button half way for a long time as the motors will keep moving and consume energy during all that time.
The flash: Flash is used when taking digital photos in dark scenes or as fill-in when there are shades on the objects. Flash is an electro-optical component. Energy is charged into a special electronic component and later on that energy is discharged in a short time in the form of light energy. In general the brighter and longer distance a flash unit supports the more energy it consumes. Avoid using flash in scenes where there is enough ambient light.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Why-do-digital-camera-batteries-run-dry-so-fast-/253821
Finding A Discount Digital Camera
If you have a passion for photography but don’t exactly have a lot of cash, finding a suitable camera may be hard for you. Digital cameras don’t come cheap because of the numerous features involved that are lacking in the traditional manual camera. But you don’t have to fret about how much you have to cash out because a discount digital camera is actually available.
A discount digital camera is a camera that is being sold for a lesser price because either it has already gone out of fashion or the manufacturer has already produced a more advanced model. Discount digital cameras come in two kinds – brand-new and used. For some, it is better to buy a specific camera several months to a year after its release because it is cheaper. Though new cameras offer a wider range of features, a discount digital camera offers close to the same features though they can be a bit out of date. You can find discount digital cameras from Discount Camera in the San Francisco Bay area.
Discount digital cameras surfaced when digital cameras broke into the single-use trade. This means that products are used only once and then returned. With a single-use camera, the amount of pictures to be taken is set on a certain limit. After using the camera, it is then sold for a lesser price. The popularity of this market eventually led to the dropping of the prices of newly released cameras. Consumers are predisposed to buy cheaper cameras due to tight budgets. Only avid photographers splurge on highly expensive cameras for better image quality.
The drop of the price point resulted in a fierce competition, which is inevitable in any consumer market. Most manufacturers today compensate through a barrage of advertisements. Features are either highlighted or omitted, depending on the target audience. So it is tasking to select the best digital camera. Even choosing a discount digital camera is difficult. What you have to remember is the reason why you are buying a camera at all. If it is just for recreational use, then you will find a lot of cameras that will suit you. They are relatively cheap compared to high-end professional digital cameras.
When choosing a discount digital camera, you have to check for cuts and scratches if it is used. You also need to measure its performance; image quality, type of battery and media, zoom performance and megapixels. Color sharpness is important in any digital camera. Your only issue with it is choosing the camera with the best image quality that is within your budget. Ensure that the batteries you need aren’t expensive or if the camera needs a special type of battery to be operational. You also have to consider the memory stick or card that comes with your camera. Take into account its compatibility with your equipment. With zoom performance, you only need to check the optical zoom. Digital zoom is equally important but not as much as optical zoom. If your camera has a high optical zoom, this prevents your image from getting broken into minute pixels when you enlarge it. The degree of megapixels assures you of the quality of the image.
To find a discount digital camera, you only have to scope out your local area. By being resourceful, you just need a little cash to support a lifetime hobby.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Finding-A-Discount-Digital-Camera/257136
A discount digital camera is a camera that is being sold for a lesser price because either it has already gone out of fashion or the manufacturer has already produced a more advanced model. Discount digital cameras come in two kinds – brand-new and used. For some, it is better to buy a specific camera several months to a year after its release because it is cheaper. Though new cameras offer a wider range of features, a discount digital camera offers close to the same features though they can be a bit out of date. You can find discount digital cameras from Discount Camera in the San Francisco Bay area.
Discount digital cameras surfaced when digital cameras broke into the single-use trade. This means that products are used only once and then returned. With a single-use camera, the amount of pictures to be taken is set on a certain limit. After using the camera, it is then sold for a lesser price. The popularity of this market eventually led to the dropping of the prices of newly released cameras. Consumers are predisposed to buy cheaper cameras due to tight budgets. Only avid photographers splurge on highly expensive cameras for better image quality.
The drop of the price point resulted in a fierce competition, which is inevitable in any consumer market. Most manufacturers today compensate through a barrage of advertisements. Features are either highlighted or omitted, depending on the target audience. So it is tasking to select the best digital camera. Even choosing a discount digital camera is difficult. What you have to remember is the reason why you are buying a camera at all. If it is just for recreational use, then you will find a lot of cameras that will suit you. They are relatively cheap compared to high-end professional digital cameras.
When choosing a discount digital camera, you have to check for cuts and scratches if it is used. You also need to measure its performance; image quality, type of battery and media, zoom performance and megapixels. Color sharpness is important in any digital camera. Your only issue with it is choosing the camera with the best image quality that is within your budget. Ensure that the batteries you need aren’t expensive or if the camera needs a special type of battery to be operational. You also have to consider the memory stick or card that comes with your camera. Take into account its compatibility with your equipment. With zoom performance, you only need to check the optical zoom. Digital zoom is equally important but not as much as optical zoom. If your camera has a high optical zoom, this prevents your image from getting broken into minute pixels when you enlarge it. The degree of megapixels assures you of the quality of the image.
To find a discount digital camera, you only have to scope out your local area. By being resourceful, you just need a little cash to support a lifetime hobby.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Finding-A-Discount-Digital-Camera/257136
Digital Photography As An Art Form
Since the age of 15 I've been dabbling in almost every kind of photography. Following a career in journalism, working for Practical Photography and then launching the first digital imaging magazine, I went on to create ePHOTOzine.
Every so often someone on our forums pops the question “Is photography art?…it’s a very emotive subject and our moderators are always to hand ready to remove expletives and abusive comments. The trouble is, as all the photography magazines have found out for years, is art and photography evoke passionate feelings and extremely strong views. This has become more so since the rise of digital technology.
I have a view I’m about to share which will no doubt cause upset to those photographers who like to shoot natural!
As the person responsible for introducing the first digital technique magazine into the UK, Digital PhotoFX, I was already on rocky ground when we filled the first few issues with those pictures that make people cringe. You know - Venetian masks superimposed on backdrops of gondolas or flowers with the find edges filter creating etched effects.
Well, for me, that was, and digital still is, a very exciting product.
On ePHOTOzine we get all kinds of digitally manipulated imagery, and we also get photographers complaining that it's “not photography”. Well it isn’t, as such.
Let’s go back in time, way before photography and look at landscapes as a subject. Painters were either good or not. There were those who took a scene and were clever enough to replicate that using oil or water colour. The scene would look as close to reality as it could. There were those who could take the scene and, through imagination, make the lighting more imposing, the colours more vivid or the items in the scene more visually balanced than those in reality. Then there were those who created a pile of tosh.
Then photography was invented and it changed everything. If we take our three types, the first could recreate a scene just as he/she had done when painting, but with much more ease, the second could add filters, use a spot meter and light to expose for subjective tones or some darkroom treatment to make the scene better, but for most photography took away total creative control, and the third could, providing the camera was understood, create a scene almost as good as the first group.
So in my view the people affected most when photography arrived where the creative artists, because, unless they had incredible darkroom skills, their photos would rarely be too far from reality and they had their vivid imagination bottled up.
And then along came digital. The first can still do as they always have, the second can go wild with their imagination and the third will produce the sort of shots that make you cringe.
Back to me. My mother was a painter, she painted street scenes and pets and did, to her ability, paint as close to reality as possible. Apart from one occasion where she painted a portrait of David Bowie for me and removed the bracelet he was wearing. She thought it should only be worn by a women! She would have enjoyed digital!
I wanted to paint like her, but didn’t have the skills, I took up photography but couldn’t photograph the objects/scenes I could see in my mind. I tried doing the creative darkroom work, but still couldn't get what I wanted. And then I found Photoshop. Sadly, in the early stages, a machine to run it cost thousands, but these days it's affordable and allows those dreams to come true.
For the first time, photography became, in my mind, real art! We've just gone from painting with oils, to painting with light, to painting with pixel. Although I do agree with views that a lot of crap is passed off as art, but that happens in the canvas world too.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Digital-Photography-as-an-art-form/257498
Every so often someone on our forums pops the question “Is photography art?…it’s a very emotive subject and our moderators are always to hand ready to remove expletives and abusive comments. The trouble is, as all the photography magazines have found out for years, is art and photography evoke passionate feelings and extremely strong views. This has become more so since the rise of digital technology.
I have a view I’m about to share which will no doubt cause upset to those photographers who like to shoot natural!
As the person responsible for introducing the first digital technique magazine into the UK, Digital PhotoFX, I was already on rocky ground when we filled the first few issues with those pictures that make people cringe. You know - Venetian masks superimposed on backdrops of gondolas or flowers with the find edges filter creating etched effects.
Well, for me, that was, and digital still is, a very exciting product.
On ePHOTOzine we get all kinds of digitally manipulated imagery, and we also get photographers complaining that it's “not photography”. Well it isn’t, as such.
Let’s go back in time, way before photography and look at landscapes as a subject. Painters were either good or not. There were those who took a scene and were clever enough to replicate that using oil or water colour. The scene would look as close to reality as it could. There were those who could take the scene and, through imagination, make the lighting more imposing, the colours more vivid or the items in the scene more visually balanced than those in reality. Then there were those who created a pile of tosh.
Then photography was invented and it changed everything. If we take our three types, the first could recreate a scene just as he/she had done when painting, but with much more ease, the second could add filters, use a spot meter and light to expose for subjective tones or some darkroom treatment to make the scene better, but for most photography took away total creative control, and the third could, providing the camera was understood, create a scene almost as good as the first group.
So in my view the people affected most when photography arrived where the creative artists, because, unless they had incredible darkroom skills, their photos would rarely be too far from reality and they had their vivid imagination bottled up.
And then along came digital. The first can still do as they always have, the second can go wild with their imagination and the third will produce the sort of shots that make you cringe.
Back to me. My mother was a painter, she painted street scenes and pets and did, to her ability, paint as close to reality as possible. Apart from one occasion where she painted a portrait of David Bowie for me and removed the bracelet he was wearing. She thought it should only be worn by a women! She would have enjoyed digital!
I wanted to paint like her, but didn’t have the skills, I took up photography but couldn’t photograph the objects/scenes I could see in my mind. I tried doing the creative darkroom work, but still couldn't get what I wanted. And then I found Photoshop. Sadly, in the early stages, a machine to run it cost thousands, but these days it's affordable and allows those dreams to come true.
For the first time, photography became, in my mind, real art! We've just gone from painting with oils, to painting with light, to painting with pixel. Although I do agree with views that a lot of crap is passed off as art, but that happens in the canvas world too.
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Digital-Photography-as-an-art-form/257498
Finding A Digital Camera Online
The great international market bazaar known as the Internet has rapidly made inroads on the territory of traditional brick and mortar retailers, and has in fact become the preferred shopping venue for millions of consumers. The Internet allows people to shop a their convenience from the comfort of their homes without spending money on gas and time fighting traffic.
Internet shopping also allows consumers to comparison shop online, reviewing the features of different items and finding the best prices. While there are, of course, things that should not be purchased online like perishable foods or live animals, it would be very hard to run a search for a non-perishable item an not find someone, somewhere ., who is selling it on their website.
Concerns About Shopping Online
Electronic items are especially in demand for online purchase, and many thousands of people have bought or considered buying a digital camera online. While the chances of getting scammed when purchasing a high-end item like a digital camera online do exist, they are probably greater than the chances of being cheated by a regular store or by purchasing a camera through the classifieds.
Internet retailers, like traditional ones, live and die with their customer base, and if they cannot get repeat business, will be doomed. Being conned when you purchase you digital camera online guarantees you will not be a return customer, and also guarantees bad publicity for the seller.
People buy digital cameras for different reasons; environmentally conscious consumers like them because there are no polluting chemicals involved in the production of digital photos. Others like them because they allow instant viewing of a photograph, and because there are digital camera software photos which can turn even the most amateur photographers into a budding Ansel Adams.
If you’re considering buying a digital camera online, you can feel good both about doing you small part to protect the environment, and about owning a technology which appears to be the future of amateur photography. While your digital camera online purchase may not get you the superlative quality photographs that professional photographers create with traditional cameras and darkrooms, it will get you started, and the digital camera technology is improving by leaps and bounds.
What To Look For In A Digital Camera
When shopping for your digital camera on line, research its storage capacity and pixilation; the greater its pixelation number, the better the sharpness and detailing of your photos will be. But the price you pay for a digital camera online will increase as its pixelation does.
The number of photos your digital camera can store is determined by its storage capacity; however, you can always purchase extra storage capacity by getting an additional flash card, just like you can buy extra memory for your personal computer. The very first digital cameras could hold up to thirty photos, making them competitive with 36-picture rolls of 35mm photographic film.
Today, however, even digital cameras priced in the medium range will store a hundred of more photographs. Once you’ve settled on ho much pixilation and storage capacity you need, and found the camera website offering it at the best price, you should be ready to buy your digital cameral online!
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Finding-A-Digital-Camera-Online/250883
Internet shopping also allows consumers to comparison shop online, reviewing the features of different items and finding the best prices. While there are, of course, things that should not be purchased online like perishable foods or live animals, it would be very hard to run a search for a non-perishable item an not find someone, somewhere ., who is selling it on their website.
Concerns About Shopping Online
Electronic items are especially in demand for online purchase, and many thousands of people have bought or considered buying a digital camera online. While the chances of getting scammed when purchasing a high-end item like a digital camera online do exist, they are probably greater than the chances of being cheated by a regular store or by purchasing a camera through the classifieds.
Internet retailers, like traditional ones, live and die with their customer base, and if they cannot get repeat business, will be doomed. Being conned when you purchase you digital camera online guarantees you will not be a return customer, and also guarantees bad publicity for the seller.
People buy digital cameras for different reasons; environmentally conscious consumers like them because there are no polluting chemicals involved in the production of digital photos. Others like them because they allow instant viewing of a photograph, and because there are digital camera software photos which can turn even the most amateur photographers into a budding Ansel Adams.
If you’re considering buying a digital camera online, you can feel good both about doing you small part to protect the environment, and about owning a technology which appears to be the future of amateur photography. While your digital camera online purchase may not get you the superlative quality photographs that professional photographers create with traditional cameras and darkrooms, it will get you started, and the digital camera technology is improving by leaps and bounds.
What To Look For In A Digital Camera
When shopping for your digital camera on line, research its storage capacity and pixilation; the greater its pixelation number, the better the sharpness and detailing of your photos will be. But the price you pay for a digital camera online will increase as its pixelation does.
The number of photos your digital camera can store is determined by its storage capacity; however, you can always purchase extra storage capacity by getting an additional flash card, just like you can buy extra memory for your personal computer. The very first digital cameras could hold up to thirty photos, making them competitive with 36-picture rolls of 35mm photographic film.
Today, however, even digital cameras priced in the medium range will store a hundred of more photographs. Once you’ve settled on ho much pixilation and storage capacity you need, and found the camera website offering it at the best price, you should be ready to buy your digital cameral online!
http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Finding-A-Digital-Camera-Online/250883
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