Article By Mike Singh. A minimally adequate semi-tutorial on one way to resize your image files before “sharing” them (sending by email, viewing on a website, etc.) with others.
Here’s my tip: For online viewing, I don’t even bother with all that “resolution” mumbo-jumbo. I just deal with pixel dimensions.
Article by Morgan Hamilton. Thinking about doing some black & white photography? Considering how dirt easy it is to do nowadays with digital cameras, why not? Even if you’ve got a humble point-and-shoot without a “black-and-white” or “monochrome” mode, who cares? Snap away, and post process the images after with Photoshop (or any of the other programs available, some even free, like those listed in our Tools section).
One of the best ways to collect photos and to send them is an overlooked method called the photo collage. Most people’s minds veer off the idea of making a photo collage like a racquetball on a wall. It seems too hard to contemplate. But it’s not hard. It’s fun!
There are different ways to approach how to mat and frame fine art photographs and other art. For art purists, the image will usually dictate how it is framed. When decorating is the priority, consider the room where the framed art will be hanging, and then mat and frame the art to complement the décor.
If you want your fine art photographs and other artwork to last a lifetime, use the best framing you can afford. The more valuable the artwork, the more you should invest in using professional matting and framing to ensure the matting is archival, that the image is dust-free, and the glass or Plexiglas is of the highest quality.
If you want your fine art photographs to last for your lifetime and your children’s lifetime, too, it’s important to think about where you hang the art, as well as environmental conditions like sunlight, humidity, soot and extreme temperatures.
Have you ever thought of starting a photo journal? Taking daily/weekly pictures that describe your life, and put it out for the world to see. Or maybe you just want to build a photo journal to share it with your family and close friends.
How many family photographs have you taken outdoors in the cold weather? Do you find that most of your photo album is filled with images from warmer seasons? Consider pulling your camera outside when your kids are playing in the snow, whn you are cross-country skiing, or when your family is hanging holiday lights. Cold weather portraits make wonderful memories.
It’s really very simple and straightforward getting your digital photos transferred to 35mm slides, provided you prepare your digital photographs correctly beforehand. You don’t have to be a professional photographer to do this, so you can relax. I’m going to explain the process in simple terms, so after reading this article you’ll be an expert!
Why you’d want to do this, I have no idea. But if you’ve got time to burn, a “geek project itch” you want to scratch and an old flatbed scanner just laying around and probably not worth the effort to put up for sale on eBay, then check out these detailed instructions that’ll show you how to build a digital camera from your flatbed scanner.
If you do build one, we’d be curious to see the images you capture with it!
