buxton & district u3a digital photography beginners group 15 october 2013 lesson 3:printing...
TRANSCRIPT
Buxton & District U3A Digital Photography Beginners Group
15 October 2013
Lesson 3: Printing &Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Programme19 September Exploring your camera
1 October You’ve taken some pictures now what? (Viewing pictures; filing on your computer)
15 October Printing & Composing a better picture (part 1)
29 October Camera modes/scenes & Composing a better picture (part 2)
5 November Simple editing to improve your pictures
19 November Understanding exposure
3 December Controlling exposure/focal length/perspective/composition for a better picture &
Taking Pictures of people
17 December Everything you want to know about digital photography but never dared ask.© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Last time• What do you want to do with your photos?• How is the picture stored?• Viewing your pictures.• Filing pictures on your computer.
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
What do you want to do with your photos?
Print for an
album
Print for a
large frame
Display on a TV or digital photo frame
Keep safe in case of computer failure or fireFile / c
atalogue
to easily find
what you want
Correct / improve images
Create artistic
imagesShare with friends
and family via
World Wide WebIllustrate books,
brochures, websites….
Sell your imagesSelect & keep your better
pictures (“digital film” is
cheap so you can take
lots)
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Picture File FormatsBMP (Bitmap) • Uncompressed,
• Very Large
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
• Lossy compression (you can specify how much)• Can save lots of space• Very high compression degrades image• Repeated editing and resaving degrades image
RAW • Lossless compression• Large• Camera specific – so might not display in all systems• Retains some information lost in JPEG• Favoured by some professionals
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
• Lossless compression (usually)• Large• Standard (but lots of flexibility) – so will usually display in any system
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
• Supports both lossy and lossless compression (works well with large uniformly coloured areas)• Can be very small• Mainly used for pictures for websites
Beginners: “Just use JPEG”© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
John’s filing system1. Group photos in your mind into
sets (e.g. a holiday, a party, a birthday, a visit, a photo shoot etc.)
2. Create new folder in year for each set. Name it according to month, add a letter to keep sets in order within the month and add a descriptive name e.g.
11b Kittens
Nov2nd set in month
Descriptive name
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
John’s Software Recommendations
Software Strengths When do I use it
Windows Photo Gallery
Good for everyday editing to make simple improvements to your pictures
All the time to tidy up my pictures
Picasa Good for creating albums (different views of the same pictures without making copies).Easily links to on-line albums
Regularly to share pictures on a particular subject (e.g. U3A Digital Photography, U3A Walks)
Photoshop / Photoshop Elements
Good for complex editing Occasionally when I want to edit details or create artistic effects
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Homework• Start to organise your photos (if you have not already done so):
– Upload pictures onto computer (if not already done s)– Find out where they are stored when uploaded– Decide how you want to organise your photos (windows folder structure)– Create the folders into which you will store you pictures– Start to move your pictures into the new folders– Note problems / questions for next time
• Explore photo library / photo editing software– Do you already have Windows Photo Gallery / Picasa / Photoshop / other ?– Decide if you will use any (or all) of them. (John will use Windows Photo Gallery for simple editing
later in the course)– If you want to use Windows Photo Gallery or Picasa but don’t have them on the PC then have a go
at downloading the software– Note problems / questions for next time
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
This Time
• Printing photos– What are the options for printing Photos– Explore the different options– Printing calendars, photo-books etc.
• Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
This Time
• Printing photos– What are the options for printing Photos– Explore the different options– Printing calendars, photo-books etc.
• Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Options for printing Photos• Specialist photo-printer• Ink-jet printer• High Street shop• On-line print service
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
This Time
• Printing photos– What are the options for printing Photos– Explore the different options– Printing calendars, photo-books etc.
• Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Specialist Photo Printers• Compact• Connect camera or memory card (or phone?)• Control from printer (no need for PC)
Canon SELPHY CP900£70 from Amazon
Polaroid GL10 Bluetooth Digital Photo Printer (Zero Ink)£100 from Amazon
Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Series 3£30 from Amazon
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Ink Jet Printers• Most modern “standard” ink-jet printers are
photo-printers (check before you buy)Manufacturers:•Epson•Canon•HP•Brother•Kodak•Lexmark•etc. etc. etc.
Types / sizes / prices:•A4 Photo printer £30 - £100•A4 all-in-one home printers £35- £300+•A3 Printers £60 - £500+•Print speed and resolution (dpi) affect price•Cost of Ink and Paper can be high
• A4 photo paper 5p – 50p• Ink 10p - ????? Per A4 page
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Printing at High Street Shop
Who•Jessops•Boots•Etc.
How does it work•Take in camera, card or disk•1hr services (20p- 35p for 6”x4”)•2-4 working days (5p- 30p for 6”x4”)
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Online print services
Who•Jessops•Boots•Photobox•Snapfish•Bonusprint•Truprint•Tesco •Asda• + many, many more
How does it work•Upload pictures•Select format •1-4 working days
How much does it cost?•Many “free” introductory offers•3p – 15p for 6”x4” •Shop around every time
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
This Time
• Printing photos– What are the options for printing Photos– Explore the different options– Printing calendars, photo-books etc.
• Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Printing Calendars etc.Most on-line services (and shops) have more advanced print services:•Large framed prints•Calendars•Books•Mugs etc.….. Lets have a look
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
This Time
• Printing photos– What are the options for printing Photos– Explore the different options– Printing calendars, photo-books etc.
• Composition Part 1
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
1. Look at what is in the picture
When I gave the bride a copy of this picture, she said:
“Why has my dad got a car aerial up his nose?”
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
What’s in the picture –avoid distractions
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
…2nd focus is not always a distraction
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
2. Avoid the middle/fill the frame
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
2. Avoid the middle/fill the frame
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
3. “The rule of thirds”
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
3. “The rule of thirds”
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
3. “The rule of thirds”
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
3. “The rule of thirds”
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
4. Frame the picture
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
4. Frame the picture
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
4. Frame the picture
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
5. Leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
5. Leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
5. Leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
5. Leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
5. Leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Frame the picture + leading lines
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Homework• Try printing at home (if you have a printer):• Have a look at the on-line print services – Try uploading pictures to print (you don’t have to pay
until the end – so you can just try)• Think about Xmas presents.• Take some pictures, thinking about the composition
– bring your favourites to the next session.
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Course notesI will put this presentation on the Buxton and District U3A website at :
http://u3asites.org.uk/code/u3asite.php?site=179&page=25298
Or
1.Go to www.buxtonu3a.org.uk2.Select “Groups”3.Select “Digital Photography: Beginners”4.Select “materials from previous sessions” from the links on right hand side of page
© Copyright John Estruch
Buxton & District
Digital Photography Beginners
Next Time
• Camera modes/scenes
• Composing a better picture (part 2)
© Copyright John Estruch