Picture Perfect-Ish: Become a Digital Photo Editing Expert in Under an Hour
- 2. Picture Perfect-Ish: Become a Digital Photo Editing Expert in Under an Hour Christian Zavisca: Communications Office Associate Director and Digital Media Editor Andrea Kaldrovics: Web Services/LITS Web Designer and Developer
- 3. What Well Cover Taking good-to-great photos Using photos from other sources Importing, saving, image file types Storage, naming, file management How am I going to use this photo? Sizing, cropping, uploading Tips and tricks Questions
- 4. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 5. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 6. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 7. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 8. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 9. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 10. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 11. Taking the Photo assess the scene lighting point of view/perspective in-camera cropping and zooming-in/out framing the subject focus and depth of field patience take the shot! all photos in Taking the Photo slides copyright A. Kaldrovics
- 12. Using Photos From Other Sources photos.brynmawr.edu is a resource for Bryn Mawr faculty, staff, and students (photos of campus, College events, and more) Flickr/Creative Commons, Pixabay can be helpful resources Can I grab a photo from (Google Images/Various News Sites) for use on brynmawr.edu or other work-related purposes? Generally: No
- 13. Importing and Saving Upload your photos to the proper Originals folder within your project folder Save As to a Processed folder within your project folder and never worry about losing the original. edit them in Photoshop (or similar photo-editing software). Save again! Save often!
- 14. Image File Types JPEG/.jpg is common for digital cameras and web use can be compressed to make smaller file sizes TIFF/.tiff are generally very high quality and often used in print Others: GIF/.gif (animation), EPS/.eps (illustration), PNG/.png (image) and various other file types, including RAW image files Allowable Drupal/brynmawr.edu file types: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, pdf
- 15. Storage, Naming, and File Management Internal organization: Subject, date/year, file type, raw/edited make your system work for you External storage options: hard drives, flash drives, other media Cloud options: OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, SmugMug, iCloud Back up your files in addition to using cloud solutions and/or internal storage
- 16. Storage, Naming, and File Management Naming conventions: no spaces, no unusual characters, avoid capitals, include date if needed Dont alter/delete file extension Dont be afraid to delete/cull when managing large numbers of files Retain raw/original files
- 17. Different Uses for Your Photos Web use: Profile photos usually square to vertical; anchoring web page is generally horizontal; note requirements for Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Print: High quality needed; when DPI comes into play 際際滷show: varies; quality not usually an issue Generally your smartphone will produce high-quality photos suitable for most needs
- 18. Sizing and Cropping maintain aspect ratio! crop and resize for specific use Never go bigger than original size! always crop first, then adjust sizing (change resolution 1st, then dimensions) size = height, width and dpi 100 dpi for screen 300 dpi for print
- 19. Uploading for Use Note requirements of website/platform: file type, dimensions and size Always size and crop before uploading for use; dont try to edit within content management system or social media network if you can help it Make sure youre uploading the correct file (naming and organization key)
- 20. Tips and Tricks Shooting portraits landscape Processing saving cropping/resizing other photo-editing Quality Control: Eyeball Test Does ratio look distorted? Does image look fuzzy/pixilated? Accessibility for the web (alt text)
- 21. Final Thoughts LITS and Communications offer resources to help with photo editing and use. LITS supports Photoshop and offers instructions on basic crops/edits using Microsoft Office (Word). Principles are the same whether youre taking/editing photos for personal use or for professional use, in Drupal or elsewhere. Like anything else, practice will improve efficiency at these skills; anyone can master the basics.