Digital Imagery: Cameras and the Web Cindy DiDonato

Create Your Own Images A digital camera A memory card of at least 1 GB A cable or card reader to transfer images

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Cameras There is a wide variety of cameras on the market. Most digital cameras can make movie clips. I own a Panasonic DMC-FX7 that serves my needs well. My Nokia flip phone can take pictures.

Flickr Flickr is an image hosting web site and online community platform. It was one of the earliest Web 2.0 applications It’s owned by Yahoo. You can join if you have or get a Yahoo account. It’s free if your only upload 100mb per month/5mg per photo and create 3 sets. Pro account is $24.95 a year with unlimited storage and unlimited sets.

Finding Copyright Free Pics: Go to Flickr Creative Commons.Flickr Creative Commons. Sign in using your Yahoo account. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Creative Commons. Choose one of the license types by clicking see more. Search for a picture. Save picture to My Pictures.

Editing Your Pictures You can use Picnik to edit pictures. It is included at Flickr’s site. I will demonstrate with my own account. Sign in to Flickr and choose one of your own pictures.Flickr Click “edit photos.”

Digital Images and the Web The web has an unlimited supply of images. Be aware of web images and copyright issues. Google Images Advanced Image Search:Google Images B&W, faces, news items, type of file Barry’s Clipart MS Office Clipart Flickr and Flickr ToysFlickrFlickr Toys

Saving Digital Images You can transfer them directly from your camera or your camera’s card. On the web you can save images by right clicking on an image and clicking on “save image as.” Save the images to a folder like “My Pictures.” Make sure to rename the images so that you can identify it easily.

FD’s Flickr Toys: Picture CubePicture Cube

FD Flickr Toys: Motivator ToolMotivator Tool