2. Introduction to Digital Photography Key West Naval Air Station Earl D. Gates

3. Overview Quick overview of what this workshop is all about Identifying the Hardware Developing a digital image workflow Photographic Techniques Image Editing

4. Hardware Terminology Digital Camera (Digicam) Megapixels File Format Batteries Lens Scanners Flat Bed Film

5. Digital Imaging Workflow 1.PreparationPreparation 2.ShootingShooting 3.TransferringTransferring 4.OrganizingOrganizing 5.ProcessingProcessing 6.ArchivingArchiving 7.OutputtingOutputting

6. Photographic Techniques Composition People Landscape Pets

7. Image Editing Software Tools Special Effects

8. Resources Internet Magazines Books Workshops

9. Summary Review topics Identify level to achieve What Next?

11. Preparation Select digicam and accessories Check batteries Clean the camera Adjust controls Extra memory cards Field storage Back

12. Shooting Autofocus White balance Set other controls Review images Remove unwanted images Back

13. Transferring Decide on a transfer location Memory card transfer Cable transfer Infrared transfer Back

14. Organizing Sort through images Print contact sheets Rank images in groups Separate the keepers Back

15. Processing Working file format (TIFF) Evaluate images Make overall adjustments Make local adjustments Save as master Sharpen image Back

16. Archiving Organize Choose medium Make multiple backups Delete all unnecessary copies of image Back

17. Outputting Select output File format Email Slide shows Prints Back

18. Composition Learn to see Rules of thirds Viewfinder awareness Simplicity Back

19. People Lens Lighting Posing Props Groups Back

20. Landscapes Lens Lighting Back

21. Pets Lens Red Eye Back

22. Software Photoshop Photoshop Elements Included with camera Back

23. Tools Opening, saving and deleting Cropping Adjusting brightness, contrast and color Sharpening Removal tools - redeye, dirt, scratch, noise Back

24. Special Effects Filters Masks Back

25. How Many Megapixels? MP4X65X78X1011X1416X20 2ExcGoodFairPoor 3Exc GoodFairPoor 4Exc GoodFair 5Exc Good 8Exc 11Exc Back

26. File Format Refers to the way the computer stores the data More common formats include:  JPEG  EXIF  TIFF  RAW

27. JPEG Stands for Joint Photography Experts Group Most widely used format Biggest advantage - can compress image data Do not edit JPEG images in photo-editing programs to minimize data loss

28. EXIF Stands for Exchange Image File Format Used by many digicams Is a variation of the JPEG format Stores extra data as metadata with the image file Metadata stores shutter speed, aperture, and other capture settings

29. TIFF Stands for Tagged Image File Format Is the choice for bringing images into publishing programs Does not compress as much as JPEG Choose when picture quality is more important than file size

30. RAW Simply means raw Used by high-resolution digicams Does not include any in-camera processing features Provides a truer version of the scene in front of the camera Large file size Back

31. Rechargeable Batteries Must Know Info

32. Why Batteries? Batteries are the soul of photographic equipment

33. Battery Types Rechargeable  Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd)  Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)  Lithium Ion (Li-ion)

34. NiCd Batteries  Memory effect

35. NiMH Batteries  More widespread

36. Li-ion Batteries  Proprietary for specific cameras

37. Milliampere hours (mAh)  Refers to how long the battery will last Back

38. Its About The Speed Lenses

39. Why does speed matter? The more light a lens gathers, the less time it needs to hold the shutter open for proper exposure

40. Zoom Lens Maximum zoom is hard to hold camera steady for a sharp picture

41. Shutter Speed Slowest shutter speed without a tripod is 1/focal length of lens (Based on 35mm equivalent)

42. To Avoid The Shakes Image stabilization: Using gyro-sensors to detect shakes and compensate Allows image to be shot at slower shutter speed