1. Adobe Photoshop An Introduction to Digital Photography

2. Why Go Digital?  No costs for film, chemicals, paper.  No need for darkroom space or darkroom technician.  Immediate access.  Interface with computer publishing tools.

3. Is There a Downside?  High initial expense.  May be less image quality than film.  Archiving file format for future use is impossible to anticipate.  Complexity of equipment.

4. Types of Digital Cameras  Fixed-location studio camera (advertising) $50,000 + High-resolution image files (80-200 MB)  Print photojournalism camera $5,000 + Good resolution (5 -15 MB)  New-media capable camera $700 + Resolution adequate for professional web use, CD-ROMs, or prints to 8 x 10 (around 5 MB).  Amateur camera $200+ Resolution adequate for web use, or snapshot-size prints.

5. The Digital Darkroom  How is “image editing” software used? Image file management. Retouching to correct deficiencies. Image processing for production environment. Image manipulation and transformation. Image creation.

6. Some Examples...

7. File Management - 1  Changing from 24-bit to 8-bit (system palette). 24-bit8-bit

8. File Management - 2  Resizing to change file size and/or resolution.

9. Retouching to Correct Deficiencies -1  Sharpen BeforeAfter

10. Retouching to Correct Deficiencies - 2  Correct color balance. BeforeAfter

11. Image Processing for Production - 1  Adding text to image.

12. Image Processing for Production - 2  Preparing image for photomechanical reproduction.

13. Image Manipulation and Transformation - 1  Arbitrary Color.

14. Image Manipulation and Transformation - 2  Pointillize

15. Image Creation - 1  Paint/Draw on Image.

16. Image Creation - 2  Compositing/Montage: for documentary/communications media.

17. Image Creation - 3  Compositing/Montage: for illustration and fine art creation.

18. Image Creation - 4  Compositing/Montage: for illustration and fine art creation.