Photography Topics
- The Arts ...
- Editors for Graphic Images & Photographs ...
- Image sensors
- Great Photos (some examples)
- Online Storage - Photos/File Sharing
- Technique - How to take better photos
- Photo Management / Organization / Curation
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- PimEyes: Face Recognition Search Engine and Reverse Image Search
- Sell Photos
- Accessories
- Copy - copyright
- Fake Photos / Hoaxes / Photoshopped images
- Webcam
- Digital Cameras
- Engadget
- How to Choose a Camera: Sensors, Megapixels, Terms | WIRED
- How to Choose a Camera – A Comprehensive Guide | Jen Reviews - Thanks to Jenn Miller for recommending this site.
- Dummies
- DPreview.com = Digital Photography Review
- How Digital Cameras Work | HowStuffWorks
- PCMagazine
- TechRadar
- Brands of Camers
- File Formats
- Generation loss - Wikipedia
- Do not attempt to edit a digital file multiple times. Just edit a copy instead.
- DNG = Digital Negative - Wikipedia
- HEIC / HEIF / HEVC
- The image format is called High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) and it’s based on High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). HEVC is also known as H.265 or MPEG-H Part 2.
- After Apple released iOS 11 in September 2017, the default photo file format on the iPhone and iPad was changed from the ubiquitous JPG to a file format known as HEIC. Apple was the first major manufacturer to introduce HEIC, and it created some ripples that are still being felt today.
- How to Convert HEIC to JPG | PetaPixel
- JPEG = JPG
- JPEGs, PNGs, and TIFF files are open formats you can open with a wide variety of software.
- How to Properly Archive Your Digital Files | WIRED
- JPEGs, PNGs, and TIFF files open formats you can open with a wide variety of software.
- JPG is a lossy format. In other words, every time you save it, you reduce the quality of the picture. Avoid JPG. However, if you start with RAW or TIF, you should change the file to PNG or JPG before posting it on the Web or sharing the photo in some other way
- Generation loss - Wikipedia
- MODD
- RAW format
- Camera Requirements (= wish list): (digital still camera)
- Sensor - see below
- MegaPixels - At least 10 MP
- Lense
- Superzoom 20x-30x optical zoom (NOT including digital zoom!!)
- Internal threads to allow adding a filter (e.g. UV filter)
- optical image motion stabilization - camera shake compensating system (essential for high magnification)
- Video, HD video recording - at least 1080p video
- support for RAW format
- GPS = Determine and record the shooting location for every photo. After downloading the images to a computer, the user can view all of the geo-tag data (latitude longitude) with imaging software or on a map at Picasaweb or Panoramio or Google Maps.
- LCD screen (2.5" or more)
- ultra-high resolution 3.5" OLED screen
- eye-level viewfinder
- touch-screen operation
- small, easy to carry
- I/O
- USB3 input/output (and perhaps FireWire-IEEE1394, if only USB2 is available)
- HDMI output
- Remote release port
- replaceable AA cells (not a proprietary battery that needs a proprietary charger)
- face detection
- warranty (>=2 years)
- waterproof
- 3D panoramic photo & 3D photos or 3D HD movies
- Phones
- DSLR
- Sensor - see below
- SLD = single lens digital = mirrorless = (new category that started in 2009/2010)
- electronic viewfinder (EVF)
- SLR = single lens reflex = with a reflex mirror or pentaprism
- have interchangeable lenses
- SLRs/SLDs do not have superzoom lenses - WHY??
- Shutter lag = response time
- SLRs have less/no? shutter lag
- 6 (2-11) fps continuous drive mode (or burst mode) - at full resolution - (frames-per-second)
- fast focus times
- AF tracking = auto focus to keep the subject in focus
- Continuous Tracking autofocus
- advanced Intelligent Auto mode
- 14-lumen projector (optional)
- Sensor
- Editors for Graphic Images & Photographs
- Online Storage - Photos/File Sharing
- Photos
- Photo Management / Organization / Curation
- Prints
- Scanning
= Digitizing = Digitize | video capture analog (tape) to digital
- Public library may have free photo scanning services (or self-service).
- How To Digitize Your Film Negatives Using Your Smartphone Camera
- The Best Ways to Digitize Your Old Photo Collection | Lifehacker
- How to scan old photos to preserve priceless memories.
- Digital Treasures | Digital Conversion Company Toronto | DigitalTreasures.ca - (Toronto, ON)
- How to digitize old photos and slides | Fox News
- Scanning for the Ages: How to Capture and Organize Your Family's Photo History - ExtremeTech
- How to Scan Your Old Photos | PCMag
- 5 Ways You Can Bring Your Old Photographic Slides Into The Digital Era - (flatbed scanner, slide projector, dedicated slide scanner, DSLR Slide Duplicator Mount, iPad)
- How to Digitize Old Photos With Your Phone
What you'll need to do is connect a tape player to your sound card's line-in terminal with a 1/8" mini-jack and record the contents of your tape as a WAV file.
Once you've recorded your WAV file, it's very easy to make an audio CD-R using software designed for that task. You'll also need a CD-R drive, of course.
Before you create the CDs, you may want to transfer the WAV files to an editing studio. Pro Tools, Sound Forge (Sony Creative Software - Sound Forge Audio Studio home recording studio software & music editor), or Cool Edit Pro (= Adobe - Soundbooth CS3, Audio Editing Software) will work just fine. Let your budget determine which one you get.
Digidesign has recently made a free version of Pro Tools available. Pro Tools is the industry standard among recording professionals worldwide. It's not a user-friendly program but you can download a copy to edit and clean up WAV files before burning them to CD.
- Technique
- Reverse Image Search
- Great Photos
- Photos