A Brief Primer on Digital Photos

Including topics such as ..

What is a Digital Photo - an article dealing with the basics of a digital photo - from pixels to common digital photo formats.

Storing Digital Photos - your only "negatives" are your computer files. Are they safe? Have they been backed up? Have you developed a "workflow" to ensure the preservation of your photos?

Labelling Digital Photos - digital photos have no back to write on - so how do you label them? The mysteries of IPTC and XMP metadata.

The Myth of DPI - the term DPI (dots per inch) is misinterpreted by some to be a measure of digital image quality - but it has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of a digital image. Learn about what really makes up the quality of a digital photo.

Printing at Home - don't downsample (resize) those images for printing - it's an easy mistake to make with some photo software. How to print while maintaining your pixels.

What Commercial Print Shops really Want - Some print shops, graphics designers and magazines are hung up on DPI. So given that DPI is meaningless in a digital photo, what do they really want? (hint: PPI).

Changing Digital Photo DPI - how to change the DPI of your digital photo without resizing the image. How to give a print shop what they think they want.

How to Change the Size of a Digital Photo - all about resizing and saving photos for specific purposes - archiving, printing, web posting, emailing.


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Thanks buddy!! Always looking for sumpin' to read whilst I hit the head!! :~\

Always luv your links...lots great takes on lotsa great stuff!! Mind if I share this with my photo club?

knock yourself out .. I got them from dslreports.com = digital imaging forum

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