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 Computer - Digital Photo Enhancement I
Instructor - Lloyd Cook - Adjunct Instructor - NWTC-Marinette
With Guest Lecturer - Cindy Goldsmith

DESCRIPTION COMPUTER: DIGITAL PHOTO ENHANCEMENT... types of software, installing software, enhancing images, compressing images. Designed for beginners or those looking to save, enhance, compress digital images, using photo enhancement software  E-mail the Instructor: lloyd.cook@nwtc.edu or the Guest Lecturer  cindy.goldsmith@nwtc.edu

Introductions and Images Slide Show

I.    Types of software & Installation

                A.  What types are available?

                     A  Bundled with your digital camera/scanner               Beginners - Intermediate
                     B. Inexpensive Image Enhancement Programs           Intermediate - Advanced
                     C. Professional Photo Editing Software                       Semi-Professional - Professional

                B.  Which software is for right me? (Things to consider...)

                          1. Price
                          2. How will I use the software?
                                - E-mail to family & friends
                                - Printing small pictures
                                - Web use
                                - Show images on TV
                                - Family Photo Albums
                                - Archiving Images (RAW)
                                - Animated Gifs/Flash Animations
                                - Newspaper/Lithographic (gray scale, black & white)
                                - Commercial Photography

                C.  Things to know, look at/for before you buy

                          1. What type of operating systems is required for the software?
                              How do I know what my operating system is?  (Click Start and Help)  My laptop is using MS Windows XP Professional
                          2.  How much memory is required?
                          3.  Video Card/Display minimums?

II.  Digital Image Enhancement PPT (including "before and after photos" and "how to" slides.)

III.  Introduction to some of the tools available in digital image enhancement software, how they work, and how to use them to enhance your digital images..

III.  Continue learning the tools and practice using them to enhance your digital images

              A.  Cropping

              B.  Resizing

              C.  Red Eye Out

              D.  Text on...

              E.  Using Enhancement Tools

              F.  More on File Management

IV. How to Compress Images

              A.  Using your camera's software  If you use your camera's software to e-mail images, most will automatically compress your images to a size suitable for sending attachments.

               B.  From Windows XP Pro  If you have it. Click Start, My Pictures, double click the named folder that contains the image(s) that you want to e-mail as attachments, left click the image name (or Control Left Click several image names, while holding down the Control key.) Under the heading Files & Tasks, click E-mail This File, in the small window Send Pictures via E-mail, click Show More Options, click Small, Medium, or Large, click Make All My Pictures Smaller and your default e-mail program will pop up with the image downsized and attached to the e-mail.  My file size went from 393 KB to 49.8 KB!!!.  I chose "Small - fits in a 640 x 480 window.)

C.     Using Your Own Software  I'll show you how to compress using Image Editing Software

V.  More on Enhancing Your Images For Specific Applications (web, e-mail, printing)

              A.  Cropping

              B.  Resizing

              C.  Red Eye Out

              D.  Text on...

              E.  Gaining Confidence in Using Enhancement Tools

              F.  More on File Size & File Management

 

Resources - Software:

      1.  GIMP - "GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo
           retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages."
           "GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”; it is pronounced guh-noo, like canoe." according to the GNU Project

      2.  Google's Picasa Automated Digital Photo Organizer Software Yes, it's FREE!!!
           Find all your photos -- and make photo albums, quickly and easily. Edit with ease -- Crop, reduce red-eye, and enhance
           with one quick click. Print at home -- No mistakes. No waiting. No hassles. Just beauty.  Share  photos online -- via email
           or Picasa's Hello technology. Make slide shows -- set to your own MP3 music files. …and much more!

      3.  Adobe PhotoShop CS (Professional photo editing software - full version - $699.00, upgrade - $199.00)

      4.  Adobe PhotoShop Elements 7.0 (Perfect, transform, organize, and share your photos like a pro - $99.99, upgrade $79.99
         - downloadable free trial) Click on Demo for a demo movie.

      5.  ACDSee (digital photo software, picture viewer, and photo editor ($49.99)

      6.  LView Pro (digital photo software, picture viewer, and photo editor ($29.95)

      7.  Paint Shop Pro Photo X (Photo-editing software for everything from easy, automatic photo fixes to precision editing on sale
           to July 6 for $59.99, upgrade $49.99, 30-day free trial.  Regular pricing $99.99, upgrade  $59.99)

      8.  Ulead PhotoImpact X3 (Combines full-featured photo editing with inspiring photo projects and amazing digital art to make
           digital photography and image creativity fun, fast and easy $69.99, upgrade $49.99,  30-day downloadable free trial))

 

Resources - Other:

     1.  Luminous Landscape (the web's most comprehensive site devoted to the art of landscape, nature and documentary photography
          using digital as well as traditional image processing techniques.  You will find on these pages instructive feature articles, product
          reviews, travel and technical discussions, inspiring portfolios, and a Discussion Forum.)  This site is completely non-commercial.
          It currently has more than 2,000 pages containing articles, tutorials, product reviews and photographs — all with no commercial
          advertisements. The site is not affiliated with or beholden to any company or organization. The Publisher and Primary Author of
          This Site is Michael H. Reichmann.

    2.  The Archival Advisor Homepage (how long will digital images last?) Click on News/Events then articles. An on-line publication of
         the Image Permanence Institute (IPI)

    3.  Four/Thirds - The new digital SLR standard supported by Olympus, Kodak, Fuji Film, Panasonic, Sanyo, and Sigma

    4  Video Help (Convert avi to VCD and much much more.... e.g.. show your digital images slideshows on TV using your DVD player.)

    5  Scanners/Digital Cameras Links Page containing hundreds of links to all things digital including digital cameras and scanners.
        (this was my original Digital Cameras/Scanners syllabus.)

    6.  Microsoft XP Pro (Help & Support)

    7.  GIMP Tutorials

 

Copyright © 1996 - 2010 Instructor Lloyd Cook with Guest Lecturer Cindy Goldsmith
Cindy's teaching stuff:
BA - Interactive Media Design - Art Institute of Pittsburgh
AA - Computer Science - NWTC Green Bay
Guest Lecturer (Digital Photography & Digital Photo Enhancement)
Adjunct Instructor (Digital Art 216) UW-Marinette
Professional Web Developer
Lloyd's teaching stuff:
BS - Managerial Accounting - UW-Green Bay.
5 year teaching certificate - Accounting/Computer Applications -
  WI Technical College System
Certified Accelerated Learning Facilitator - NWTC-Green Bay
Adjunct Instructor (Digital Photography, Digital Photo Enhancement, Digital Gadgets, Scanners, Internet, E-mail, Web Design, MS Office, Windows XP, &
   All Accounting Courses, Economics & Credit Procedures) - NWTC-Marinette
Adjunct Instructor (Financial & Managerial Accounting) - Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI (NWTC-Marinette Campus)
Adjunct Instructor (MS Office, Windows, Adobe PhotoShop, Internet, Web Design, & College For Kids) UW-Marinette.
Certified Web Master. Member of: National Society of Accountants  International Webmasters Association (IWA)
 Internet Society (ISOC)  Html Writers Guild (HWG)
Educator member of the Student Photographic Society at studentPhoto.com
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