Digital Photo Frames on the Horizon
Posted by bryboy on Jun 30, 2008
Make way for a new type of gadget or furniture, whatever you may consider it. Digital Photo Frames are the new craze today and even though they cost close to the usual LCD monitors we find in the market today, they are more than just plain gadgets. They are ideal frames to place in the home and you don’t even have to stick to one image. No photo paper needed, all you have to do is save the images to a memory media and fix the settings and you have a slideshow in any room.
On the other hand, if you want some interactivity, these Digital Photo Frames can also function like a notebook. And one other thing that makes it stands out of the standard picture frame is that you can play music along with the slideshows or plainly if you want some good tunes to listen to. Just make sure you monitor the battery life. They do not come with extra batteries once you buy one.
Movies are playable as well in DivX format. Quite a number of possibilities for a small device that costs a fortune for sure. It is the typical plight of new gadgets in the market and unless you find competitors aggressively developing their own, expect the benchmark price to be the one to be followed by most Digital Photo Frame manufacturers.
Digital photo frames (DPFs) are simple LCD screens, ranging from 7 to 15 inches. I just got one to join in the fad. Simple as it is, I got one of the lower-end ones, a 7-inch screen and taking SD and USB thumbdrives. Let me cut to the chase. Why not a larger LCD monitor, and instead this small DPF instead?
Well, it is extremely portable and self-sufficient. It reads memory media and displays the pictures, and is relatively simple to use. It’s really much cheaper than a notebook, and functions as well as a notebook when it comes to displaying your pictures. Besides the simple slideshow functions, it also plays your MP3s, text files and is even codec-ready for DivX movies. It plays DivX movies very smoothly, I must say… no lag at all.
The setback I see with these DPFs is that they don’t often come with battery packs. So they’ve lost that aspect of portability.
Maximize your Image Editing Workspace
Posted by bryboy on Jun 28, 2008
All of us aspire to be like the professional graphics artist these days and apparently it all boils down on how well we can transport images and make use of the usual image enhancing software such as Adobe Photoshop to come up with ecstatic images.
It is indeed easier said than done. For one thing, people with creative thoughts are bound to come up with better raw image enhancers, making envy photographers like yours truly, scratching your head and try to imitate what they have done. There is more to producing classy images than having a high mega pixel camera. It is the end product photo that is really to be admired.
One thing you should consider, do not try to overdo it. Some people think that fancy filters and graphic enhancers can impress the normal viewer. It is all about rendering and balancing an image that makes it something worthwhile. But while you are occupied with making a picture standout, know first the commands and the elements you need when you will start to edit a photo. There is no sense in having multiple windows containing commands if you are not going to use them.
In short, make your working space window worthwhile. There are some people who have a lot of commands and enhancers that they want to use but you can always bring them up once they are needed. Having too much tabs and windows can project a cramped working area. Once that happens, you will be more inclined to address the problem of finding the comfortable position rather than focusing on what parts of the image to enhance.
For better organization and image production, you can read some tips here.
Buying the Right Photo Printer
Posted by bryboy on Jun 24, 2008
So you have been clicking like crazy, looking for the best images to store in your computer and possibly racking up space to gain the benefit of having a lot of images to choose from to which you can digitally manipulate designs as you wish. But once you have finished editing and creating alluring image designs, you will reach the point of wanting to have the image pinned up the wall or perhaps placed on your album.
Some may even make a business out of it, printing images with the usually reliable digital printer. The question is, what photo printer provides the best quality image printing these days?
There are a lot of colored printers in the market today. We all know the reliable brands such as Hewlett Packard and Epson but don’t discount out the others. Canon and Lexmark have been trying to provide a semblance of competition but knowing the customers we have today, it is apparent that most of them still go for the reliable brands.
As far as thing they look for, proper printing production is still the way to go. Many of them still look for the fine printing solutions. There are others as well who go for printers that economize ink utilization. But all and the same, it remains that photo printers are a specialty. They are really made for printing photos on the specialized papers such as the glossy films.
Canon and HP are neck to neck as far as introducing new printers in the market today. Epson has been long known to be the leader in best photo printing so if you are in the market you can just whittle it down to these three. And in parting, don’t just rely on the price. Go for quality. Make your investment worth every penny.
Focusing the Main Element in Digital Imaging
Posted by bryboy on Jun 19, 2008
There is more that meets the eye when you are trying to enhance raw photos. There will be the usual filters and the enhancers to spring them to life. But while all of these things are considered normal, you just have to consider as well in the image, just what is it you are trying to enhance and focus on?
For each picture, there will always be the main object that will get the attention of viewers. It can be the nearer object to the shot or the background. Traditionally, you can tell by how the people are able to present them. Some blur the background or even change the color. Others do it the other way, leaving a shaped figure that will evidently serve as the main focus of the image at hand.
Apparently, these are two things that image and graphic artists do. They are basic things for them since using software like Adobe Photoshop will leave you with endless things to do with a raw picture. It all boils down to what creative and emphasized area of concern they want to focus on. Some may even become deceiving but that is just the thing about digital imaging. You are free to play with any raw image and project them as you would want them to be.
Lasso tools are the usual photo software tools used. Corel Draw can even go as far as using the smudge tool for creating emphasis. For sure, whatever software you may choose to use, there will always be a tool that can help you focus and create outstanding photos from virtual images of a trusty digital camera.
Which Brand is the Best Camera to Buy?
Posted by bryboy on Jun 6, 2008
With so many digital cameras in the market today, one problem people will surely have is which brand to really buy. There will always be the big names such as Canon, Olympus and Sony. If you ask around, you will get varying feedback on which is the best. In short, the preference of one may not necessarily be the preference of all.
Also, the matter of affordability comes into play. People are known to disregard financial capacity in exchange for new gadgets today. But in this case, it would be wise to survey or read reviews of these cameras before buying your preferred one and snapping away like crazy.
Let’s Study Digital Photography
Posted by Shutterbug on Nov 23, 2007
I’ve always been a shutterbug. From the time I first experienced photography on my first ever 35mm film camera (point and shoot!) when was young, I’ve been hooked on capturing images.
I haven’t always been blessed with having top of the line equipment, though. I went along fine with camera phones and point-and-shoot digital cameras. But with my recent purchase of my first ever digital SLR, I decided to take things to the next level.
Welcome to Study Digital Photography! Join me in my journey in studying the fine art and science that is photography.