If you are a hobbyist photographer like me, you have a big collection of digital images, all taking up space on your computer, separate hard drive or even memory cards tossed in a glass jar (yes, I have friends who do this!).
We are creating an amazing legacy of our lives and, sadly, much of it is hidden away. It’s estimated that 5 billion photographs are taken every day around the world. The reality is that our digital lives make this easy – click, click, click – and it also means that only a fraction of these ever see the light of day. It’s also true that only a fraction of these are really worth keeping. From my own experience, I know that my keeper rate is about 10% once I take the time to actually review what I shoot.
But what do you do with that 10%? It shouldn’t sit hidden away. Here’s what I’m doing.
Continue reading “What to do with your Favourite Photographs?”
Even more baffling is sharpening. Related to but opposite in intent to managing noise, applying sharpening leaves me even more puzzled, since I often see little to no change in my photograph. And then there’s import sharpening vs. creative sharpening vs. export sharpening. Sharpening for screen vs. sharpening for print.
A watermark is an identifier that sits overtop of some portion of the image. It is usually semi-transparent. The identifier could be the photographer’s name, their business name, or a combination of both. A copyright symbol and year might also be included. These labels might be simple white text or more elaborate logos and fonts. They are most often placed in a corner of the image, but sometimes can occupy more central space. Text sizes vary, but most are unobtrusive, aiming not to interfere with proper viewing of the image.
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