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Photo Tips
  1. Complete digital editing of your image.
  2. Resize the image to approximately 4 in. by 6 in. if vertical or 6 in. by 4 in. if horizontal and a resolution of approximately 100 to 150 dpi.
    This should give an image of approximately 640 by 480 pixels.
    Check the image information to verify these dimensions.
  3. Save the image as a JPEG type image. Adjust the compression to produce an image no larger than 100 K. This will insure adequate image resolution on a web site and at the same time keep download time to a practical minimum.
  4. Submit your images as an email attachment, to trilliumphotoclub@sympatico.ca.

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  • Scale
    Do you like taking pictures of landscapes, wilderness, or architectural scenes? If so, you'll want to find ways of including objects in your photos that give them a sense of scale. For instance, if you're taking a picture of a giant waterfall, including a person or animal somewhere in the shot instantly gives viewers an understanding of how big it is. Conversely, sometimes it's fun to leave out any objects that establish scale to make things look bigger. Shooting from a low angle can help accomplish this as well and give your subject the feel of towering high overhead.

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These images are downloadable as JPEG files, 1024 by 768 pixels in size

Click on chart thumbnail image for full page view.

MacbethColourChart.jpg (86925 bytes) Monitor_Brightness_Contrast.jpg (99259 bytes)

PDI_Test_Image.jpg (145366 bytes)

Macbeth Colour Chart

Monitor Brightness Contrast

PDI Test Image

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Preferred image size for clinics:
Horizontal - 1024 pixels on the long side.
Vertical - 768 pixels on the height.

For best results - save the original image file as a tif, then resize the tif file.
Save the resized image as a jpg file type at best quality. This should result in
files in excess of 300 KB. This file size will ensure the best quality. Lesser
sizes will be accepted, but quality may suffer. Files of over 1000 KB cannot
be accepted. Never resize a jpg file.

Photoshop Users: -

1. Go to the Image menu and enter as follows:
Image /Image Size /Unclick Resample Box /Resolution 86
-ReClick Resample Box (check Bicubic)
-Pixel Dimensions - 1024 pixels on the long side If a horizontal image, 728 on the vertical side if a vertical image /Click OK 

2. Go to the File menu and enter as follows:
/File /Save As /Format JPEG /Save

-JPEG Options – Quality 12 Maximum /OK.
 

 

 

Paint Shop Pro Users: -

1. Go to the Image menu and enter as follows:
Image/Resize
-Click Resample Using Bicubic
-Click Lock Aspect Ratio/ Resolution 86 to 72 Pixels per Inch
-Pixel Dimensions 1024 pixels on the long side side If a horizontal image, 728 on the vertical side if a vertical image
-Click OK 

2. Go to the File menu and enter as follows:
/File/Export/JPEG Optimizer//Click Use Wizard/Select Best Image Quality/Click Next Twice
-Click Finish/Save Copy As: enter file name and select folder
-Click Save.

 

 

 

Corel PhotoPaint Users: -

1. Go to the Image menu and enter as follows:
-Image/Resample/Click
-Anti-alias/Click
-Maintain Aspect Ratio/Click
-Resolution Horizontal 72 to 86 dpi
-Image Size 1024 pixels on the long side side If a horizontal image, 728 on the vertical side if a vertical image
-Click OK

2. Go to the File menu and enter as follows:
File/Save As/Files of Type JPG-JPEG Bitmaps
-Enter File Name
-Save/JPEG Export/Compression 0 to 3/File size 600 KB to1000KB
-Click OK

 

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  •  Creating a Vignette   (Courtesy of WWW.Graphics.com Photoshop Tips)

    One of the simplest and most classic edge effects is the vignette. This is when we take a picture and soften the edges as we fade it out. In this case we will be fading to white to help achieve a heavenly effect. There are several methods of creating this effect. The following method will not damage the original image, and it will allow flexibility later -on. To follow along, download the
    angel.tif image and begin with the image open in Photoshop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose the elliptical Marquee tool from the toolbar. Make a selection around the portion of the image that you want to add the edge to. If you hold down the Spacebar while drawing the selection, it will enable you to reposition the selection while drawing. 

 

 

 

 

Choose Select > Feather from the main menu. Enter a setting in pixels. This will determine the softness of the selection. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently the main part of the image is selected, we want to just select the portions that we want to fill with white. Choose Select > Inverse to swap the selection. Create a new layer and fill with white as shown at left. Deselect. Creating the new layer protects the original image, and all the effects will be performed on a separate layer. This is a good way to work whenever possible. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another advantage of creating the effect on a new layer is the capability to make modifications. To make the feather softer, simply apply a Gaussian blur by selecting Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. 

 

The image at left shows the final image with the Vignette effect. Try the same technique with a black vignette and a rectangular selection to draw the viewer's eye into the center of the photo. Reduce the opacity of the black to 10-20% for a classic Lens Vignette effect.

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You might not know his name, but you've almost certainly seen photos influenced by a technique he pioneered for film photography. I'm talking about Michael Orton, the creative force behind a breathtakingly gorgeous style. Here's his process, in a nutshell: Take two photos of the same scene (one in focus and the other out of focus, both somewhat overexposed) and combine them. The result is a photograph with a beautiful almost eerie glow.

Here's the rub: I only had a single shot to make that image, so I used a digital shortcut. It took me about a minute to do it, using Corel's Paint Shop Pro--though you can use almost any image editing program. I'll show you how.

Layer Your Photos

Let's start with any photo, for example this photo of autumn colour:

Open the photo in Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop and duplicate it in a second layer by choosing Layers, Duplicate from the menu bar. You won't see a difference in the photo itself, but you should see a second layer appear in the Layer Palette on the right side of the screen. (If the Layer Palette isn't visible, toggle it on by choosing View, Palettes, Layers.)

Next, make a second duplicate layer in the same way. You should now see three layers in the palette. To keep them all straight, right-click the first layer (the one called "Copy of Background") and choose Rename, then type in Sharp and press Enter. Then rename "Copy (2) of Background" to "Blurry."

Overexpose Your Shot

Next, we'll simulate overexposing the photo. Click on Sharp in the Layers Palette and change the blending mode from the default of Normal to Screen. You can find the blending mode in the Layers Palette menu, right above the three layers. Again, you won't see a difference, because you just screened the middle layer. Then right-click Sharp and choose Merge, Merge Down. The Sharp layer will disappear, having just been merged into the original background layer.

Add the Blur

Now it's time to make the top layer blurry. Click the layer you named Blurry to select it, then choose Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur. The amount of blur is controlled by the Radius setting and will depend upon the size of the photo. For a fairly small file, try a setting around 9. If you're working with a larger image, say 6 megapixels, I'd start around 14 or 15. The key is to add a significant amount of blur without completely obscuring the detail.

The final step? With Blurry still selected, change the blend mode from Normal to Multiply. You should get Something like this:

 

Feel free to experiment with alternative blur levels and blending modes. You might also want to vary the opacity of the top layer to fine-tune the effect.


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