COMPUTER

After you have taken your pictures you need to download them onto your computer either by connecting your camera directly into the computer or by using a card reader, either way when the pictures arrive in the computer they have to be stored in such a way that you can easily find them.  You can either use the "Picture" section of your operating system, XP, Vista etc or the software as supplied with your camera, creating new folders for events, holidays, people etc with files listing the date and title so that as your library increases you can find any picture by date, event or name.

After a while you will want to improve your pictures just like we used to do in the old type darkroom, just imagine that your computer is the enlarger and the printer is is the trays of chemicals, but a lot easier, cleaner and drier.  There are several easy to use software packages such as Adobe Elements 7 which cover everything that the beginner, and even the more advanced user will ever want.  You will learn how to crop, adjust highlight and shadow, colour balance, turn colour pictures into black and white or sepia, the list is endless as is the fun and possibilities.

We can guide you through all the above, either as an individual or small group, just contact me.