How to crop a digital photo: Step By Step Tutorial
Sooner or later, you will probably run into a situation where you will need to crop a photo. If you don’t have a application on your computer to do this (or you have one, but don’t know how to use it), I highly recommend Picnik. Picnik is a free, easy-to-use online tool where you can upload your photos, edit them, and save them back to your computer to use however you need. This post will walk you through the process of cropping a photo,... [Read More...]
Image types: RAW files in a nutshell
If you read last week’s blog post, you’ll know that I’m writing a series of posts to give an overview of several major file types, and the benefits and drawbacks of each. Last week I did an overview of JPG files, this week I’ll discuss RAW files. Overview of RAW files RAW (.CR2, .NEF, etc.) Many high-end consumer digital cameras and most professional SLR’s (single lens reflex – attachable lenses & camera body) offer... [Read More...]
Image types: JPG files in a nutshell
If you work in a marketing role at your organization, you’ve probably been asked for a specific file type when sharing an electronic image. In my next few blog posts, I’m going to share several of the major file types, an overview of the uses, advantages and drawbacks of each, and how you can use this information to improve the quality of the graphics you use and produce. We’ll start with… An overview of JPEG files HIGH... [Read More...]
