I
suggest pictures be taken on highest or next to the
highest quality -- and resaved to lower quality for
the Web later. Saving higher quality pictures uses
more of their memory space but you never know if you
may want a picture for printing purposes someday.
Purchasing
Cameras:
For this class, our purposes of posting images to
the web, cameras with 1-2 megapixel resolution are
sufficient. Students interested in printing larger
prints, might consider cameras with more megapixels,
3-5.
Borrowing
Cameras from PSU
We have a limited number of
Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras to loan out to students.
The cameras have USB cords and plug directly into lab
computers or home computers with USB ports.
Camera loans will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Cameras may be kept by students from 1-3 days depending
on the demand.
Also, some students may have cameras they would be willing
to loan to other group members, maybe later in the semester,
if there is a need, and they are comfortable doing so.
To
borrow a camera:
from DuBois Campus: see or send a
message to Mary Vollero
at mcv2@psu.edu
from
St. Mary's Campus: see or send a message
to Judy Schaut at
jas914@psu.edu
Tips
For Sucessful Digital Photographs:
When
possible, turn off the flash. The flash tends to flatten
the images and often leaves bright spots
Jerry Maddox's teaches Images for the
Web at University Park.
According to Jerry:
"Two kinds of images do work well on the
computer screen -- if you are using photographic images
in you web work look for ones to use that have these
particular qualities or a combination of them: rich
texture and all over pattern or bold, simple shapes
and little reliance on detail for effect."
He has posted some beautiful examples of sucessful
digital photographs that adhere to these ideas:
Click here to view examples of Jerry's images with
rich textures
Click
here to view examples of Jerry's images with simple
shapes and high contrast
Masters-of-Photography