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Photography Post Processing
This document provides an overview of basic post-processing steps for photos, including editing photos, organizing photos into folders with clear naming conventions, saving edited photos using appropriate file types, sharing photos online or via printing, and calibrating monitors for printing photos. The key steps are getting photos off the camera, editing if needed by cropping or adjusting contrast, organizing into folders, sharing online or via printing, and calibrating monitors when printing a lot of photos.
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- 1. Post-Processing Basics What todo After You Take the Picture
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- 3. Workflow • Get thepics off your camera/smartphone • Edit them (if necessary) • Organize them • Share them • Upload • Print • Mat, frame, hang
- 4. Get the PicsOFF Your Camera • Card reader • Camera cable • Wi-fi • Bluetooth • Cloud services • Email No excuses!
- 5. Organizing Your Pictures •Choose a naming convention • Make it easy to find later • YYYYMMDD-Subject-###.jpg • Most editing software will batch process renaming • Use folders! • Back up everything • USB drives are cheap • Cloud storage is free/cheap
- 6. Organizing Your Pictures Onlinestorage options Service Space/Cost Pros Cons Google Photos unlimited/free Easy access/sharing, auto-tagging 16Mb file size limit Privacy concerns iCloud Photo Library (not PhotoStream) 5Gb/free 20Gb/$12 Most convenient service for iOS Limited sharing Expensive Amazon Photos unlimited for Prime users / $12 ($99) Great with Prime Clunky interface Microsoft OneDrive 30Gb free 1Tb/$84 Convenient for Windows Difficult to share Flickr 1Tb free Pros use it, Social network Advertising DropBox 2Gb free 1Tb/$100 Connects with everything Clunky Expensive to expand SmugMug Unlimited/$60 Beautiful portfolio Social network Expensive
- 7. Editing (Post) Dennis Stock, JamesDean, 1955 Pablo Inirio final print
- 8. Editing • 90% ofedits are crops • 50% of what’s left are contrast/sharpening
- 9. Editing • Paint ShopPro ($50) • Photoshop CC ($10/month) • Photoshop Elements ($70) • GIMP (free)Desktop Editors More Powerful • Picasa (free, from Google) • Pixelmator ($30, for Macs) • Paint.Net (free, PC only) • IrfanView (free) More Simple
- 10. Editing • Google Photos •Pixlr • Picadilo • iPiccy Phone/Tablet Editors • Snapseed (free) • Photoshop Touch ($4.99-$10) • Photoshop Express (free) • Pixlr (free) Online Editors
- 11. Editing Tips: • Crop ratiodoesn’t matter for sharing • Crop to standard sizes to simplify framing • Go easy with sharpening • Filters are like fashion • Always save your originals
- 12. Saving Your Work •JPG or JPEG • Can open with anything • Lossy compression • GIF • Can animate, supports alpha channel • Only supports 256 colors • TIFF • Can save lossless/uncompressed • Supports image layer data • Very large file size • Not supported by browsers File Types • RAW • What your camera sees, unadulterated • Companies use different formats • Can’t open with most programs • PNG • Supported by some browsers • Supports alpha channel • Large file size • Proprietary Formats • PSD • BMP • PSP
- 13. Sharing Your Work •Look for the icon • Privacy • Check your settings • Do you want to tag people? • Do you want to be tagged? • Do you want everyone to see? Phones and Tablets • Bulk uploads usually need an app • Can be clunky • Still easier than one-at-a-time Desktop
- 14. Printing • Relatively cheapand easy • Prints can be shown huge • Variety of surfaces • Decorate your home • Show off your work Why print?
- 15. Printing • Easy • Uploadyour picture • Pick a size and surface • Wait for arrival • Satisfaction Guaranteed • Make money? Outsource • Instant gratification • Control over product • Good if you print lots • Can be a hassle • EXPENSIVE • $400-$800 small printer • $50-$200 ink • Limited size DIY
- 16. Printing • Local 1-hourlabs for small to medium paper prints • Costco, Walgreens, Walmart • Online outlets for larger/special media • MPIX, AdoramaPix, CanvasPop • Storefronts if you want to sell your work • Zazzle, Redbubble, FineArtAmerica All of these allow you to upload a picture and receive prints in the mail. Where to print?
- 17. Printing Common Sizes Size ininches Pixels at 300 PPI Aspect ratio 2 × 3 600 × 900 3:2 (1.5) 4 × 6 1200 × 1800 3:2 (1.5) 5 × 7 1500 × 2100 7:5 (1.4) 8 × 10 2400 × 3000 5:4 (1.25) 8 × 12 2400 × 3600 3:2 (1.5) 11 × 14 3300 × 4200 14:11 (1.27) 16 × 20 4800 × 6000 5:4 (1.25) 24 × 36 Poster Size 7200 × 10800 3:2 (1.5)
- 18. Monitors • If youplan to print a lot or sell prints • Download and install ICC profiles • http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm • Buy a monitor calibration tool Monitor Calibration Size • Whatever suits your vision Type • IPS - in-plane switching • 1080p