Photo Systems Newsletter
How to Edit Photos, Use a Camera, and Take good photos
Software
iPhoto
iPhoto is the name of the photo editing software we will be using to enhance our photos. iPhoto allows for easy storage, organization, and editing of photos. To edit a photo, simply select that photo, then select "Edit" in the bottom right corner.
Quick Fixes Tab
Holds controls to rotate, enhance, fix red-eye, straighten, crop, and retouch photos.
Effects Tab
Holds controls to change the appearance of the photo. Functions include changes such as lighten and darken, and warmer and cooler.
Adjust Tab
Holds controls to allow easier adjustments to a photo.
Photo Editing Before and After
Before
This is the original photo, no edits.
Enhance
With this photo, we just used the "Enhance" option.
After
This is how the photo looks after editing its appearance.
Camera
How to use a Camera
There are multiple ways to use a camera. Theres plenty of options and or ways that you can handle it. Theres different settings, features, flashes and many more. There are many brands of cameras also, they all have different types of special effects on each. Each camera has its own way of working you just have to know how to use and you can easily learn by just reading the directions.
Different types of cameras
Quick shorts facts
- Photography was first used in the year 1839 by Sir John Herschel
- In 1900 Kodak unveiled the brownie camera which sold for $1.00. The film for the camera sold for 15 cents.
- The first digital camera offered to consumers was only 1.4 mega-pixels and cost around $10,000
Photos
How to take a good photo
1. Lighting
2. Focus
3. Cropping
Crawford Park
day light, green, dinosaur
zoo
trees, light evening, fall
Crawford Park
park picnic tables in shade