SnapShot Archives - 04/25/2000
SNAPSHOT - PHOTO NEWS FROM BETTERPHOTO.COM
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Tuesday, April 25, 2000
* SPOTLIGHT: People's Choice Voting at OnlinePhotoContest.com
* BETTERPHOTO: All Great Photography Related Links
* WEB NEWS: CNET Recommends MGI PhotoSuite III & Microsoft Picture It 2000
* WEB NEWS: Kodak Sydney Contest
* WEB NEWS: ScanTips
* MUSEUM WATCH: Heinrich Zille & Roy Arden at Presentation House Gallery
* PHOTO TRIVIA QUESTION: Crooner with Camera/Hottest National Photo
* PHOTO WORKSHOP: Santa Fe Workshops
* THIS WEEK'S TIP: The Mode That Works Best in Photoshop
* PHOTO Q&A: Difference Between Aperture Settings
* PHOTO Q&A: Wearing Glasses and Focusing
* PHOTO Q&A: Are Your Images Being Used Without Your Knowing?
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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People's Choice Voting at OnlinePhotoContest.com
Photos submitted into OPC's main photo contest are now also posted to a
special page where
viewers can vote for their favorite photo. The photo that receives the most
votes will advance into a monthly drawing for a cool prize. The voter who
votes the most will also win a monthly prize:
http://www.onlinephotocontest.com/PCV_main.asp
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WHAT'S NEW AT BETTERPHOTO.COM
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All Great Photography Related Links
Piggy-back on the references we have gathered over the years:
http://www.hotlinks.com/members/betterphoto/
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PHOTOGRAPHIC HAPPENINGS ON THE WEB
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CNET Recommends MGI PhotoSuite III & Microsoft Picture It 2000
CNET took a good look at six photo editing programs and found two excellent
applications that work for digital imaging beginners as well as experienced
pros. "MGI's PhotoSuite III Platinum is the best all-around editor, thanks
to its beefy Web tools, and Microsoft's Picture It 2000 will get any new
photographer off on the right track." Check it out:
http://home.cnet.com/software/0-3680-7-1451386.html
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Kodak Sydney Contest
You could win a trip for two to the summer Olympic Games in Sydney! This
contest features a 5-day prize package to Sydney, Australia and closes May
31, 2000. You can't enter online so act soon to have your entry mailed in
(the old-fashioned way) on time:
http://www.kodak.com/go/KPROsydneysweeps
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ScanTips
Learn all about acquiring images with Wayne's Simple Way to Get Better
Scans, his guidance on choosing graphic formats, his warnings about the
dangers of interpolation, and much more:
http://www.scantips.com/
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MUSEUM WATCH
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Heinrich Zille & Roy Arden at Presentation House Gallery
>From April 15 - June 4, you can view the work of Heinrich Zille (1858 -
1929) - known for his vivid and seemingly carefree photographs of turn of
the century Berlin - and Roy Arden - known for his large color photographs
depicting what he has termed the "Landscape of the Economy" - at the
Presentation House Gallery in Vancouver, BC. Also enjoy an Artist's Talk by
Mr. Arden on April 30 at 2pm:
http://www.presentationhousegall.com/
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PHOTO TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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Answer to Last Week's Trivia:
Last week, we asked which famous singer once photographed a
boxer and had the image published on the cover of Life magazine?
The crooner with camera was Frank Sinatra; the shot was of Joe
Frazier pounding Ali; and the date in Life was March 19, 1971.
And Now... This Week's Question
What is the photo most often requested from National Archives?
Hint: one of the people in the photograph is a King so famous that
the U.S. Patent Office has a FAQ on their Web site regarding
patenting sightings of him. Answer coming next week...
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PHOTO WORKSHOP
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Santa Fe Workshops
In their 11th year, this group presents workshops on everything from color
field techniques to black and white printing to digital artwork. You can go
to them to learn more or, with some courses, they will come to you:
http://www.sfworkshop.com/
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THIS WEEK'S TIP
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The Mode That Works Best in Photoshop
When you open a GIF (or other indexed-color image) in Photoshop for a little
revision, your first step should be to turn it into an RGB image. Do this by
simply selecting RGB from the Image: Mode Menu. The RGB mode handles type,
line, and color changes with a much higher level of quality. When you are
done, you can change the image mode back to an indexed color palette and
then export your new GIF.
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CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A
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Q. Difference Between Aperture Settings
Is there a lot of difference if a lens aperture is set to f2 as compared to
f4?
-Shahreen
A. Not too much difference if you are doing landscape photography. The
difference is most notable in close up photography (i.e. macro) where a
depth-of-field of a few inches can make a huge difference in the outcome of
the image.
-q
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=534
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Q. Wearing Glasses and Focusing
If I wear glasses for close-up work (to read), should I also wear glasses
when I'm focusing a camera?
-Fred
A. My thought is that if you use a manual focus SLR camera and have
difficulty reading the focus indicator, use corrective lenses. However,
farsighted people with a WYSIWYG camera (one that shows you the level of
focus in the viewfinder) should be able to focus by looking at the objects
in the distance. Nearsighted people will find it helpful to use autofocus
cameras, contact lenses, or corrective viewfinders.
-BetterPhoto
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=569
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Q. Are Your Images Being Used Without Your Knowing?
If you have any images posted online, you may want to know that there are
sites out there that search the Web, grabbing images for others to use for
free. One claims innocence by saying that they are merely indexing the Web
and referring image-seekers to the original source. Since most people will
take and use an image without looking twice to see who it belongs to, this
is most likely exploiting photographers by giving away their images without
them even knowing about it. Let me know what you think.
-BetterPhoto
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=580
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