Archive for the ‘photography’ Category

Photo Books Are A Great Present

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Photo books are the perfect present to mark the special events in your loved ones lives. They are the perfect gifts for weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries or to mark the birth of a new born son. Photo books are effortless to create and it is nowadays feasible to carry out all of the process online. It is a trouble-free matter of uploading your photos and choosing the design and outline that you choose and next adding some text to go with the pictures.

Photo books can be produced in both hard cover and soft cover and appear in a range of sizes from 8×8” to 12×12”. The covers of the books can be fully personalized as can the design of the inside of the books with a variety of colours and borders to decide from. A photo book is a unique present idea and will loved and admired for a long time as well as looking terrific on coffee tables and bookcases.

Canvas printing is a method of turning your pictures and photographs into unique works of art that will delight and amaze your family unit and associates. Canvas prints are printed on the greatest quality artist stock then wrapped around a quality wooden frame. These prints of family, friends or scenery create a real conversation item in any household and come in a comprehensive range of sizes from 6×6” to 40×60”. Canvas photo prints appear with hooks and cord for instant hanging once ordered online and they simple to care for as well. To remove dust from artistic satin work of art simply wipe gently with a dry cloth, never utilize water or cleaning products.

Photo gifts such as canvas prints and photo books are the best way to mark any special time and will be a treasured possession for years to come. They really are the present that keeps on giving.

What is DPI?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Dots Per Square Inch.You have potentially heard this term many times before particularly in the context of printing your digital pictures.

DPI is frequently used as a measure of digital photo printing quality while the reality is that DPI is an indicator of the printer quality.

DPI is a physical characteristic of a printer. Each printer prints dots that when put next to one another comprise a photograph.

DPI is the maximum resolution a printer is capable of. DPI is outlined as the amount of dots a printer can print per inch. When printing it is critical to be sure the DPI is higher or equivalent to the amount of pixels per in. in the source photograph. If the DPI is lower the printer may not be ready to absolutely show the high-res photograph.

When the DPI is higher the printer will use multiple dots to represent one photograph pixel. DPI is a fixed number for a given printer.

What is Pixels Per Inch?

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Many of us confuse Pixels Per Inch with Dots Per Inch or haven’t heard the term PPI. PPI is a measure of the standard of a print and understanding this term and what the number means will help you establish the right sizes and resolutions for your next digital photograph print.

PPI describes the number of pixels per inch in a photograph. PPI is a result of the quantity of pixels the camera’s sensor supports ( AKA megapixels ) and the dimensions of the photo. To work out a photograph’s PPI simply multiply the page length by its width in inches.

The result’s the amount of square inches on the page. Now divide the amount of pixels the sensor supports by the quantity of square inches. The result’s the quantity of pixels per square.

All that’s left to do is to find the square root of this number.

Following is a table that shows the PPI for diverse page sizes for a five megapixel camera.

page size: 4X6 – 456 PPI

page size: 5X7 – 377 PPI

page size: 8X10 – 250 PPI

page size: 11X14 – 180 PPI

page size: 16X20 – 125 PPI

page size: 20X30 – 91 PPI

Get to Know Your Digital Camera

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

You have taken photos and had them developed and just weren’t pleased with the quality. Well you do not need to be a pro or have a dear camera to take good photographs. Here are a number of useful tips that will help you take your photograph’s from 0-100 in almost no time.

Master your camera functions including the focus, flash, red-eye and the different shooting modes, etc

Take more pictures, digital cameras don’t run out of film

Alternate between portrait and landscape shots

Be sure your target is at the center when you take a shot

Avoid distracting backgrounds

Move is closer by zooming with your feet, not with a button

Use shadows and reflections to your advantage

Use different angled shots

Watch the attention to vertical/horizontal lines

Shoot at the highest resolution available

Pay a little extra to have photo’s developed at a quality shop

Know your camera so that you can use it well and don’t be afraid to experiment. Try some or all the above tips and I am sure you’ll pleased with the standard of your photos.