The digital shoebox : how to organize, find, and share your photos

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Sarah Bay, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Images, Photographic.

Digital images.

File organization (Computer science).

Photograph collections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 155 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Peachpit Press 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Most people are awash in digital photos—some taken, some received—stuffed here and there in random folders and albums across a hard drive. In The Digital Shoebox, Sarah Bay Williams, creator of the image archiving system used by the Academy Awards®, shares her foolproof method for effectively organizing, finding, and sharing photos so you never lose track of your most precious memories. Unlike many books on digital photography that are driven by software, The Digital Shoebox teaches readers an easy-to-remember and easy-to-repeat system that doesn’t feel like homework or require learning lots of complicated software applications. Part 1 of the book guides readers through the seven most important steps for organizing photos; Part 2 is packed with tips on ways to enjoy and share those photos. Each chapter closes with some slightly more advanced information, should readers want to get "technical." Based on the author’s experience as photography coordinator for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and as someone who simply loves taking photos, The Digital Shoebox is the first concise and user-centered guide solely dedicated to organizing a personal digital photography collection. Takes a fun and easy-to-implement approach to asset management, featuring a friendly writing style and charming illustrations Teaches the seven key steps needed to help users keep photos organized, available, and safe Includes a "Beyond the Box" section at the end of each chapter for more advanced readers who want to move beyond the basics

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

Part 1 Your Photos

One: Before You Take Photos

Step 1: Set Your Camera's Clock and Calendar

Step 2: Don't Let Your Camera Reset File Numbers

Step 3: If You Shoot JPEGs, Set Your Size and Quality to High

Beyond the Box: Shopping for a Camera

Two: Making a Home for Your Photos

Step 4: File Your Photos by Year and Month

Step 5: Never Alter Original Files and Camera Filenames

Beyond the Box: Where to File Movies

Three: Navigating a Sea of Photos

Step 6: Keep a Calendar

Beyond the Box: Pro Navigating Techniques

Four: Preserving Your Photos Forever

Step 7: Back Up Your Photos

Make Seven Steps Second Nature

Beyond the Box: Backup Resources

Part 2 Your Photos to Share

Five: Downloading Photos to Your Computer

Why You Should Know How to Download on Your Own

Beyond the Box: Card Readers, Memory Cards, and Wireless Photo Transfer

Six: Photos for Printing, Sharing, and Reference

Remember Not to Mess with Originals

Printing Your Photos

Sharing Your Photos

Reference Photos

Beyond the Box: Online and Home Printing

Seven: Photos from Friends and Found Images

Shared Photos

Found Photos for Keeps

Copyright, or Using Photos in a Public Way

Beyond the Box: A Few Points on Copyright

Eight: Conclusion

Part 3 Some A, B, and Cs

Appendix A: What Time Is It?

Horologists Love Time

The 24-Hour Clock

Daylight Saving Time

Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time

Time and Photography

So Much More Than Hours and Minutes

Appendix B: File Formats

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)

TIFFs (Tagged Image File Format)

GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format) and PNGs (Portable Network Graphics)

Raw Photos

DNG (Digital Negative)

Appendix C: Metadata

EXIF

IPTC

XMP

Glossary

A

B

C

D.

E

F

G

H

I

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K

L

M

O

P

Q

R

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T

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Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612432965

9780321678607

0321678605

9781282432963

1282432966

9780321678591

0321678591

OCLC:

1027206297