Do you wonder what the flower symbol means on the back of your digital camera? Do you agonize over which resolution to use? Do you know what resolution is? Would you like to learn how to print those pictures of your kids without wasting an entire day? Or do you want to learn how to put them on a disc so that a photo lab can print them for you? Do you want to produce an art-quality image, but are not sure what settings or paper to use? Have you used only the automatic setting on your digital camera? If you answered YES to any of these questions, this class is for you!

In two easy sessions learn how to use, or better utilize, your digital camera, optimize image quality on your computer, save your pictures, and print any size. This workshop is for the novice and the intermediate digital photographer.

Session One
Understanding and Using Your Digital Camera

• camera set-up
• camera features and settings
• different resolutions and why
• file formats (camera)
• lighting modes, red-eye reduction, and flash
• exposure compensation
• playback mode, deleting, and saving
• zoom and macro
• best shot selection
• composition
• lighting
• selective focus
• choosing settings based on subject
• image acquisition
• basic image enhancement

• basic and intermediate image manipulation
• cropping and orientation
• color balance
• eliminating problem areas (dust, scratches, etc.)
• filters and fun stuff
• file formats (tiff, jpeg, etc.)
• file size (dpi, mb, etc.)
• save options
• digital media storage
• email and web uploads
• website storage
• contact sheets and picture packages
• printing
• paper choices