What is a JPEG?

By Nathaniel 3X Rhine

 

A JPEG is mostly the opposite of a GIF. Being a much larger file, you can save a JPEG in Photoshop as a small, medium, or large file, depending on the amount of information it has and how big you want the file to be.

 

A JPEG is capable of millions of colors versus the 256 that a GIF offers. In addition, a JPEG boasts continuous tones and gradients of color, and it may be gradually displayed when downloaded. JPEGs are by fat the most popular method of saving images on a digital camera.

 

The largest drawback of a JPEG is that every time you open and save one, it compresses the file. After numerous openings and closings, these files can become very grainy and not very useful. Having said that, don’t open and resave the file more times than absolutely necessary.

 

Thank you and happy shooting!

Photography Tip of the Day - November 15, 2010

By Nathaniel 3X Rhine

Zoom Setting

Walking towards or away from the subject is often better than zooming in or out. It helps you to experience and explore changes in perspective, and keep you actively looking for the best picture.

I hope this tip will assist you in your photography.

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Photography Tip of the Day - November 09, 2010

By Nathaniel 3X Rhine

Judging Exposure

Whether an image is properly exposed or not depends on the type of image you want to create. You will have a key tone - a face, or flower, or patch of landscape, for example - that must look correct, so expose that. The rest of the image can fall in where it will.

I hope that this photography tip will be of benefit to you.

Happy shooting!

Photography Tip of the Day - November 03, 2010

By Nathaniel 3x Rhine

Judging Exposure

The most demanding lighting conditions, against the light or high-contrast lighting, for example - make it difficult to obtain the correct exposure. If you have the opportunity, check the image and repeat the shot with extra or reduced exposure (using the override controls or manual exposure settings) as you need.

I hope that this tip will be of great use to you.

Happy shooting!

Photography Tip of the Day - November 01, 2010

By Nathaniel 3X Rhine

Judging Exposure

If in doubt, make the exposure anyway. It is better to have something that is not perfectly exposed than no image at all. You can always adjust the image later using editing software.

I hope this tip will be of value to you.

Happy shooting!