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• How to move photos from memory card into a folder – A22

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  How to move photos from memory card into a folder Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  In the last article I went through how to create folders on your computer hard drive, most commonly designated as Drive C.  The objective being, you have a memory card full of photographs from a particular event or trip and you …

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• How to safely process digital photo files – A21

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  This shot of a computer screen shows the generation of a new folder on a PC Welcome aboard photo enthusiast.  The first option I explored in developing a work flow for all the photographs you and I take was by visiting the digital kiosk at a local CVS (or Walgreens, etc.).  It’s not an expensive …

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• Use a camera to stop terror; use these tips to organize photos – A20

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  Welcome aboard photo enthusiast.  I was reading Lucy’s article regarding her participation in the Small Vessel Security Conference.  She mentioned that the number 1 defense against a terror attack always comes back to public involvement.  One great tool for public involvement is your camera.

• Learn how to protect cameras from sand and water damage – A19

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  Welcome aboard photo enthusiast.  A funny thing happened when passing through Morro Bay situated on the beautiful shoreline of central California.  It happened a long time ago when I was in-house photographer for Vivitar Corporation, at that time a large photography company.  My job for them was to field test their manufactured photography equipment against …

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• Without limitation of film, camera gains functionality -A18

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  Welcome aboard photo enthusiast!  Remember how we used to have to buy film?  We wanted (had) to make every shot count.  It could take weeks before we finished a roll of exposures, and then we would process, print, and pay while a day or more passed before we picked up the results.  With this in …

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• Q&A explores underwater photography -A16 & A17

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  photo by Marc Furth Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  Dedicated amateurs and professionals tend to use more expensive equipment, but there has to be photo opportunities for those crew members that have some free time to jump overboard and take a few snaps with less than ideal and very expensive equipment.  This is the direction I’m …

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• Your turn: Ask questions, share your work – A15

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  Digital camera offer varying degrees of in-camera editing Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  A couple of brief announcements: First, in the previous fourteen articles I have covered the basics for using your camera.  There is always more to discuss and learn, but I would enjoy having some reader feedback questions via my e-mail listed at the …

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• Make your photo 100% better instead of 18% gray -A14

  September 19 2009 - Photo Technical

  Welcome aboard photo enthusiasts.  I have mentioned photography means “painting with light,” and over the course of the last year discussed many ways you can control light with your compact camera its shutter, aperture and flash.  The most efficient application of these controls is determined by your knowledgeable brain when using Av, Tv, or M, …

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