Large Pictures - Does Your Digital Produce Them?
By Various presented by Bob Pardue
The only way to keep up with the latest about
large digital photos is to constantly stay on the lookout for new
information. If you read everything you find about digital cameras,
it won't take long for you to become an influential
authority.
One of the best features on my digital camera
is the memory it has. It can take very large pictures if I want, and
this is great for two very good reasons.
I can either print them out as large, or you
can easily zoom in on one part of the picture, crop everything else
off, and the picture is still crystal clear, even though it is a bit
smaller. This has helped in situations where I have had to take
pictures in a hurry and framing and zooming has not been an
option.
The large pictures my camera can take are
indeed very large. I have it on the middle setting and the pictures
are still 20 by 30 inches in size.
This gives me a lot of room to move, and a lot
of room for error too. I have taken large pictures that were somewhat
useless and zoomed in for a great single shot that I might not have
gotten otherwise. All you need for that is a great photo editor and a
little patience.
If you want to keep your large pictures as they
are, you may have to find a special place to get them printed out.
Most digital kiosks wont print anything higher that an eight by
ten photo.
Dude, where's my camera?
It's Tuesday! Where's my Camera?
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A whole lot is going on at Randompixel, though most of it is behind the scenes. To faciliate these changes, I'm forgoing posting a new camera this week. Instead, I and the randompixies have been readying a huge new group of cameras to be released over the next two weeks.
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To put it in perspective, the first release was of 7 cameras, in 1998, of which 2 came back. The second release, the 2000 release, consisted of 12 cameras, of which 5 came back.
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The most recent release, started three weeks ago, was of 15 cameras. As of today, none of this latest batch has returned but, if history is any measure, the first cameras should be coming in any day now.
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This weekend we prepared <B>51</B>(!) cameras to be released over the next 10 days. This batch is larger than all of the previous camera releases combined.
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On the website front, I'm working on a minor redesign of the home page, with the intention of giving more frequent blog-style updates, letting you know about cameras that have made their way home, recent news or blog articles, and an extremely comprehensive F.A.Q.
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Also, I'm going to try out comments on a per-photo level, so you can let others know, for example, that there's no such thing as a 'notchback Mustang', and that it looks more like a '67 than a '65. We'll be able to see how it goes starting in a week or so.
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So, to sum up: Randompixel growng. Tons of new cameras. New features. No camera this week. New camera next Tuesday.
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Thanks for your support, and have a wonderful week!
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-Kevin
FACE="Arial">It seems like new information is discovered
about something every day. And the topic of digital cameras is no
exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about digital
cameras.
There are places that will print out these
large pictures though, but you may have to go to a specialty shop or
photography store to get it done. In some cases, you may have to mail
out your large pictures on a CD to get them printed, but if you want
them done, it is well worth the effort.
Remember that sharing large pictures online is
a bit tricky. If you want to share with friends you will have to
shrink them down.
Large pictures take a lot of memory, and many
people cant open them without having huge problems. Not
everyone has a fast, new computer and just one large photo can take a
long time to download and open, especially if they have dial up
service.
Shrink your large pictures down to four by six
to share with friends and they will thank you for it. They may not
look as good to you, but it wont do you much good to send out
huge files if no one can open them.
This is true for websites as well. Keep your
photos small and manageable, and make sure they are standard web
resolution.
Take time to consider the points presented
above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take
action.
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