What important tips and tricks about photography and graphic design do you wish you'd known sooner?

2016-07-22T07:58:06-04:00

I'll start with saving images as PNG to support transparency and the great FREE apps GIMP and Pixlr.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2016 8:02 AM

2016-07-22T08:02:26-04:00

Shooting in RAW format for photography and photoshop keyboard shortcuts.

Response by SGT David T. made Jul 22 at 2016 8:15 AM

2016-07-22T08:15:59-04:00

Shoot in RAW. For web use save in PNG to for prints use TIFF. Less is better when it comes to image processing. Prime lenses are waaaaayyyyyy better optically than zoom lenses.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2016 8:25 AM

2016-07-22T08:25:41-04:00

Also starting a project in CMYK if it's for printing.

Response by SSgt James Atkinson made Jul 22 at 2016 11:05 AM

2016-07-22T11:05:40-04:00

Always shoot in both color and in monochrome, and when shooting digitally, also mix in a few conventional rolls of film, and for really exceptional images also shoot some sheet film.

Shoot in both RAW and JPG at the same time, and have enough of the digital darkroom set up on site so that hardcopy images can be made with little fuss, and CD's or thumb drive's can be provided with "reference images" to the client or model.

Always, without exception, insert a copyright notice inside each and every images at the point of transferring from the camera, into the computer.

Never overwrite or reformat memory cards, but rather date and title them and keep them locked up in a safe place.

When you download the images from your camera or memory card, make copies to two hard drives, and lock up the second drive in a safe place, along with the memory card(s) of the shoot.

Once you have your "working images' downloaded into your computer, make a second copy into a folder called "originals" and lock them so that they can not be easily modified. Only work off of copy of these files.

Correct for color cast, early.

Calibrate your cameras, screen, scanner, and printer, especially the printer.

Do not cheap out on an inexpensive printer, but also understand that high-end printers requires expensive ink, and they need to run images every day to keep the ink lines and heads operational.

Deposit everything, including unused, or unpublished images with the Library of Congress, including images that are worthless.

Response by Sgt Christian ORourke made Jul 23 at 2016 7:47 PM

2016-07-23T19:47:19-04:00

RAW shooting and Panoramic editing, I love making panoramic. Here's the Oceanside Pier I took, no tripod at the time. Was not planned, so the tripod was at hone.

Response by SrA Ross Goodman made Aug 4 at 2016 1:50 PM

2016-08-04T13:50:04-04:00

Less is more. easy on the edits. Don't fall for trends. Aim for Timeless.

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