TERMS, DOWNLOADING AND RESIZING IMAGES

Some Basic Terms:
Resolution = Information
PPI vs. DPI
Megapixel
Monitor Resolution vs. Printer Resolution
Bit Depth
Grayscale
RGB  Color
JPG
TIFF
RAW (NEF, CR2)
PSD

Downloading images to the computer
1. Turn on and plug your camera in the computer, or insert your card into the card reader.

2. iPhoto or Adobe Bridge may automatically launch and ask if you'd like to use one of them to download your photographs. You don't. Quit them if this happens.

3. Make a new folder on the desktop named with the date and your name. For example, I would make a folder named "1.24.2012_mcfarland".

4. Click on the hard drive icon on the desktop and navigate to the applications folder. Double click and open the application "Image Capture". It has a camera for an icon. This icon might also be in the dock.

5. It should recognize your camera or card. From the "Download To:" drop down box, chose "Other". Then, navigate to the folder you just created on the desktop and click the "Open" button.

6. Click the "Download All" button. Your photographs will begin downloading to the computer and into the folder your designated. You may chose to only download some of the images on the camera or memory card. If so, click the "Download Some" button, then, select the images you'd like to download.

Resizing images for the web and email using Photoshop
1. Save a copy of your image with a new name. You'll want to do this to avoid overwriting a high resolution image with your new smaller re-sized image. For example, the original file might be named "landscape.jpg", the new file could be called "landscape_for_web.jpg"

2. From the menu, chose Image -> Image Size

3. A dialogue box will appear. In the top of this box is a section labelled "Pixel Dimensions". Change the width to somewhere in between 500 and 800 pixels, make sure the "Constrain Proportions" option is checked.

4. Click "OK" and save your image as a jpg.