Digital Shoebox : How to Organize, Find, and Share Your Photos, EPub, The

Most people are awash in digital photos—some taken, some received—stuffed here and there in random folders and albums across a hard drive. In The Digital Shoebox, Sarah Bay Williams, creator of the image archiving system used by the Academy Awards®, shares her foolproof method for effectively organizing, finding, and sharing photos so you never lose track of your most precious memories. Unlike many books on digital photography that are driven by software, The Digital Shoebox teaches readers an easy-to-remember and easy-to-repeat system that doesn’t feel like homework or require learning lots of complicated software applications. Part 1 of the book guides readers through the seven most important steps for organizing photos; Part 2 is packed with tips on ways to enjoy and share those photos. Each chapter closes with some slightly more advanced information, should readers want to get "technical." Based on the author’s experience as photography coordinator for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and as someone who simply loves taking photos, The Digital Shoebox is the first concise and user-centered guide solely dedicated to organizing a personal digital photography collection. Takes a fun and easy-to-implement approach to asset management, featuring a friendly writing style and charming illustrations Teaches the seven key steps needed to help users keep photos organized, available, and safe Includes a "Beyond the Box" section at the end of each chapter for more advanced readers who want to move beyond the basics Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 8 Part 1 Your Photos......Page 14 One: Before You Take Photos......Page 16 Step 1: Set Your Camera’s Clock and Calendar......Page 17 Step 2: Don’t Let Your Camera Reset File Numbers......Page 26 Step 3: If You Shoot JPEGs, Set Your Size and Quality to High......Page 28 Beyond the Box: Shopping for a Camera......Page 31 Two: Making a Home for Your Photos......Page 34 Step 4: File Your Photos by Year and Month......Page 36 Step 5: Never Alter Original Files and Camera Filenames......Page 44 Beyond the Box: Where to File Movies......Page 46 Three: Navigating a Sea of Photos......Page 48 Step 6: Keep a Calendar......Page 50 Beyond the Box: Pro Navigating Techniques......Page 56 Four: Preserving Your Photos Forever......Page 62 Step 7: Back Up Your Photos......Page 64 Make Seven Steps Second Nature......Page 70 Beyond the Box: Backup Resources......Page 71 Part 2 Your Photos to Share......Page 82 Five: Downloading Photos to Your Computer......Page 84 Why You Should Know How to Download on Your Own......Page 85 Beyond the Box: Card Readers, Memory Cards, and Wireless Photo Transfer......Page 97 Six: Photos for Printing, Sharing, and Reference......Page 100 Remember Not to Mess with Originals......Page 101 Printing Your Photos......Page 105 Sharing Your Photos......Page 111 Reference Photos......Page 114 Beyond the Box: Online and Home Printing......Page 115 Seven: Photos from Friends and Found Images......Page 120 Shared Photos......Page 121 Found Photos for Keeps......Page 123 Copyright, or Using Photos in a Public Way......Page 125 Beyond the Box: A Few Points on Copyright......Page 126 Eight: Conclusion......Page 130 Part 3 Some A, B, and Cs......Page 134 Appendix A: What Time Is It?......Page 136 Horologists Love Time......Page 137 The 24-Hour Clock......Page 138 Daylight Saving Time......Page 139 Time and Photography......Page 140 So Much More Than Hours and Minutes......Page 142 Appendix B: File Formats......Page 144 JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)......Page 145 TIFFs (Tagged Image File Format)......Page 146 Raw Photos......Page 147 DNG (Digital Negative)......Page 149 Appendix C: Metadata......Page 150 IPTC......Page 152 XMP......Page 154 Glossary......Page 156 C......Page 157 D......Page 158 F......Page 159 K......Page 160 Q......Page 161 X......Page 162 C......Page 163 G......Page 164 M......Page 165 P......Page 166 W......Page 167 Z......Page 168