tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post2241716743923146256..comments2023-07-16T03:41:36.865-07:00Comments on Even More Bead Journal Project 3: CameraBead Journal Project Fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15374023120800918822noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post-5349741311059631302010-01-23T14:15:54.477-08:002010-01-23T14:15:54.477-08:00Oops...I was wrong in that you need to use the SHI...Oops...I was wrong in that you need to use the SHIFT key when you resize your picture in blogger. I wrote a tutorial about images on my bloghttp://speediebeadie.blogspot.com/2010/01/photoshop.html<br /><br />dotflyingbeaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552477017906406473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post-85759918906826199602010-01-23T13:24:43.951-08:002010-01-23T13:24:43.951-08:00I have a very ancient Nikkon CoolPix that i take m...I have a very ancient Nikkon CoolPix that i take my pictures with. It does well with close ups.<br /><br />What I do when working with Photoshop is to first off work on my photos cropping them, working with the color/adjustments, and sometimes sharpening the image. THEN I work with the image size. I always keep my dpi at 300. Then I work with image. While in PS, I reduce the image to 600 pixels by 800 pixels. This is to start & to download the image to the blog. Make sure the image is on your entry page & then move it around with your mouse to where you want it. IN THE BLOG page, you can THEN REDUCE the size of the picture. Click on the image & you see that it is selected. Take your "finger" to the corner of the image & holding the command key (each computer is different but I use the control key) move the "finger/mouse" and either reduce the image THERE or enlarge it THERE. Once again, you can move it around. THEN post to your blog & see if it looks okay. It not, then you can edit your image. Experiment and see what works for you & your system.<br /><br />dotflyingbeaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552477017906406473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post-90796021601807691032010-01-23T05:08:08.988-08:002010-01-23T05:08:08.988-08:00I have Photoshop and use it, but I'm wondering...I have Photoshop and use it, but I'm wondering if I am making the best use of it. Please share what "Tools" are your favorites, and I've noticed this -- if I reduce the size of a photo *too much* it will not enlarge when clicked on my blog. Instead it stays the same size. Folks have told me how they wish they could see it enlarged. Do you have a particular percentage or number that you use when re-sizing a photo? Please share details of this program, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post-78161362137478261272010-01-22T21:47:53.736-08:002010-01-22T21:47:53.736-08:00I've had decent luck just scanning in my pages...I've had decent luck just scanning in my pages, though that doesn't work so well if you have a lot of dimension in a piece. I use a good DSLR, a Nikon D-300. It is the camera of my dreams, but there are many good DSLR cameras out there for a lot less money than that one that work very well. You will want to get a lens with macro capabilities, and you will want to get a decent tripod. I agree with Robin that Photoshop knowledge, and it's really easy to learn, is a wonderful thing to have.Lois2037https://www.blogger.com/profile/04776736493772592187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496655780262314498.post-9112163742490235232010-01-22T18:03:40.075-08:002010-01-22T18:03:40.075-08:00Hi Gerry,
My camera is an old, Sony Cybershot 717...Hi Gerry,<br /><br />My camera is an old, Sony Cybershot 717... probably 7 years old, obsolete by today's camera standards. However, it still works great and I've taken many thousands of pictures with it. It's only 5 mega pixels, but it has a quality lens and the ability to take macro shots as close as an inch away from the subject. My brother bought a re-conditioned, used one a few years ago on eBay, and has had good success with it too.<br /><br />In my experience, the real trick for good photos is Photoshop. Learning how to use Photoshop was the best thing I ever did for myself and pictures of my beads/beading.<br /><br />Hope this helps!<br />Robin A.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700778413231259614noreply@blogger.com