correctmyphotos

After my last post “You’ve Got Pictures-Now What”-The “Digicam Syndrome” I decided to scan my pictures folders to find my first digital pictures.  I found them in the folder entitled “G2 Initial Tests” dated June 2002. That was a year earlier than I thought so Pat hasn’t gotten a new photo to put into an album for over 6 years. No wonder she is a bit unhappy that I became afflicted with the “Digicam Syndrome”.  BTW, the disease is hereditary. Sunday evening our family was together and our daughter-in-law was wondering what digital camera she should buy. She wanted her own camera because she never gets any prints from Craig, her husband and our son.  Hmm, I heard that before.

Prints: Crop to desired 4 x 6 print format before printing

How do you want your photos?
Prints
Why ask that question? Obviously, the answer is 4×6 prints (that is the standard these days). Well, it really isn’t that obvious. When my friend Rob first got his digital camera he made prints on his desktop printer.  He would color correct them using a color correction application called iCorrect and print them. I finally talked him into taking a CD to Sam’s Club and having them do the prints because it was cheaper and the quality was better.  Next I introduced him to CorrectPhoto so he could crop and color correct the photos and then suggested he upload the edited photos to Sam’s Club Online Photo site.  He thanked me for the help and was happy with Sam’s service and the time it saved him. And, I was proud of myself for helping a friend.

Apple iTouch
Well, last year Rob and his wife took a trip to the Mediterranean and, following their return, we went to dinner with them. While waiting for our table he asked if we would be interested in seeing photos of their trip. So, what do you say? O course, I said expecting him to pull out a packet of prints. Instead he pulled an Apple iTouch out of his pocket and with his finger proceeds to flip through the photos. I was blown away. That was my first exposure to the iTouch and boy was it cool. Rob taught me something new.

DVD
Rob is still teaching me new ways to show off his trip photos. This year they went to France and he gets a new Vista computer when they return. Now, his favorite way to show off their pictures is to sit in front of their huge HDTV and view the show. He still uses CorrectPhoto to select, crop, and color correct the photos, but now he uses the Vista Movie Maker to create a DVD to show on the HDTV. And, as long as he serves a Manhattan with the show –what the heck, I’ll watch it. He uses a Sony 8MP camera, edits and color corrects, and the photos are awesome.

Ask the question or not?
So now my dilemma is whether or not to ask Pat “How do you want your photos?”  As the story of Rob’s photo evolution illustrates there are many ways to show off your photos. In addition to those mentioned, there are many other ways to use the photos you take and we will talk about those as we go along on our journey to find a cure for the “Digicam Syndrome”. There is really no excuse for leaving the photos in your camera or in folders on your computer gathering “pixel dust”.

Do I ask her or not? Maybe I should just start editing and ordering prints and pile them on her desk and say, “There you are.  You have been complaining that you never get prints and now you have them.” Ouch, can you imagine 6 years of photos to put into albums? I will let you know how this saga evolves.

In future posts we will talk ways to use your photos and how to manage and edit them for the various ways to show them off. Visit often and you comments and experiences are welcome.

Wayne  www.correctphoto.com