Becoming a Better, Faster Digital Photographer
It was almost 10 years ago when I got my first digital camera. Never having to wait attentively for those fleeting magical moments, and never having to take my rolls of film to the drugstore anymore freed me up to become the shutterbug I am today.
Three years ago I got my wife "our" first SLR camera and we were amazed at the quality. It unleashed a new passion for snapping photos of original Roman mosaics, southern Italy seascapes and amazing keepsake photos of our two kids.
Services like Snapfish for my wife and Flickr for me allowed us to share our new snap-happy hobby with family, friends and the world.
For the past year, my interest in photography has turned to editing and enhancing some of the most eye catching, peculiar photos I take...not to mention correcting some of the lame shots I captured without dialing in the right exposure.
I'm certainly fascinated with the quick snap and share photo pros like Intel Insider Somewhat Frank, but there's nothing like a well shot, refined photo like those from artists like Intel Insider Brian Solis.
Most of my editing and uploading is done using my MacBook and HP laptop. But after seeing meeting Steve Holvick at the Intel Core i7 launch last week, I've been keen on getting a home creation station where I can edit and upload my photos in batches.
Holvick is a professional photographer, blogger and an Intel employee who got an early Core i7 powered PC to test drive. He did extensive research recording how the new desktop PC helped him cut his photo finishing time down from about one minute to about 10 seconds per photo in batch mode.
With better tools, Holvick says he's able to speed up and improve the creative process, which allows him to differentiate his work from other professional photographers.
One of the photos he showed from from his own wedding in Portofino, Italy. That led me to this very sweet "Chance or Choice" love story slide show he made, telling how he and his wife met.
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Dec 01 | Becky Emmett said:
In this digital age, photo editing becomes more and more important. For me, I started with 35mm, then to digital. And with my Canon SD950 it's so easy to end up with 100 shots (with just a few that I'm really happy with). At that point, it's all about the editing.
What I enjoyed of the photo slideshow was that it told a story. It was more than just a few photographs thrown together. Fantastic that technology is pushing the boundaries.
Now I feel it's time to move on to the DSLR!