Table of Contents

What follows are the subject headings for this document. The purpose of this document is to introduce you to Digital Photography, contrast it with traditional techniques, and describe how the photographs in the WEB site have been created.

I hope you will begin the process of experimenting with a digital camera, and developing new techniques to shot what ever your favourite topical subject matter might be. The digital camera will free you from many of the concerns you may have had with traditional photography. The film is fundamentally free, the turn around time is minutes not days, and with a computer and a little software you have a darkroom on your desktop.

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Traditional film - resolution vs. Digital resolution

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Traditional film - characteristics - film speed / shutter / f-stop

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Traditional film - exposure control & depth of field

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Digital Camera - the ccd cell & schematic

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Digital Camera - resolution vs. enlargement

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Digital Camera - print vs. WEB use

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Digital Camera - exposure / film speed? - The Good and Bad

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Digital Camera - Grain vs. Noise

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Digital Camera vs. Traditional Camera - Compare point to point

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Digital Photography - Image Size vs. Storage (file size)

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Digital Photography - JPEG compression

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Digital Photography - JPEG Optimization - Transform & sharpen filters

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Digital Photography - Blur filters & categories

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Digital Photography - Image Work-Up (Photoshop)

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Digital Photography - Image Work-Up (Print vs. WEB)

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Digital Photography - Image Work-Up (Print vs. WEB ) - Part II

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Scanning - Linear Arrays - Schematic

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Scanning - Why higher resolutions?

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Scanning - Dynamic Range - other considerations

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Kodak PhotoCD - Resolution and quality

21.)

Taking Photographs - Microscope old set-up

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Taking Photographs - Microscope new set-up

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Taking Photographs - Two lights & Misc tools

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Taking Photographs - Macro Flash Tricks & Techniques

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Taking Photographs - Jewelry & the Bowl!

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Taking Photographs - Gemstones & the Bowl

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Taking Photographs - Gemstones Part II

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Enhancing Photographs - Graded Backgrounds

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Summary of gemstone lighting - Summary of Photography Document

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Gallery (some example images)