Transcript Things You Need To Know 1 Membership and Club #’s 2 Naming Conventions 3 Important Terms Color Space Image Format Image Resolution Image Size Image Aspect Ratio Exporting Files Compressing Files 4

Things You Need To Know
1 Membership and Club
#’s
2 Naming Conventions
3 Important Terms
Color Space
Image Format
Image Resolution
Image Size
Image Aspect Ratio
Exporting Files
Compressing Files
4 How To
Crop, Name, Export,
Compress, & Email
Images
Important Numbers
Your Individual
KodaRoamer’s #
This is a unique number
assigned to you when you join
KodaRoamers
You will need to place it in the
file name of all images you
enter into competitions
It assures your anonymity
KodaRoamers
CICCA Club #
Images entered into CICCA
(Central Illinois Camera Club)
competitions will also require
the KodaRoamer’s CICCA
Club number
This number is…
12
Naming Your Files
Each file submitted in a competition must be named
according the naming conventions spelled out in the rules
These vary depending upon the competition
Print images require labels (usually supplied in digital
form and printed by the participant)
Labels are usually placed on the back upper right hand
corner of the mounting board
Elements of File Name
Image Number – Unique sequential # like 1, 2, 3 or 01,
02, 03
Total # Images Submitted – May be total # as a whole or
total # in a particular category (e.g., 8)
Category Letter – Category in which the image is being
entered (e.g., A for Nature, B for Animals)
KodaRoamer # - Your assigned competition #
Elements of File Name 2
KodaRoamer CICCA Club # - Our KodaRoamers CICCA
Club # which is 12
Image Title – The name of your image subject (e.g.,
HappyHippo)
Element Separators – The various elements are
separated by dashes (e.g., “-” NOT Spaces
File Extension – Must be .jpg at the end of the name
Sample CICCA File Name
B-008-12-034-OldBuick.jpg
B = The image category Photo-Realistic
008 = Image # in digital images
12 = KodaRoamer’s CICCA Club #
034 = My KodaRoamer’s Competition #
OldBuick = Title of the Subject of the Image (no spaces)
.jpg = File Extension
Sample KodaRoamer File
H-1-34-HappyHippo.jpg
H = The image category Animals
1 = # of image in the “Animals” category
034 = My KodaRoamer’s Competition #
.jpg = File Extension
Final Word On File Naming
The naming convention of files are spelled out in the
rules for various competitions
Carefully read the rules and closely examine
examples
Members typically get reminders via email of what is
to be submitted (i.e., dates, number of images, file
formats, color space, naming convention, deadlines,
and where they are to be emailed)
Color Space
Color Space is the
photographer’s color pallet
Set your camera to sRGB
Make sure that all digital images
entered into competitions are in
the sRGB color space
Pixel
The smallest part of a image
(very small dots)
A 1024 pixel by 1024 pixel image
would be a 1MP (1 Megapixel)
image because 1024 X 1024 is 1
million pixels.
A large high quality image may
have millions of pixels
Image Size
Image size can be
expressed in inches,
pixels, and megapixels
Common image sizes in
our competitions are
usually expressed in pixels
(# pixels high and # pixels
wide) with a limit on how
many pixels high an image
must not exceed
Salons
Pixel Width
And Height
Aspect
Ratio
KodaRoamers
1024 x 768
4:3
CICCA
1400 x 1050
4:3
The CICCA image size is larger than KodaRoamers
but has the same aspect ratio.
Image Format
Image files come in many formats (e.g.,
RAW, TIFF, JPEG)
If your camera is capable of shooting in
RAW it is recommended that you do so
(Raw files contain more information than
JPEG and allows for better post
processing)
Digital files turned into CICCA and
KodaRoader challenges must be JPEGs
Image Resolution
Resolution refers to how much detail is in an
image (pixels per square inch)
High Resolution Images have a great amount of
detail and are called “high quality”
Low Resolution images have much smaller
amounts of detail and are called “low quality”
Printed images need to have more detail than
electronically displayed images
Image Aspect Ratio
Aspect ratio relates to the ratio
between the width and height of
images
The two most common aspect ratios
are 4:3 and 3:2. You will also see a
significant number of 1:1 (square)
photos and 16:9 ("widescreen")
images
Most DSLR’s cameras allow you to
shoot images in various aspect
ratios
5:4 Aspect Ratio
Images are cropped (cutting out a part)
for two main reasons: composition and
resizing
Cropping In Lightroom
1 In the Library Module select the image you wish to crop
2 Click on the top menu to switch to the Develop Module
3 Open the tools pallet to the right of your image
4 In the top left corner click on the crop tool
5 Choose 4:3 (proper aspect ratio for output) from the size
menu
6 Move edges/corners and image itself to compose final
Cropping In LightRoom
7 When finished click on “done” (your capture is now cropped to
the proper aspect ratio for KodaRoamers and CICCA digital
images)
Final Word On Cropping
Use the preceding 7 steps to crop your images for print
But in Step 7 instead of selecting 4:3 for aspect ratio,
choose 4 x 5 / 8 x 10 for 8 by 10 inch prints
For 11 x 14 inch prints, in Step 7 choose “enter custom”
instead of 4:3 and type in 11 and 14 as the desired aspect
ratio (11:14)
For non-standard cropping click on the padlock to unlock
the constraint on scaling proportionally
Lightroom uses the term “Export”
instead of “Save” or “Save As”
Saving
1 Name
2 Select File Format,
Color Space, Quality
3 Set Image Size and
Resolution
The Export command can be
accessed from the File Menu in
the Library, Development, and
Print Modules
From the “Export” dialogue box
you can perform all of the
functions listed on your right
While LightRoom permits the
exporting of several files at the
same time, it is best to gain
experience exporting one file at
a time before exporting multiple
files at the same time
From the “File” menu select “Export” to access the “Export” dialogue box
Step 1 Export Location
Click on the Export Location triangle to select where you want your
File saved. I always choose the desktop. It is probably not a good
idea to put it back in the same catalogue from which it currently
resides.
Step 2 Name The File
Click on the File Name triangle to choose Custom Name,
and (according to the appropriate naming conventions)
type in the name of your file
Step 3 File Format, Color
Space, and Quality
Click on the File Settings triangle and choose JPEG, sRGB, and
100 to set the Image Format, Color Space, and JPEG Image
Quality
If your printing service can handle them, you can export and
submit TIFF files with a larger color space (e.g., Adobe RGB)
Step 4 File Size and
Resolution
Click on the Image Sizing triangle to set the width, height and
resolution of your image in terms of pixels. Remember the
height of your digital images can not exceed the shortest
side or you image
Width and height for prints should be set in inches and the
resolution should be around 300 dpi
Step 5 Finishing Up
The rest of the exporting settings can be kept at their defaults
Double check your settings for accuracy, make any necessary corrections,
and click on EXPORT
Inspect you files to make sure that everything is ok
Place all of your digital submission files in a folder, compress the folder
(zip), and email it to the club member collecting images
Print or arrange for the printing, matting, and labeling of your prints
Turn in your prints into the club member in charge of collecting the prints