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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 8:32 pm
How do I get that "magazine" look?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 8:47 pm
Don't ask me how I know, but a digital camera comes in mighty handy when you "redecorate" a teacher's room (who has called in sick but really gone out of state!) and then take pictures of it to leave in the teacher's lounge! Instant printing is a must in such a situation .. and the zoom on a Canon works wonders for those 'little' touches (like loosened computer cords, chairs on top of cabinets and such).
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 10:16 pm
Meggie, did you have the special "catsdisapper" filter on??? I love your cottage, but I can't imagine (well I can) one of those giant snow globe in the yard!!
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Blink
Member
07-10-2003
| Monday, December 05, 2005 - 12:53 am
This is blink checking into this thread...I am so glad I started it! I don't have time to read all of the thread, (major Christmas shopping), but what I have read has been so interesting ...please keep this thread going...I want it to be here when I have more time and life is not so busy!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 10:27 am
I haven’t been checking here in a while. Off topic, but both my little girls had the stomach flu and one was in the hospital. The good news is that they are both getting better now! I agree with Julie and Juju's suggestion that you buy a PhotoShop for Dummies book. PhotoShop is such an incredible program (and so darn expensive to buy) it’s a shame not to use it if you have it. There are auto-adjustments that you can take advantage of in PhotoShop while you are learning and then after that the sky is the limit! The problem you have Julie is that your flash is completely over-powering the tree lights. I really like Meggie’s advice on the Christmas tree picture except it is based on the way SLRs work and I don’t think it will work with your camera Julie. That’s because the non-SLR cameras (at least Canon’s) work completely differently with flash than the SLRs do. If you set an SLR to Aperture Priority it will meter the ambient light and use the flash as fill. But the G series just won’t do that. So for the G series, I think your best bet is to set it to aperture priority (don’t go as wide as it can go, but one stop less), turn the flash off, set the ISO to 200 (maybe – higher ISO means more noise), set the white balance to incandescent, put the camera on a table or something, set the self timer and get the people to stand really still! Don't stand in front of the camera when setting the self-timer or the camera won't get a proper focus or meter reading. Hope this helps!
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Friday, December 09, 2005 - 12:33 pm
Such a good thread.......I'm loving it. Jimmer, thank you for replying. I asked a question(11-30-05 11:48am) about seeing shadows on photo's when I print them. My daughter tells me she See's different layers of ink. I think that would be a better way of describing it. Here is the answer to your questions Jimmer. My printer is HP officeJet G55xi, Software is Printshop Photo Pro 2.0, Digital camera is HP photosmart 315 and I use HP inkjet catridge(78Tri-color), (45 black & white) and Kodak premium picture paper high gloss sometimes Epson glossy photo. I have stopped printing out photo's because I'm not happy with the way they look. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 9:45 am
Bump.....
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 10:28 am
OOPS! I must have missed seeing your original post. I always search for the latest posts using the search engine, which works great unless you miss seeing something! Anyway, to answer your question, if you want seriously good quality photos, you would be better off buying a new printer that is specifically designed for printing photos. I tend to favor the Epson’s myself (though I’m sure I could get some arguments on that). I like the Epson’s because the prints that they produce are pretty reliable from a longevity standpoint and they have a good selection of papers that are designed specifically for their printers. Also, they are reliable printers, though if you do buy Epson, I would suggest that you print fairly regularly (at least once a week) to avoid clogging. You might want to consider the Epson R300, which I believe, uses a dye based ink, but still has decent longevity. If you are really serious you might try the R800 which uses Ultra-Chrome High Pigment inks for extremely good quality long lasting prints. You can go up from there. The sky is the limit with Epson! By the way, although the Epson photo printers are specifically designed for photo printing, they still do a decent job if you want to print the occasional document on them.
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:29 am
Thank you Jimmer. Appreciate the advice. I will see what I can find about the Epson. I wouldn't have thought about printing at least once a week. I'm assuming the ink drys up if not used more often. For now I'll just keep saving pictures until I have a better way of printing them. I wonder if I could keep old printer hooked up to computer for printing documents and also a new printer for pictures. Or would that not be a good idea.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 11:59 am
Hi Suz, If they have a USB connection, keeping both printers hooked up should work fine. You can keep them both hooked up if you have enough USB ports or you can hot-swap them (leave the PC running, turn the printer off, un-plug the USB, plug the other printer in and turn it on). The only reason that I suggest printing at least once a week with the Epson, is that the print heads can sometimes clog. Once they clog, you can easily clean them (the printer has a maintenance program that you can run to do that), but it uses ink to clean them. So it’s easier if you can print something (anything – it doesn’t have to be big) every now and then so it doesn’t clog in the first place. But now that I think about it, that is less likely to happen with the R300 or the R220 as the dye based inks aren’t as likely to clog. Keep in mind that these printers are pretty inexpensive now so it may be worth the purchase. Actually, the R220 is probably a better choice for you since you already mentioned that you will be connecting it to your computer (the R300 has a card reader etc., and can print straight from the card, which you probably won't need).
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 1:49 pm
Thanks so much for more information Jimmer. I still have a lot to learn. Printing straight from the card would be good, but eventually I will want to print from computer also, since I have quite a few saved to it already. You gave me lots to think about and to consider that I didn't know about. Thanks again.....
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 1:52 pm
DH Just bought me a 7.2 MP Sony Cyber Shot with a 3x Optical Zoom...... It takes the most amazing pics. I'll be posting them very soon!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 3:46 pm
Wow that's a great guy you've got there! 7.2 MP - Just reduce them a bit first before you post! 
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