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DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS: WEB GALLERIES

What a wicked web we weave!

FROM CAMERA TO COMPUTER

A digital camera provides instant feedback on the quality of your picture. Be sure to immediately view your compositions and change camera controls to improve desired results. Because there is no cost of film it is better to take more pictures in the here and now. Once you download your pictures to a computer you can view them in greater detail and delete the ones you don't want to keep.

Practice these steps and you'll quickly learn how to store pictures efficiently.

	1. Turn your camera off and connect it to the class computer using USB cord.
	2. Turn camera on. Click on My Computer and select your Camera. See the thumbnail versions of your pictures by changing the View of the camera's folder window.
	3. Select different pictures to download by utilizing the Ctrl key + mouse click then Edit > Copy.
	4. Select a destination on your computer by clicking on Folders on the toolbar or View>Go To. Choose My Documents or My Pictures. Create a new folder by right clicking on a blank space or select File>New>Folder.
	5. Select Edit > Paste once the window address displays the desired folder.
	6. Right click on each picture in order to Rename it. Be sure to include .jpg.

SET UP A WEBSITE FOLDERS

A website is not a single file. It is a series of files organized in a single folder. The "code" of internet language connects all these files in a "web." Before you create a website of your pictures you should first create a folder that contains copies of all the pictures you want on that website. Use your My Documents window to create a new folder (right click, New>Folder). Edit>Copy pictures from their original location and Edit>Paste them into the new folder. This is your Source folder. Create another New>Folder on the same level as your pictures folder and rename it Website1. This is your Destination folder.

ELEMENTAL CORRECTIONS

Start PS Elements software. Go to File>Open to work on any picture (choose many by utilizing Ctrl key + mouse click). Let your mouse tame the lion of this software. Use tools on the palette to alter images with mouse motion. Steadying the mouse over a tool pops up a name. Use Toolbar menus like Windows > Help to guide your own experiments. Don't forget to look at the bottom row of your toolbar for each tool you are using.

CROP TOOL	Draw a rectangle with your mouse to determine the size of the crop. Use edges to adjust. Click in center to confirm. Don't forget to try out the Rule of Thirds. Use toolbar dimensions to fix a specific height to width ratio.
IMAGE MENU	Explore the Image>Rotate and Image>Resize menus to change the orientation and size of the picture.
FILE>SAVE FOR WEB	Select File>Save for Web to change the compression of your image. The more you compress the quicker it will load but at a lesser quality. Right click on the bottom border of the web image to change downloading specs and data. Be sure to replace the old copy in your Source folder unless you want two copies of the same print.

ORDER UP YOUR WEBSITE FROM THE MENU

Select File>Create Web Photo Gallery and personalize the options from the menu below.

STYLES	Click on the drop down arrow to utilize other website designs. It's easy to change so don't hesitate to experiment.
FOLDERS:BROWSE	Click on the Browse button and find your Source folder.
FOLDERS:DESTINATION	Click on the Destination button and find your Destination folder. If you forgot to do so or want to try a different style then select the Create New Folder button.
OPTIONS:BANNER	Personalize the text you want to appear at the top of your website.
OPTIONS:LARGE IMAGES	You probably already resized your images by utilizing the File>Save for Web option above. You may use this option instead if you want the same changes to all the pictures in your folder.
OPTIONS:THUMBNAILS	The program will automatically create small versions of your photos as thumbnails. These thumbnails allow users to view a lot of different pictures. Users may click on a thumbnail to view or download the larger image. Personalize the specs of your thumbnails.

Click OK and Elements will magically create your website and open up Internet Explorer so you can give it a test run. Click on the Elements button on your taskbar to go back and try again or create a different one.

FIND A PLACE TO POST IT

You need to register for a DOMAIN NAME and choose a WEB SERVER.

Check out http://www.findmyhosting.com/

TOO MUCH TROUBLE?

Utilize other photo businesses and software to make the web sharing process easier. You can use PhotoGarden's site (www.thephotogarden.com) to download pictures to an album. The album can then be shared via an email that includes the temporary web link.

Or, expand your website design skills by registering for other Access to CVU offerings.

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