1. ORGANIZING & EDITING YOUR PHOTOS Presented by the Monroe County Public Library

2. ABOUT ME Name: Austin Stroud Titles: Instructional Designer at the Monroe County Public Library, and Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech Community College Pepe Biggie Lily

3. ABOUT YOU  What are your experiences working with photos?  What do you hope to learn more about today?

4. TAKING PICTURES  What do you use to take your pictures?  Some commonly used devices:  Smartphone  Tablet  Digital Camera  WebCam  Traditional Camera with Film (or Disposable Camera)

5. GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS  Try to avoid zooming in on pictures too much. The more you zoom in and make your picture subject larger, the more pixelated your picture will become. Try to move as close as you can instead.  Avoid using the flash on a camera unless you have no choice. Many digital cameras have an auto setting that is ideal.  Follow the rule of thirds (see handout example or link below): http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds More tips can be found on this website and many others: http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp

6. GETTING PICTURES ONLINE OR ON A COMPUTER  There are a variety of ways to get pictures you take with a camera onto a computer or on the Internet. Digital Camera USB Cord Smartphone or Tablet USB Cord SD Card Flash Drive

7. GETTING PICTURES ONLINE OR ON A COMPUTER  There are a variety of ways to get pictures you take with a camera onto a computer or on the Internet. CD from a Film Developer Email Scanning* *For more information on the library’s scanner, stop by the 2 nd floor reference desk.

8. CREATING FOLDERS ON COMPUTER  Go to the desktop screen or wherever you wish to create a new folder to store your pictures.  Right-click a blank area on the desktop or in the folder window, point to ‘New,’ and then click ‘Folder’.  Type a name for the new folder, and then press ‘Enter’ on the keyboard. The new folder will appear in the location you specified.

9. NAME MULTIPLE PICTURES AT ONCE  Using the same word or phrase, you can rename an entire group of pictures at once. Here's how:  Open Windows Photo Gallery by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Live Photo Gallery.  Hold down the CTRL key, and then click the pictures that you want to rename.  Right-click the pictures, and then click Rename.  In the Info pane, type the new name for that group of pictures in the name box.  Each picture will be given the new name with a different sequential number, like this:  Summer vacation 2005 (1), Summer vacation 2005 (2), Summer vacation 2005 (3), and so on. Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/tips-for-organizing-pictures

10. FREE PHOTO EDITORS  GIMP: http://www.gimp.org (free download)http://www.gimp.org  Paint.NET: http://download.cnet.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html (free download) http://download.cnet.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html  Pixlr: http://pixlr.com/ (web-based – no download required)http://pixlr.com/  Windows Live Photo Gallery: (on any Windows PC) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/photo-gallery  Paint: (on any Windows PC) There are other free picture editors, but these are a good place to start.

11. FREE ONLINE PHOTO STORAGE  Flickr: http://www.flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com  Picasa: https://picasaweb.google.com/homehttps://picasaweb.google.com/home  Photobucket: http://www.photobucket.comhttp://www.photobucket.com  Shutterfly: http://www.shutterfly.comhttp://www.shutterfly.com There are several other online storage options, these are just a few of your options freely available. You also can use social media websites like Facebook to store your pictures online.

12. FREE ONLINE PHOTO FILTERS  Pixlr-o-matic: http://pixlr.com/o-matichttp://pixlr.com/o-matic  Instagram: http://www.instagram.com (only available for mobile devices)http://www.instagram.com  Phixr: http://www.phixr.comhttp://www.phixr.com  Instant Retro: http://www.instantretro.comhttp://www.instantretro.com  Rollip: http://www.rollip.comhttp://www.rollip.com There are several other online filter options, these are just a few of your options freely available on the Internet.

13. HELP RIGHT FROM YOUR COMPUTER Did you know that any Windows PC has a free help and support knowledge base to help you with your picture questions? To find it, click on the ‘Start’ button and then click on the ‘Help and Support’ link near the bottom right side of the menu. Once this help area opens up, type the word picture in the search box to find all of the free help and guidance available on your computer.

14. FOR MAC (APPLE) COMPUTER USERS  iPhoto is included with every Macintosh (Apple) computer. Free support and tutorials can be found on this website: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/ http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/  Helpful article/tutorial on organizing photos on a Macintosh: http://www.macworld.com/article/1162194/how_to_sort_and_organize_your_iphoto_library.html http://www.macworld.com/article/1162194/how_to_sort_and_organize_your_iphoto_library.html In general, most of the software and free web-based tools shown in this class will also work on a Macintosh (Apple) computer.