Digitalphotography. Mac Gems: Easy resizing. In my everyday work, resizing images is a fairly common task—for example, I frequently need to convert high-resolution product images down to 200-pixel versions for use in Playlist’s online Product Guide. Although there are a good number of graphics applications out there that can perform such a task—including the excellent GraphicConverter ( )—many of those apps are overkill if all you really want to do is resize a folder of images. (Not to mention that some are quite expensive for such a basic task.)
So I’ve been looking for a quick-and-easy-and-cheap solution. My search was further limited by a particular feature need: the ability to specify the maximum size of an image in either dimension, height or width. For a while I was actually using an Automator workflow I’d created for just this purpose. The first is KStudio’s Resize 1.4.2 ( ). A similar solution, more powerful but not quite as simple to use, is Fabien Conus’s SmallImage 2.0.6 ( ). Resize! Mosaic Maker: Create a photo mosaic from your digital photograph. Tons of fun stuff... Give one of our toys a spin! Motivator, Framer, Mosaic Maker, Trading Card, FX, Mosaic Maker, Badge Maker, Billboard, Bead Art, Map Maker, Pop Art Poster, CD Cover, Lolcat Generator, Cube, Movie Poster, Wallpaper, Magazine Cover, Mat, Jigsaw, Color Palette Generator, Pocket Album, Calendar, Photobooth, Hockneyizer, Mosaic Maker, I know, right? It's a lot to take in. Go slow. Flickr Guide. Flickr Guide will show you how to do everything on Flickr.
You can download and backup flickr pictures, set them as rotating wallpapers, browse pictures in 3D, make a screensaver and more. So what do you want to do on Flickr? Q: I want to download all my photos from Flickr and burn them on to a DVD. A: Get Flickr Down – it’s a tiny Windows utility that lets you download pictures from Flickr in bulk without requiring authentication.
Mac and Linux users may try Flump. Q: I want to use my Flickr account to bookmark all interesting pictures that I frequently encounter on the Internet. A: Get the Flickr Uploadr addon for Firefox. Q: I know Flickr offers a search engine but it won’t display more than 24 pictures at a time. A: Switch to either Compfight or PictureSandbox – these are some of best Flickr search tools on the web, even better than Flickr’s built-in search engine. Q: How can I upload video clips to Flickr from the desktop. Q: I am looking for photos on Flickr that have shades of red. Slide. Digital Photography School — Digital Photography Training for Yo. Dumpr - fun with your photos. Digital Cameras in the Classroom. Teacher Feature... Creative Uses for Digital Cameras in the Classroom compiled by Kathleen Carpenter, Editor in Chief I use the camera to take pictures of each centers to make signs.I take pictures of the students doing the item written on the chart.
For example when we make a poster about what to do when you are finished, I write it and take pictures of a student doing each item. When we did a lesson and made a chart showing how to do partner book talk, I took pictures of students doing each of the rules. Our kindergarten class does a "Pet Of the Week" project where we put a chart out in the hall of each child in our classrooms. Another way I use the digital is to take pictures of special events throughout the year as well as the ordinary daily things we do in the classroom.
I have used a digital camera for several years and would be lost without it. I do many of the same ideas listed below and love my camera. One thing I do at the beginning of the year is take each child's picture. Projects & Ideas. Tami Brass - Links for Using Digital Camera's in the Classr.