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Importing Images

Lesson 81 from: Fundamentals of Photography

John Greengo

Importing Images

Lesson 81 from: Fundamentals of Photography

John Greengo

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Lesson Info

81. Importing Images

Summary (Generated from Transcript)

The lesson is about importing images in photography, emphasizing the benefits of using card readers or directly plugging the card into the computer for faster transfer. The instructor also mentions using Adobe Lightroom as an example for importing and organizing photos. They explain how to use the copy option to import photos into Lightroom and suggest synchronizing the folder for faster importing, especially when dealing with a large number of images. Additionally, the instructor mentions the ability to import from multiple sources simultaneously and recommends letting the computer do the hard work of downloading while you can attend to other tasks.

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Class Introduction

23:32
2

Photographic Characteristics

06:46
3

Camera Types

03:03
4

Viewing System

22:09
5

Lens System

24:38
6

Shutter System

12:56
7

Shutter Speed Basics

10:16
8

Shutter Speed Effects

31:57
9

Camera & Lens Stabilization

11:06
10

Quiz: Shutter Speeds

07:55
11

Camera Settings Overview

16:12
12

Drive Mode & Buffer

04:24
13

Camera Settings - Details

10:21
14

Sensor Size: Basics

18:26
15

Sensor Sizes: Compared

24:52
16

The Sensor - Pixels

22:49
17

Sensor Size - ISO

26:59
18

Focal Length

11:36
19

Angle of View

31:29
20

Practicing Angle of View

04:59
21

Quiz: Focal Length

08:15
22

Fisheye Lens

12:32
23

Tilt & Shift Lens

20:37
24

Subject Zone

13:16
25

Lens Speed

09:03
26

Aperture

08:25
27

Depth of Field (DOF)

21:46
28

Quiz: Apertures

08:22
29

Lens Quality

07:06
30

Light Meter Basics

09:04
31

Histogram

11:48
32

Quiz: Histogram

09:07
33

Dynamic Range

07:25
34

Exposure Modes

35:15
35

Sunny 16 Rule

04:31
36

Exposure Bracketing

08:08
37

Exposure Values

20:01
38

Quiz: Exposure

20:44
39

Focusing Basics

13:08
40

Auto Focus (AF)

24:39
41

Focus Points

17:18
42

Focus Tracking

19:26
43

Focusing Q&A

06:40
44

Manual Focus

07:14
45

Digital Focus Assistance

07:35
46

Shutter Speeds & Depth of Field (DOF)

05:18
47

Quiz: Depth of Field

15:54
48

DOF Preview & Focusing Screens

04:55
49

Lens Sharpness

11:08
50

Camera Movement

11:29
51

Advanced Techniques

15:15
52

Quiz: Hyperfocal Distance

07:14
53

Auto Focus Calibration

05:15
54

Focus Stacking

07:58
55

Quiz: Focus Problems

18:54
56

Camera Accessories

32:41
57

Lens Accessories

29:24
58

Lens Adaptors & Cleaning

13:14
59

Macro

13:02
60

Flash & Lighting

04:47
61

Tripods

14:13
62

Cases

06:07
63

Being a Photographer

11:29
64

Natural Light: Direct Sunlight

28:37
65

Natural Light: Indirect Sunlight

15:57
66

Natural Light: Mixed

04:20
67

Twilight: Sunrise & Sunset Light

22:21
68

Cloud & Color Pop: Sunrise & Sunset Light

06:40
69

Silhouette & Starburst: Sunrise & Sunset Light

07:28
70

Golden Hour: Sunrise & Sunset Light

07:52
71

Quiz: Lighting

05:42
72

Light Management

10:46
73

Flash Fundamentals

12:06
74

Speedlights

04:12
75

Built-In & Add-On Flash

10:47
76

Off-Camera Flash

25:48
77

Off-Camera Flash For Portraits

15:36
78

Advanced Flash Techniques

08:22
79

Editing Assessments & Goals

08:57
80

Editing Set-Up

06:59
81

Importing Images

03:59
82

Organizing Your Images

32:41
83

Culling Images

13:57
84

Categories of Development

30:59
85

Adjusting Exposure

08:03
86

Remove Distractions

04:02
87

Cropping Your Images

09:53
88

Composition Basics

26:36
89

Point of View

28:56
90

Angle of View

14:35
91

Subject Placement

23:22
92

Framing Your Shot

07:27
93

Foreground & Background & Scale

03:51
94

Rule of Odds

05:00
95

Bad Composition

07:31
96

Multi-Shot Techniques

19:08
97

Pixel Shift, Time Lapse, Selective Cloning & Noise Reduction

12:24
98

Human Vision vs The Camera

23:32
99

Visual Perception

10:43
100

Quiz: Visual Balance

14:05
101

Visual Drama

16:45
102

Elements of Design

09:24
103

Texture & Negative Space

03:57
104

Black & White & Color

10:33
105

The Photographic Process

09:08
106

Working the Shot

25:29
107

What Makes a Great Photograph?

07:01

Lesson Info

Importing Images

Alright, for importing, this is a short little section here. I mentioned this before, I think, downloading from the camera is painful, in my mind. I was helping someone download images, and we didn't have a card reader at the time, and we had to go through his camera and you had to download the company's software to get from the camera to the computer, and that was just annoying as can be, and it was actually very slow. The USB transferring devices in the cameras are really low end things, and they just don't tend to transfer very quickly. These card readers are much, much quicker and they're really not too much money. You can also plug your card into the computer itself and that can be very, very quick as well, so that's a better system to have for the long term. Throughout the rest of this editing section, I'm gonna talk about Adobe Lightroom. I don't work for Adobe, I don't care about if Adobe does great or does terrible, no I do (chuckles) because I have all my photos in Adobe Ligh...

troom and I don't wanna switch, but I'm gonna use it just as an example because it's the most popular program out there, and it's pretty common and its controls are pretty universal. So, it doesn't really matter what program you use, and so what I'm gonna be talking about is not specifically how to work Adobe Lightroom, it's just this is how I would work the controls, and here's what it happens to use in Adobe Lightroom, and so that's what I'll be talking about as we go through this. We are able to import our photos into Lightroom using a copy option, where it copies all the photos from the card to our destination of choice. We're gonna usually put it in some sort of photo folder, and this is what I do most of the time 'cause it's pretty easy and with Lightroom, once you do it once, it kinda wants to do the same thing again, and again, and again, and I throw everything to a new folder so it's always going to the same obvious place, which makes things very easy. But, because it's moving the photos and it's adding them to the catalog at the same time, there's a lot of things going on and the process is a little bit slow. So, if I'm in a hurry or if I've shot a lot of images, what I'll do is I'll take all the photos and I'll just put 'em where they're suppose to go right away and then I will go in and I will add them, so now Lightroom is not trying to move them at all. If you know Lightroom very well, this is synchronizing your folder. This is up to 25% faster if you're moving large files. If you're going out on safari with Kenna and I, and you're shooting 2,000 photos in the day, I recommend just move all the photos to the hard drive where you want them, and then let Lightroom add them to the catalog. That could save you 15 minutes of downloading time, so that you can get to bed at a reasonable hour. You can use multiple sources, so if you have a card reader that has multiple cards, or you have one of these and you can plug your card in, with Lightroom you can actually select different cards and you can import from all of these cards simultaneously at the same time. Someone else gave a class here at Lightroom, and I'm trying to remember who they are to give them credit, but that is, let your computer do the hard work and don't spend your time waiting for the computer to work. Download, and then go have dinner, or go take a bath, and then come back after it's downloaded, but you can get all this going and have it working at the same time really hard for you while you're not even there. You don't have to sit through, I gotta get this one card in, and then this card here, and for those who shoot with multiple cards, there are devices out there where you can download with different types of cards, or multiple of the same style card, in one stack. This is one from Lexar, and this is, personally I think designed for news or sports photographers so that they can have multiple cards all being downloaded at exactly the same time to Lightroom.

Class Materials

Bonus Materials with Purchase

Fundamentals of Photography Class Outline
Learning Projects Workbook
Camera Keynote PDF
Sensor Keynote PDF
Lens Keynote PDF
Exposure Keynote PDF
Focus Keynote PDF
Gadgets Keynote PDF
Lighting Keynote PDF
Editing Keynote PDF
Composition Keynote PDF
Photographic Vision Keynote PDF

Ratings and Reviews

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I don't think that adjectives like beautiful, fantastic or excellent can describe the course and classes with John Greengo well enough. I've just bought my first camera and I am a total amateur but I fell in love with photography while watching the classes with John. It is fun, clear, understandable, entertaining, informative and and and. He is not only a fabulous photographer but a great teacher as well. Easy to follow, clear explanations and fantastic visuals. The only disadvantage I can list here that he is sooooo good that keeps me from going out to shoot as I am just glued to the screen. :-) Don't miss it and well worth the money invested! Thank you John!

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