When it comes to creating visual content to convey results, most of us think about using charts or graphs. This can sometimes include more words than necessary. However, why not consider infographics? This is what we are looking at this week. Whilst there are many ways of generating infographics, here Read more…
In the last two weeks, DigiKnow has provided you with information on some basic features of Photoshop: Basic Editing (automatic colour fixing, crop and straightening) along with Colour, Cleaning and Layers. Thus far, everything you do applies to the whole of the image or layer, rather than a part of Read more…
Over the last number of weeks, DigiKnow has written a number of blogs on different photography elements: composition and automatic mode, Program Mode: exposure compensation and white balance, depth of field and aperture, shutter speeds (aperture/shutter relationship) and a number of shutter speed techniques: zoom burst and painting with light, Read more…
Last week, DigiKnow looked at two slow shutter techniques: ghosting and double exposures. These techniques used slow shutters and tripods. With both techniques the camera was static whilst subjects moved. In this weeks post, we continue with another two techniques that use slow shutter speeds: panning (background or motion blur) Read more…
Last week, DigiKnow looked at Shutter Speeds and ISO in photography and explained about fast/slow shutters along with when to use ISO. In this weeks post, we continue with shutters and look at two techniques that use slow shutter speed which are fun and can make otherwise bland subjects look Read more…
Over the last number of weeks, DigiKnow has looked at photography as a means of Making Images. This has covered a number of things including: Composition in automatic mode Program mode (includes exposure compensation & white balance) Depth of field Using apertures in photography Aperture/shutter relationships in semi-automatic modes This Read more…
Over the last few weeks, we have concentrated on making images, compositions, Automatic and some features in Program Mode (exposure compensation and white balance). Continuing along the theme of making images, this week, we look at Depth of Field, what it is and how to achieve it when making images. Read more…
Last week, we looked at Image Composition and Automatic Mode. Digiknow continues the theme of making images by providing another two compositions and introducing you to two changeable features using the Program Mode. Let’s get started! Compositions Symmetry Symmetry is interesting and can be used horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Think Read more…
Last week, DigiKnow looked at visual content and best practice. This week, we continue with moving image. Moving image, can be defined as motion picture, video, news footage, out-takes, home movies, slideshows, screen tests, broadcast and/or multimedia. Why are moving images of such interest? They can be used to teach, Read more…
In this week’s DigiKnow blog, we look at visual content, accessibility and best practice. Visual content can be used in digital documents, slides, PDFs, etc., on the Internet or in social media posts. What is visual content? It’s anything that conveys information to your audience that isn’t in the form Read more…