Sharing “Appropriate” Digital Memories
Nov 15, 2014
Sharing“Appropriate”
Digital Memories
Agenda
Taking Good Digital Photos Photo Sharing Do’s & Don’ts Top Photo Sharing Sites Which Site is Best for You?
Taking Good Digital Photos
What are the differences between these two photos?
So, how do you take good digital photos?
Pictures of PeopleFocus on the face not the whole body
Eyes and mouth show most emotion
Use the rule of thirds
LightingSun should be behind you and to one side
Use shadowed background with ‘fill-flash’
Avoid bright light or extreme darkness
Morning / Evening
Digital ModeLook for “Party” or “Automatic” mode to
catch more pictures
Photo Sharing Do’s & Don’ts
Now that you can take
good photos, you want to share
them too…
Right?
Do Share…
Do Share photos that are…
o Show you and others in a positive lighto Wholesomeo Originalo Fun
Just remember, some photos are better left unshared…
What about this one?
What about this one?
Don’t Share photos that are…
o Inappropriateo Questionableo Explicito Copyrightedo Unflattering o Of other people’s children
Rule of Thumb: When in doubt, don’t
post it!
Avoid the embarrassment:
Don’t let others take incriminating pictures
of you & post them online!
Top Photo Sharing Sites
Do you know what the top photo sharing
Web site is?
Take a guess.
Facebook Leads the Pack
Which Site is Best for You?
o More than 350 million active userso More than 2.5 billion photos uploaded to the site every montho More than 3.5 billion pieces of content (including photo albums) shared each week
A social media site with photo sharing capabilities
Why Use Facebook to Share Photos?
o Freeo Ease of use
o Others don’t have to have an account to view your photos
o Album & photo protection settings
FlickrA site enabling you to store, sort, search and
share your photos online
o 5,282 uploads in the last minuteo 160,129 things tagged with the
word “morning”o 2.4 million things geotagged
this month
Why Use Flickr to Share Photos?
Why Use Flickr to Share Photos (Cont.)
o It’s free, easy to use, and others don’t have to have an account to view your photoso Stats (see how people are finding your photos online and how many views your photos have had)o The option to upgrade to a Pro account for more featureso Compatible with other social media sites
PicasaA free Google download that helps you organize,
edit and share your digital photos on the Web
Why Use Picasa to Share Photos?
o Free & easy to useo Photo editing o Others don’t need an account to view your photoso Design photo collages, video slideshows, etc.o Optional account upgradeso Compatible with other social media sites
What About …?
What About…?
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