Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
There is no way to get around the fact that the quality of your final digital pictures is
dependent upon how well they were captured initially. Poorly photographed or badly
scanned images take their problems with them throughout the whole production pro-
cess and end up as poor quality prints. One of the best ways to increase the level of your
work is to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge necessary to create the best
digital file possible at the time of capture. This is true for the majority of you who now
shoot with a digital camera as well as those who are converting existing photographic
images to digital with a scanner.
To help gain this level of control let's go back to the basics and see how factors like resolu-
tion and numbers of colors affect the quality of image capture.
