News - digital photography p2 - Getting started with digital photography - Part 2

        In Part One of Getting Started with Digital Photography I covered the hardware and software needed to get started with Digital Photography. Digital cameras make picture-taking easy and convenient, however the PC’s hard drive can quickly fill up with those images. So Part 2 covers one of the most important aspects; keeping those images safe by archiving and making backups.

    Windows XP makes the process of archiving very easy. The first thing you’ll need to do is navigate to the folder where your images are currently being stored. On the left, you will see a Picture Task area, if it isn’t viewable then click Tools, Folder Options, and select Show common tasks in folders. Having this feature enabled will give you multiple options for working with photos.

    Select the picture you want to copy or Ctrl-Click to select several pictures. On the Picture Task window select “Copy all items to CD,” you will then see a balloon in the bottom right hand corner saying “You have files waiting to be written to the CD;” clicking the balloon will open a box. The box will display files waiting to be written to the CD. If you are satisfied with the file selection go ahead and select “Write these files to CD” located in the CD Writing Task area. If you haven’t inserted a CD you will be prompted to do so, then click Next. If you choose, go ahead and enter a title for your CD and click Next.

    Depending on how many photos you decided to copy, the process may take one minute or five minutes. After the process is completed you will be prompted to create another CD.  This is a great opportunity to create that CD which will be stored in a safe place and never used. If you choose to create it, make sure you label it, or if you don’t want to create it simply click Finish. 

    Tip of the Month. Want to see what is on your clipboard? Click Start, Run and type clipbrd and hit the enter key. Enjoy!