[TheForge] Pictures in Newsletter (was: Digital Cameras)

[lama]

Bruce, you have to work with the digital picture file.
First convert it to B&W unless you have a color newsletter
or unless you are going to use the photo on your web site.
Generally you have to make a photo a lot lighter and add
more contrast than you might think that it needs. I have found
that the printer company always makes the photos too dark
and they end up looking like crap unless you send them in
too light in the first place.
dave m.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Freeman <FREEMAB@PT.FDAH.COM>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:24 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Pictures in Newsletter (was: Digital Cameras)


> Rob,
> So, tell me.  How do you convert a photograph from a digital camera into
one that can go into the newsletter.  The photograph prints out well, even
in B&W, but doesn't xerox well.  I tried it when I was editor and got LOTS
of complaints about the poor quality after xeroxing.  I couldn't do anything
about that, so I just stopped including photographs.
> Bruce
> NJ