The Art of the Photographic Image: I Almost Forgot - Ah-HA!!

SD CARDS

In my last post – for those of you who have been following – I made a few remarks about necessary equipment.

Dana Fragomeni
Dacmeron Los Cocos

       Unfortunately, there was one piece of equipment that I neglected to reference; and that is, the Memory Card – or as is often called – the SD Card. Although – these days – you can find camcorders and still cameras that have SS drivers or on-board storage spaces; most good cameras do require a SD Card to be used for photography purposes.

    If you plan to shot a lot of HD Home Movies and Videos and High Resolution camera shots, it is important to get a Memory card that is at least 8 GB so you have plenty of space to work with. Also a Card with a higher rate of playback speed is always desired.

    These days, many computers and lap-tops have SD readers where you can place the card directly into the PC. Some memory cards come with USB 2.0 adapters for older Windows 7 Computers. You can also get SD Cards that can hold Mirco-SD Cards, they types used on tablets and smart phones.

     Thus, if you are doing a lot of live Tweeting, FaceBooking and Video Stream-Sharing, this may be a good option. Also look for WiFi ready cameras if you plan to be doing a lot of posting!

     Mobile devices like tablets, ipads and smart phones generally work better when you are doing live Social Networking; the video-quality formats are pretty clear and sharp, but the size has been pared down so videos and images can easily be transferred and copied.

     Try loading a 20 DSLR photo-series or a 4K HD Video onto Twitter and you will see that those file formats and image renderings are of a much large digital capacity!

     I hope you are all out there – pointing, clicking, framing, moudling, thinking and shooting and having fun!

Happy Trails and Happy Picturing!