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ARE you a whizz
with a digital camera but lazy when it comes to getting
your shots printed on paper?
Well, processing
electronic images has never been easier - and here's
your simple how-to guide.
HOW CAN I
PRINT MY DIGITAL PICS?
AT HOME: There are
excellent, affordable printers available for personal
use that link up directly with cameras - no PC
required.
ONLINE: You can
upload your shots to the websites and the prints are
posted to your home. Try http://www.photoboxco.uk/,
http://www.fotango.com/,
http://www.silverwire.com/
or http://www.ofoto.com/
ON THE HIGH STREET:
There are two types of service available: shops where
you take in your memory card or CD and they print
pictures in a minilab, or kiosks where you pop in your
memory card or CD and pictures are printed directly from
a machine. The minilabs are often the most
cost-effective. To find your nearest outlet check
http://www.prints-are-memories.com/
WHAT ELSE
CAN I DO?
YOU can print your
digi snaps on to any number of different things. Our own
http://www.mirrorprints.co.uk/
can put your snaps on to T-shirts, fridge magnets, mouse
mats and mugs. www.imagerestore.co.uk/giftintro.htm
can turn them into calendars and greeting cards; for
handbags, make-up bags and phone covers try http://www.bagsoflove.co.uk/
while for table mats there's http://www.cornishmats.vispa.com/
HOW TO
SHARE YOUR PICTURES
http://www.ofoto.co.uk/
lets you create a free online photo album. You upload
images and everyone can log on and view. You pay only if
you or your friends want to order prints.
HOW CAN I
IMPROVE MY IMAGES?
THERE'S plenty of
software for playing with your images, from eliminating
red-eye to morphing people into caricatures.
There's Adobe
Elements (which often comes supplied with digital
cameras) and iPhoto for Mac users (which can be
downloaded free from http://www.apple.com/).
Most manufacturers
supply software with their products while for the more
advanced there's Adobe Photoshop, which allows you to do
just about anything with a digital image.
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