Guide to exporting and storing digital photographs.

SD card.An SD card is a small thin storage device used in digital cameras mostly but, can be used in other devices to like game consoles. An example would be the Nintendo 3 and 2ds. They can hold a lot of storage for their size . They are small and easy to move around but can also get quite lossed easily.You would use an SD card in your digital camera to store images and videos but your would also use them on your phones, tablets and some game consoles to boost their storage.

Memory stick.Memory sticks or USBs are a small and usually thin device used for storing and transferring data and files on digital devices. Like SD cards, they can hold a lot of storage for their size. They also come in different storage sizes which would be used depending on the work you do. if you work with videos a lot, you would want a bigger storage memory stick as videos take up a lot of storage space. You would use a memory stick on your computer or tablet to transfer things from one device to the other like school work to take home and finish.

External hard drive.External hard drives are usually small devices used for storing and transferring things from one device to another. They can hold a lot of storage space and are easy to move around. They require a cable to connect to the what ever device you need to clear storage space or transfer files between computers.You would use external hard drives to boost storage on your device and also if your working on different macs and you want to send your work to the other mac you can.

Transferring images from digital cameras SD cards to computers.

• When you want to transfer digital images from your digital camera’s SD card to a computer, you can either insert your SD card into your computer and move the files of it that way or use a transfer cable which is usually sold separately to put stuff on and from your computer or SD card. You then need to eject it before you remove it to prevent it from getting corrupted.

Transferring things from a computer to a memory stick.

• transferring things from a computer to a memory stick is very easy. All you do is insert the USB into the USB socket and drag the files you want to send other to the USB icon and then eject it before removing it from the computer to avoid the USB from getting corrupted.

Jpeg.

• Jpeg files are a format of compressing image files. Jpegs are files that use use when ever your trying to save images. Its important you save the images as Jpegs as other wise some applications wont let you put the images on it if it doesn’t have the Jpeg file format.

• You would use Jpeg files for images when your store them on your digital device.

Raw.

• Raw is basically unprocessed or ‘raw’ data. Raw image files haven't been processed so, have minimal data that has actually been processed. You would probably use Raw files when making a film or video as it would help to get an idea of what the finished product will look like and if you wan to choose a different shot or location.

How to correctly save work.

• In order to correctly save your work, you need to organize your saved photos and files so that they are easy for you to find which would make school life a lit more easier.

• You also need to give your folders correct names so your know which one contains the work from which ever unit you are currently doing. If you don’t, it will take you for ever to finally find your work.

• Look at the picture in the back ground for an example.