![]() ![]() Now, this of course is another way in which I’d like to view images. On closer inspection, it seems that the images are ordered by the capture date of the original digital image. So, I was surprised that when I cranked up the Photo viewer on the iPad, and saw my images in a totally different order. The iPhone actually orders images by file name, so I always have my portfolio in the order I want it on my iPhone. This means that when you view the images sorted by file name, they are in your intended order. I usually order the images in my portfolio in a pleasing or aesthetic way, and then when I export my portfolio images from Lightroom, I have a preset that will add a two digit number and an underscore to the start of the file name as it saves the images to my hard drive. One thing that I noticed though, that I don’t like about the iPad, and I have raised an enhancement request with Apple about this, is that you can’t specify how images are sorted in the Photos application, which is the native image viewer on the iPad. Photos Currently Ordered by Creation Date as well so it really isn’t a big deal to have the full-sized JPEGs sitting on my hard drive. I can then use that folder of JPEGs for slide shows etc. I’m sure there’s an optimum size to resize images to for the iPad, but as iTunes will do all of the resizing and sharpening necessary to display images in amazing quality and give you a certain amount of zoom-ability, I decided to just export my images without any resizing at all. Luckily I had my other images on there still, so Marcus could still have a play with them and check sharpness, but the first thing I did when I got home was re-exported my portfolio without any resizing. The first thing Marcus did when I showed him the portfolio is used the multi-point technology, where you place two fingers on the screen and then spread them apart to zoom the image, and of course, this doesn’t give you a sharp image if you have the photos resized to just 1024 pixels. This was actually how I had my portfolio synced when I met Marcus Bain, a great photographer living here in Japan, the day after I got my iPad. This of course though stops you from being able to zoom in on the images. Because the screen is 1024 pixels wide, I tried exporting my images with a maximum long edge of 1024 pixels. I initially made a mess of this though by trying to be clever, and resizing my images. I find though that when there are noticeable finger prints, a microfiber cloth like the ones we use to clean our lenses will clean the screen with a few wipes, and also, after you have washed your hands, you can easily remove the finger prints by just rubbing your thumb or finger over them a couple of times.Īfter I’d simply copied my library of best shots to the iPad, I exported my current 44 image Nature of Japan portfolio to a directory on my hard disk, and synced that to the iPad. After you’ve washed your hands, and there’s no oil in your skin, they are fine for a while, but unless you wash your hands every time you touch the screen, there will be finger prints. It’s misleading though in that these things do get covered in fingerprints. The iPad Technical Specs state that the screen is Fingerprint-resistant, which I think must mean that fingerprints are easily removable, which they are. The screen is 9.7” diagonally, with 1024 x 768 resolution at 132 pixels per inch, so it’s incredibly sharp. One of the first things I did was sync my best shots to the iPad, just to see how good they look, and they look great! I had high expectation, and it totally lived up to them. Of course, the most obvious use of the iPad for the photographer is to use it to show your portfolio of images to others. The weight is enough to be able to feel the quality, but not enough to start to feel heavy while using the iPad. The first thing you’ll notice when you hold an iPad, for those that haven’t had a chance to yet that is, is that it is the perfect size to just sit on a sofa and hold when you view eBooks or browse Web sites etc. Today I’ll talk about how I’m using my iPad now, and throw in a few useful app suggestions, as well as covering what I’m not doing, with reasons why, and a few small areas that really need to be improved to make this little device the photographer’s Utopia, if it isn’t already. I picked up my iPad on May 28, which was the day that the iPad went on sale in most countries outside of the US.
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