Joseph Robichaud Photography
Bus 902-456-3272
Res 902-256-2338
 joerobichaud@eastlink.ca

Commercial/Industrial/Promotional Photography


FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions


Digital Imaging Services

Joseph Robichaud Photography provides a complete range on digital imaging services, from the production of high-resolution digital images using a professional digital imaging camera system, to flatbed and film scanning. Following is an explanation of terminology and suggested applications for digital imaging.

What are the advantages of digital images?
Since digital cameras take pictures without film or film processing, the pictures are available for immediate use. Digital pictures can be transmitted over computer networks, can be stored on a variety of media, and will not degrade over time (as long as the storage media remains intact).

How are digital images captured?
The most common ways to capture or make digital pictures are:
  • Scanning existing pictures from negatives, slides, or prints, or
  • Using a digital camera to take digital pictures.

We provide professional scanning of your negatives or transparencies. See assignmentphoto.html

A digital camera contains a charge-coupled device (CCD) on which the image is captured. Software inside the camera looks at the image three times-once each for red, green, blue-then combines and presents the complete RGB picture on the screen.

Which is less expensive, traditional or digital imaging?
It depends on the application. Small quantities of certain items may be more economical to produce digitally and large quantities more economical to produce in the traditional manner, and vice versa. Advances in technology generally seem to be driving quality up and prices down for many digital imaging components.
Where are digital images kept once captured?
Once captured, modified (if necessary), and saved, images are, at this point, computer files. Just as you need to organize word-processing files or spreadsheets or database files, now you need to set aside a place for photo files that you wish to save. Robichaud Photography will produce a compact disc for the client and compact disc for filing of all images produced on the assignment.
Are digital images "archival"?
Once in digital form on your computer's hard drive, your images are essentially a collection of bits and bytes and, in that sense, they are archival and they cannot fade or degrade. As long as the storage media remains intact and there is a device that can replay it, the digital images will exist as they are saved
What can I do with digital images?
You can do lots of things with the right software...
  • Using appropriate software, insert digital images into word processing, drawing, database, or spreadsheet documents for eye-catching and informative reports, newsletters, brochures, etc.
  • Send digital images as e-mail attachments over the Internet.
  • Print digital images in colour on photographic-quality paper products.
  • Organize digital images into slide and sound shows that replay at the click of a button.
  • Make custom icons and folders and screen savers from them.
Can I use my digital images in word processing or database documents?

Yes. Importing digital pictures into newer versions of word processing, drawing, database, or spreadsheet documents is easy and a very popular feature of digital imagery.

Can I add text and graphics to my digital images?

Adding text and graphics to digital pictures is certainly possible. With software such as PICTUREWORKS, PHOTOENHANCER, you can enhance your images and easily drop them into personalized templates. You can add your own text and graphics using programs such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Software and then output to the device of your choice.

Can I make "prints" from my digital images?

You can obtain prints from digital pictures.

Use a computer printer. The quality and cost of the print depends upon the printer and the print media you use. Many of the new colour ink-jet printers produce pleasing results, especially if you choose a high quality paper.

The highest quality results are produced by a thermal dye sublimation printer.

Is a copy of a digital image as good as the original?

Yes it is. Because the picture actually consists of digital data, copies suffer no quality loss and are identical to the original.

Can digital images be used with presentation software packages?

Yes. Once saved, your pictures can be imported into the majority of presentation packages on the market, for example, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT and ADOBE PERSUASION Software.

What does digital mean?

Digital refers to the binary representation of data as bits and bytes. The binary representation of data is basically the language computers use to create, manage, and store information, music, pictures, etc.

What are bits and bytes?

A bit (contraction of binary digit) is the smallest unit of information that a computer can store and process. It consists of an on or off electrical state with a value of zero or one. There are 8 bits in a byte.

What is a pixel?

A pixel (contraction of picture element, spelled pixel) is the smallest addressable point of a bitmapped screen that can be independently assigned colour and intensity. Digital images are made from many pixels of varying colour and intensity, much in the same way a mosaic is made from many different colored tiles.

What is a bitmap?

A bitmap is a digital representation of a picture in which all the dots or pixels making up the picture are rendered in a rectangular grid and correspond to specifically assigned bits in computer memory.



Contact Us:

 Joseph Robichaud Photography
Bus 902-456-3272
Res 902-256-2338
joerobichaud@eastlink.ca

167 Tanglewood Drive
Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia
Canada   B0N 1Z0