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It's Friday October 8, 2010


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  Have you read a blog or an online article that you found interesting or helpful? If it was helpful to you, it will probably be helpful to other gallery owners and artists.

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T3 Teleconfrence: Christmas Prep

Tuesday 19-Oct-10

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT

 

One of the best parts of being a member of CRAFT is the ability to network with peers. CRAFT hosts monthly teleconferences during which any member of CRAFT can call in and talk.

 

Octobers's teleconfrence will be a discussion on "what to be doing right now to prepare for a bigger Christmas season". Please come prepared to share your 5 best Christmas gift items from Christmas '09. Many other preparation ideas will be offered.

 

The telephone number you will use is 1-800-898-1908, pin code 19897.

Pop-up stores

 

There has been a lot of talk recently about pop-up stores. From the articles I've been reading, we'll be seeing a lot of them this holiday season. From small independant stores to the big chains.

 

Are you planning a pop-up store this holiday season? Have you done one in the past? Please share your thoughts, ideas and experiences on the CRAFT forum.

 

Recent articles include:

Pop-up stores fill commercial real estate vacuum

 

Harry & David to Open Pop-Up Orchards

 

Seven Issues to Consider When Leasing a Pop Up Shop

DIGITAL IMAGES CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEY WERE TAKEN

 

Sometimes you look at a series of images of the same subject and you wonder what were the conditions that made one image in the series look better than the others.  You might wish that you had been taking notes on what the camera settings were for this particular image. Fortunately, your camera was taking notes for you and it is very easy to access this information.  Most  images taken by a digital camera contain lots of information about the camera and how it was set at the time the image was taken. Lets see how easy it is to see this information.

 

While viewing an image on your computer  hold the cursor over the image and click the RIGHT mouse button.  A popup menu will open and the bottom item in the menu list should be Properties. Click on Properties and the Properties window will open.  Select  the Summary tab and then select Advanced.  You should now see a long list of information about that image.  Image size and other general information will be near the top.  Lower down in the list will be the exact settings of the camera at the time the image was taken.

 

Your image information will look something like this:

PhotoSummary

This detailed information, known as EXIF data,  will not be found in all digital images.  But you should be able to find it for any image taken by a recent vintage digital camera so long as the image format has not been changed from the original. The steps above show how to access this EXIF information from Windows.  You can also get to the same information from most imaging programs like Photoshop™ or Photoshop Elements™.

 

Learn more great tips from CRAFT Affinity Partner Table Top Studios. As a CRAFT member, you receive 15% off all purchases from Table Top Studios. Click here for the promotional code.

 


 

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