The Process of Computer Photography

The technology has been around since 1972 when the first Lunar landing was laid into our history books. Pictures from the moon sent via radio waves were captured and printed on the old dot matrix printers in black and white. The technology was then taken to a level of portability through the use of microchips and a security camera. Back then it was black and white and very bulky. Today, through the advancement of microchips and tiny processor's we can use video capture boards like ATI or VideoLogic. Before we can use the hardware we must have the software to distinguish between the spectrum of colors we take for granted everyday. Capturing your face in a body is like sizing your face in a poster board cut-out you see at the theme parks. It works on the same principle but in electronic form. I have to zoom, size, color and tilt in your face into place of the deleted face that WAS there before editing the photo.

1. My goal during all events is to do this in a relative fast process but an accurate one as well. Sometimes a person's face does not fit the body well because of contours of the facial bones. But needless to say I don't hesitate to share with my subject the body of choice is not exactly right for their face.

2. Once a picture is captured in my computer, it automatically fills the edges and tints the face with body. A split second and this is completed.

3. At which point I press print and zap the printer steps into action printing a 8 x 10 photo on plain desk jet paper. Depending on the graphics it will take anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds to print while I continue to take photos. Putting the upcoming print jobs into que.

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