SPECIAL EVENT: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

How can I take professional quality photographs with my own camera?  How can I digitize old photos?  These questions and more will be answered on Saturday, April 25, at 2:00p.m.  Local photographer Jim White will lead a workshop on the basics of digital photography.  Hosted in conjunction with the Raleigh City Museum’s newest exhibit, Portraits of Raleigh: Images of a City and Her People, visitors will receive a thorough overview about the principles of digital photography.  Topics include:

• Point and shoot or SLR. What camera do I buy?
• How many megapixels do I need?
• What program should I use to edit my photos?
• What is color management and why should I be concerned with it?
• Should I print or farm it out?
• How can I preserve old photos with a scanner?

Admission to this workshop is $12.  Call or email Jenny Litzelman at (919)832-3775 ext. 11 to RSVP today!

The Raleigh City Museum is located in the Historic Briggs Building at 220 Fayetteville Street.  The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm and Saturday, 1:00pm-4:00pm.  Admission to the museum and programs is free.  The permanent exhibits are, It Started With One Thousand Acres: Raleigh and its People, Raleigh’s City Flag: 100 Years, and Let Us March On: Raleigh’s Journey Towards Civil Rights.  The museum’s temporary exhibit, Portraits of Raleigh: Images of a City and Her People will run through the fall of 2009.