The Secret is simple - Never, ever
edit your originals - never, ever
Your computer can make as many exact copies of your
pictures as you desire. Hundreds if you want. So ALWAYS
edit a COPY of your original.
Not only does this free you to experiment with editing
all you want without fear of ruining the picture, but as
your skills increase you may want to go back to a
favorite picture and edit it differently than you did at
first.
Making copies is simple, easy and fast. There are two
main methods and as with most windows operations there
are undoubtedly other ways as well. Here is an excerpt
on copying pictures from
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS.
A.
How to Copy a Picture – I use this one
constantly!
a.
Copy to another folder: In Windows 2000 and
XP: Click the picture to highlight it, go to “edit”
– “Copy to Folder” – navigate to the folder you want –
click “Copy”. In Windows 98: Right click on the
picture – click “Copy” – navigate to the folder you want
– right click on the folder – click “paste”.
b.
Making additional copies within a folder: Hold
down the “ctrl” key while clicking and dragging over the
picture as if trying to move it. When you let go of the
button a new copy should appear named “Copy of whatever
you named your picture”
You can then rename the
picture anything you want. I go into renaming in detail
in the book since that is one of the ways of organizing
and finding favorite pictures easily. How you set up
your folders is also important for keeping track of
originals and copies for editing.
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