Camera to Computer Class

I got an interesting email from a student who asked "now that I have the picture in my computer, what do I do with it". Very good question. Let me ask a question back what do you want to do with it? There are many possibilities. The very first thing is know where it is, and rename it. Generally, without telling the computer something else, the picture will go into the "My Pictures" folder which is usually located under "My Documents". When the picture comes out of the camera or cell phone it is automatically named something like Image 0001 or Img0001 or some other non-decrepit name. Just find the name, put your cursor on it and right click on it. Then as the name has turned solid blue type in a new name. If the file extension .jpg shows up be sure not to change that part of the name. Once you have it like you like, put the cursor in a blank spot and left click it once. The name will be permanently changed. You can rename it as often as you like.

The picture from the class were not taken with a digital camera but a cell phone and have not been edited or enhanced in any way.