JPEG: This is one of the most common file types for saving photos. Most digital cameras automatically store your photos as jpegs and almost all computers are able to open them. But this file type is referred to

as “lossy” and will cause your photo to continue to lose quality over time. Every time you resave your photo as a jpeg, it loses more of it’s pixel information, resulting in lower quality images.

Use jpegs when:• Saving photos to be used in smaller projects such

as brochures, or articles

PSDs & TIFFs: A psd file is an Adobe Photoshop file. If you have access to Photoshop, it is a good idea to save an original copy of your photo as a psd, because it will preserve its quality. One down side to psds is that they can only be opened on a computer with Adobe Photo-shop software installed on it. A tiff file can be opened on most computers and it also preserves photo quality.

Use psds when:• Saving large and/or high quality photos to be

printed, or to be used in large scale/high quality projects

• Saving Photoshop-edited photos with layers• Saving back-up copies of original jpegs to preserve

quality

Use tiffs when:• Saving large and/or high quality photos to be

printed, or to be used in large scale/high quality projects

• Saving edited photos• Saving back-up copies of original jpegs to preserve

quality

After you have finished loading the photo you want to use onto your computer, and have decided on the best photo file type to use for your project, you are ready to save your photo!

First: Open your photo in Adobe Photoshop (or your program of choice). Go to file and click save as. A box should pop up that looks like this:

Second: Go to Format, and click the pull-down menu.

This is where you can select your photo file type.

Click Save and you are done!

how do i?

Different files do different things...

SAVE PHOTOS

1 2PHOTO FILE TYPES HOW TO SAVE PHOTO FILES

You will need to be able to save your photos using the file type that best suits the project you are working on.