50 Fast Digital Photo Projects

by Gregory Georges (Chapel Hill, NC, author); Lauren Georges

• ISBN13: 9780764574474
• ISBN10: 0764574477
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Offers step-by-step techniques for a wide range of creative digital photography projects, from greeting cards, recipe pages, invitations, and illustrated books to panoramas, collages, bound photo albums, DVD slide shows, and Web galleries Perfect for the exploding digital photography market, which has grown from 6.7 million cameras sold in 2000 to a projected 42 million in 2005 Released to hit stores right after the 2004 gift-giving season, it's the perfect companion to the author's previous bestsellers, which include 50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques

Author Biography

Gregory Georges, an active photographer for nearly 30 years, enjoys getting the most from new digital photography technologies. He's the founding author of Wiley's 50 Fast series and the author of nine books, including the bestselling 50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques and Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks, also published by Wiley.

Lauren Georges is a photographer, a soccer-playing college student, and Gregory's daughter.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. VII
Acknowledgments	p. IX
Introduction	p. XXI
Downloading, Managing, and Archiving Digital Photos	p. 1
Download digital photos from your camera to your computer	p. 3
Create a filing system for your digital photos	p. 11
Choose a tool to manage your digital photos	p. 19
Manage your photos with an image manager	p. 25
Archive your digital photos	p. 33
Digital Photo Editing Projects	p. 41
Make a perfect photo for ebay	p. 43
Adding a graduated color effect	p. 49
Hand-color photos with digital tints	p. 55
Make your own 20" x 30" photo poster	p. 63
Making copies of a traditional scrapbook album	p. 71
Create digital frames and mats	p. 77
Using Digital Photos in Printed Documents	p. 87
Add photos to a personal letter created with microsoft word	p. 89
Create personal stationery with a watermark	p. 95
Make your own recipe pages	p. 103
Print photos for scrapbook pages	p. 109
Creating a basic scrapbook album page	p. 115
Create a printed collection catalog with photos	p. 123
Making Your Own Prints	p. 129
Making fine art prints on fine art paper	p. 131
Printing a batch of 4" x 6" photos	p. 139
Printing your own fine art greeting cards	p. 149
Printing a photo calendar	p. 155
Ordering Prints Online	p. 161
Order "one-hour-style" prints online	p. 163
Create and order a photo calendar online	p. 171
Order a 20" x 30" photo poster print	p. 177
Order holiday photo cards	p. 183
Create and order a bound book online	p. 189
Put your photos on photo gift items	p. 193
Order a fine art print, mat, and frame online	p. 197
Order a lightjet print online	p. 207
Sharing Digital Photos Electronically	p. 211
Send digital photos using microsoft outlook	p. 213
Create an e-mail with an embended web page	p. 221
Exchange digital photos with AOL instant messenger	p. 227
Share photos using photo sharing software	p. 233
Create and e-mail a digital photo slideshow as a PDF file	p. 237
Displaying Digital Photos on the Internet	p. 241
Create the perfect web image	p. 243
Create an online photo gallery	p. 251
Use an online photo-sharing site	p. 255
Create a web page using MS word	p. 259
Upload digital photos and photo galleries to a web site	p. 263
Sell your photos from an online photo store	p. 265
Creating slideshows & Digital Albums	p. 271
Using windows XP to create a slideshow	p. 273
Create a photo story	p. 279
Create the ultimate slideshow	p. 285
Create a photo album to share on a CD	p. 291
Build a DVD photo show for viewing on a TV	p. 297
Create and share an html-based photo gallery on a CD	p. 303
Getting More Enjoyment from Digital Photography	p. 309
Enter an online photo contest or photo challenge	p. 311
Learn more about photography online	p. 317
Mat and frame your photographs	p. 321
Make a portfolio to show your best photos	p. 325
Contacting the authors	p. 333
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