Digital Photography! : I Didn't Know You Could Do That...

by Sadun, Erica

• ISBN13: 9780782128437
• ISBN10: 0782128432
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

"Digital Photography?" provides beginning-intermediate digital camera users a friendly guide to help them in creating interesting and fun things with their cameras. In addition to "gee-whiz" ideas and instructions for creating interesting, high-quality photos, a colorful 16-page insert lets readers see the full effect of tips and tricks. CD-ROM is packed with software, installers, filters, plug-ins and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
COMPOSITION, LIGHTING, AND POSING: SOME TRIED-AND-TRUE ADVICE	1	(44)
Compose Your Shot with Care	2	(16)
Use Light Effectively	18	(18)
Achieving Natural Poses	36	(6)
Tips of the Trade	42	(3)
MANAGE YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA	45	(38)
Batteries and Power Cells	46	(4)
Care for Your NiMHs	50	(1)
Power Source Tips	51	(1)
Your Camera's Memory	52	(7)
Memory Card Care	59	(2)
Photo-Transfer Hardware	61	(5)
Memory Management Tips	66	(5)
Use Memory Cards Outside Your Camera	71	(2)
Optimizing Your Camera's Optical Components	73	(6)
Digicam Resources	79	(4)
ENHANCING YOUR IMAGES WITH PHOTODELUXE	83	(34)
PhotoDeluxe: A Quick Tour	84	(4)
Basic Photo Fixes: The Get & Fix Photo Menu	88	(7)
Advanced PhotoDeluxe Skills	95	(8)
Editing Portions of an Image with Selections	103	(14)
JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT: DIGITAL PHOTO PROJECTS	117	(20)
Welcome to PhotoIsland.com	118	(3)
Stretch, Tweak, and Wiggle with iPhotoWarp	121	(2)
Blend Images with iPhotoMorph	123	(2)
Create a Montage with iPhotoMontage	125	(1)
Bozo-in-a-Can	126	(2)
Instant Brainiac	128	(2)
Whose Head Is It Anyway?	130	(3)
Make ``Funny Money'' with Your Photos	133	(1)
Create Travel Photos without Leaving Home!	134	(3)
FIX YOUR DIGITAL PHOTO PROBLEMS	137	(22)
PhotoDeluxe's Instant Fix Tools	138	(4)
Repair Red-Eye	142	(2)
Remove and Replace Unwanted Elements	144	(4)
Alter Photo Backgrounds with PhotoDeluxe Tools	148	(5)
Fix Facial Blemishes	153	(2)
Improve Focus with a Sharpening Filter	155	(4)
COOL PICTURE PROJECTS	159	(24)
Launch Someone into the Clouds	160	(4)
Animate Your Slide Show with a PhotoParade	164	(3)
Create a Coloring Book from Digital Photos	167	(2)
Feature Your Photo on a Calendar	169	(1)
Add Animation to Your Photos with GIF Animator	170	(13)
NEW VIEWPOINTS: POSTPROCESSING YOUR IMAGES	183	(28)
What a Vista! Create Panoramas	184	(9)
Make 3-D Face Images with Face Factory	193	(4)
Create 3-D Images	197	(7)
Blow Up Your Images	204	(7)
DIGITAL CAMERA CRAFTS	211	(22)
Photo Fashions	212	(6)
Lamination Creations	218	(2)
You're Such a Card!	220	(2)
Get Organized with Photo Labeling	222	(2)
Capture Digital Photos from Old Prints	224	(2)
Make a Photo Mood Wheel	226	(2)
New Materials for More Photo Projects	228	(5)
DIGITAL CAMERA VERSATILITY	233	(26)
See the Unseen	234	(2)
Acquire a Photographic Memory	236	(3)
Expanding Communication: Pictures Instead of Words	239	(1)
Take Your Show on the Road	240	(5)
Take Notes with Your Camera	245	(2)
Take Your Camera Shopping	247	(3)
Moving Day Made Easier	250	(2)
Document Accidents	252	(1)
Create an Insurance Inventory	253	(2)
Make a Video with Your Digital Camera	255	(2)
Fun and Games	257	(2)
SOME DAY MY PRINTS WILL COME	259	(18)
Know Your Printer	260	(3)
Know Your Paper	263	(2)
Print'em Up	265	(5)
Race to the Finish Line	270	(7)
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE INTERNET	277	(24)
Don't Just Share---Use Adobe ActiveShare	278	(7)
Share Photos with ActiveShare's eCircles	285	(3)
Zing Screen Savers	288	(5)
Ceiva Picture Frames: Sharing with the PC-Less	293	(8)
FIELD GUIDE TO ONLINE PHOTO FINISHING AND ALBUM SITES	301	(22)
American Sites	302	(19)
European Sites	321	(2)
Glossary	323	(10)
Index	333