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

by Sadun, Erica

• ISBN13: 9780782129656
• ISBN10: 078212965X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

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

Preface to the Second Edition	p. xvi
Introduction	p. xvii
Composition, Lighting, and Posing: Some Tried-and-True Advice	p. 1
Compose Your Shot with Care	p. 2
Use Light Effectively	p. 16
Understand Depth of Field	p. 32
Achieving Natural Poses	p. 35
Tips of the Trade	p. 41
Manage Your Digital Camera	p. 45
Choosing a Camera	p. 46
Batteries and Power Cells	p. 48
Care for Your NiMHs	p. 52
Power Source Tips	p. 53
Your Camera's Memory	p. 54
Memory Card Care	p. 60
Photo-Transfer Hardware	p. 62
Memory Management Tips	p. 67
Use Memory Cards outside Your Camera	p. 71
Optimizing Your Camera's Optical Components	p. 73
Digicam Resources	p. 80
Enhancing Your Images with Photodeluxe	p. 83
PhotoDeluxe: A Quick Tour	p. 84
Basic Photo Fixes: The Get and Fix Photo Menu	p. 88
Advanced PhotoDeluxe Skills	p. 95
Editing Portions of an Image with Selections	p. 102
Just for the Fun of it: Digital Photo Projects	p. 117
Welcome to PhotoIsland.com	p. 118
Stretch, Tweak, and Wiggle with iWarp	p. 121
Blend Images with iMorph	p. 123
Create a Montage with iMontage	p. 125
Bozo-in-a-Can	p. 125
Instant Brainiac	p. 128
Whose Head Is It Anyway?	p. 130
Make "Funny Money" with Your Photos	p. 133
Create Travel Photos without Leaving Home!	p. 134
Fix Your Digital Photo Problems	p. 137
PhotoDeluxe's Instant Fix Tools	p. 138
Repair Red-Eye	p. 142
Remove and Replace Unwanted Elements	p. 144
Alter Photo Backgrounds with PhotoDeluxe Tools	p. 148
Fix Facial Blemishes	p. 153
Improve Focus with a Sharpening Filter	p. 154
Cool Picture Projects	p. 157
Launch Someone into the Clouds	p. 158
Animate Your Slideshow with a PhotoParade	p. 162
Create a Coloring Book from Digital Photos	p. 165
Feature Your Photo on a Calendar	p. 167
Add Animation to Your Photos with GIF Animator	p. 169
New Viewpoints: Postprocessing Your Images	p. 179
What a Vista! Create Panoramas	p. 180
Create 3-D Images	p. 190
Blow Up Your Images	p. 197
Digital Camera Crafts	p. 203
Photo Fashions	p. 204
Lamination Creations	p. 210
You're Such a Card!	p. 212
Get Organized with Photo Labeling	p. 215
Capture Digital Photos from Old Prints	p. 217
Make a Photo Mood Wheel	p. 220
New Materials for More Photo Projects	p. 221
Digital Camera Versatility	p. 227
See the Unseen	p. 228
Acquire a Photographic Memory	p. 230
Expanding Communication: Pictures Instead of Words	p. 232
Take Your Show on the Road	p. 234
Take Notes with Your Camera	p. 238
Take Your Camera Shopping	p. 240
Moving Day Made Easier	p. 243
Document Accidents	p. 245
Create an Insurance Inventory	p. 246
Fun and Games	p. 247
Some Day my Prints Will Come	p. 249
Know Your Printer	p. 250
Know Your Paper	p. 252
Print 'em Up	p. 255
Race to the Finish Line	p. 260
Share Your Pictures	p. 267
Use Your Camera's Video-Out Port	p. 268
Make a Video Using Screen Mirroring	p. 271
Create a Picture CD (and Web Page, Too!)	p. 273
Create a VCD Slideshow	p. 279
Create Your Own DVD with iDVD	p. 284
Create a Slideshow to Share over the Internet	p. 291
Protect Your Pictures	p. 296
Ceiva Picture Frames: Sharing with the PC-Less	p. 302
Field Guide to Online Photofinishing and Album Sites	p. 311
Glossary	p. 317
Index	p. 331
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