David Pogue's Digital Photography

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9780596154035
• ISBN10: 0596154038
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Ready to jump into digital photography? Bestselling author David Pogue provides a no-nonsense guide to the entire process. With David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual, you'll learn how to: buy and use a digital camera; get the same photographic effects as the pros; manage the results on your Mac or PC; edit photos; and, finally, share the results with your adoring fans. David Pogue's witty, authoritative voice has demystified the Mac, Windows, iPods and iPhones for millions of readers. Now, he offers step-by-step instructions and plenty of friendly advice to help you join in the fun and get real satisfaction from digital photography.

Author Biography

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. With 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 30 titles.

Table of Contents

The Missing Credits	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
About This Book	p. 3
The Very Basics	p. 5
The Camera
Camera Kinds	p. 7
Small, Medium, or Large?	p. 8
Cameraphones and iPhones	p. 13
Where to Buy a Camera	p. 14
The Only Features That Matter	p. 15
A Big Sensor	p. 16
Stabilizer	p. 18
Zoom Power	p. 19
Shutter Lag	p. 19
Optical Viewfinder	p. 20
Manual Controls	p. 20
Face Recognition	p. 21
Autofocus Assist Lamp	p. 21
Flip-Out Screen	p. 22
Memory Card	p. 22
Burst Mode	p. 24
Hi-Def Jack	p. 25
Battery	p. 25
Movies	p. 26
Scene Modes	p. 27
Wireless	p. 27
Touch Screens	p. 27
Megapixels	p. 28
SLR Shopping	p. 30
The Shoot
Taking the Shot	p. 33
Compose the Shot	p. 34
Screen Displays	p. 39
Take the Shot	p. 40
The Ten Decisions	p. 45
Beep On or Off?	p. 46
Flash On or Off?	p. 46
Auto or Scene Mode?	p. 53
Use a Manual Mode?	p. 56
Burst Mode or One-Shot?	p. 57
White Balance: Manual or Auto?	p. 58
RAW or JPEG?	p. 60
How Much Exposure?	p. 62
Which Focus Mode?	p. 67
Adjust the Light Sensitivity (ISO)?	p. 70
The Anti-Blur Chapter	p. 71
Shutter Speed and Aperture	p. 72
Use Stabilization	p. 74
Speed Up the Shutter	p. 74
Open the Aperture	p. 76
Fire the Flash	p. 77
Set Up a Tripod	p. 78
Fake a Tripod	p. 80
Use the Self-Timer	p. 81
Goose the ISO	p. 82
How They Did That	p. 85
The Frozen Sports Shot	p. 85
The Speeding Vehicle	p. 88
The Panorama	p. 90
The Silky Brook	p. 92
Trailing Car Lights	p. 93
Fireworks	p. 94
Lightning	p. 96
The Star-Trails Shot	p. 97
The Stunning Landscape	p. 99
The Classic Sunset	p. 100
The Prize-Winning Kid Shot	p. 101
Theater Shots	p. 103
The Undersea Stunner	p. 104
The Not-Boring Vacation Shot	p. 106
The Wedding Shot	p. 109
The Ultra-Closeup	p. 110
The Blurry-Background Portrait	p. 113
The Outdoor Portrait	p. 116
Existing-Light Portraits	p. 119
The Self-Portrait	p. 122
The Indoor-Flash Portrait	p. 123
The Nighttime Portrait	p. 124
The Exploding Zoom	p. 125
The SLR Chapter	p. 127
Lenses	p. 127
Film Equivalents	p. 132
JPEG Compression	p. 133
Ten Accessories Worth the Weight	p. 133
The Lab
Camera Meets Computer	p. 139
Picasa and iPhoto	p. 139
Transferring the Photos by USB Cable	p. 140
Transferring Photos with a Card Reader	p. 145
Importing Pictures on Your Hard Drive	p. 147
The File Format Factor	p. 149
The Post-Import Inspection	p. 150
Instant Slideshow	p. 153
The Digital Shoebox	p. 159
The Source List	p. 159
Working with Thumbnails	p. 161
Selecting Photos	p. 163
Hiding Photos	p. 165
Albums	p. 166
Smart Albums	p. 169
Photo Info	p. 171
Keywords, Titles, and Event Info	p. 172
Flagging Photos	p. 173
Searching for Photos by Text	p. 175
Searching by Calendar or Timeline	p. 176
Keywords/Tags	p. 177
Backing Up Your Photos	p. 180
Fixing Your Photos	p. 185
Opening a Photo for Editing	p. 185
Notes on Zooming and Scrolling	p. 189
Backing Out, Undoing, and Restoring	p. 191
Rotate	p. 193
Cropping	p. 193
Straightening	p. 197
Fixing Color	p. 199
Redeye	p. 200
Retouching Scratches and Hairs	p. 201
Fine-Tuning Exposure	p. 203
Boosting Contrast	p. 205
Color Correction	p. 206
Automatic White-Balance Correction	p. 208
Saturation	p. 209
Sharpening	p. 210
Cheesy Effects	p. 211
Copy and Paste for Edits	p. 213
External Editing Programs	p. 214
Juicy Bonus Features	p. 215
The Audience
Photos on Paper-and Everything Else	p. 217
Making Your Own Prints	p. 217
Resolution and Shape	p. 219
Printing from iPhoto, Step by Step	p. 222
Printing From Picasa, Step by Step	p. 227
Ordering Prints Online	p. 232
Calendars, Cards, and Books	p. 235
Way Beyond Paper	p. 238
Electronic Photos	p. 241
Emailing Photos	p. 241
Publishing Photos on the Web	p. 246
The Screen Saver	p. 259
Photo Wallpaper	p. 260
From Slideshow to Movie	p. 261
Slideshow DVDs	p. 268
Appendixes
Where to Go From Here	p. 269
The Real World	p. 271
Beyond the Software Freebies	p. 271
The Top Ten Tips of All Time	p. 275
Photo Credits	p. 283
Index	p. 285
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