iPhoto 6 : The Missing Manual

by Pogue, David

• ISBN13: 9780596527259
• ISBN10: 059652725X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

While the last version of iPhoto introduced a faster and more efficient software engine for handling thousands of images, iPhoto 6 expands the envelope even further with new ways to import, organize, edit, and share as many as 250,000 images - a veritable lifetime of photos. Apple makes all of this sound so easy: just drag this, click that and you're done. But, as intuitive as these features are, you can still get lost, especially if you're new to iPhoto. A manual would be helpful so that you know what they're doing before you do it. "iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual," like all the bestselling editions before it, shows you how to take advantage of all these powerful tools and new features without confusion or frustration.

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. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And 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 amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.

Derrick Story has more than 25 years as a photojournalist, including serving as managing editor for O'Reilly Network. He speaks at technology conferences including Macworld, PMA, PhotoPlus, and Santa Fe Workshops. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Ed., The Digital Photography Companion, and his latest, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers. He coauthored iPhoto: The Missing Manual with David Pogue.

Derrick likes to keep his shooting skills sharp by running his photography business, Story Photography. You can listen to his photo podcasts and read his tips at The Digital Story (thedigitalstory.com) and follow him on Twitter. Aperture fans might want to check out his co-authored video training on Lynda.com: Aperture 2 Essential Training.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
About This Book	3	(2)
The Very Basics	5	(4)
Part One: Digital Cameras: The Missing Manual
Welcome to Digital Photography	9	(18)
Meet Digital Photography	9	(2)
Buying a Digital Camera	11	(16)
Composing Brilliant Photos	27	(6)
Composition	27	(6)
Beyond the Simple Snapshot	33	(42)
Action Photography	33	(5)
Portraits	38	(3)
Existing-Light Portraits	41	(4)
Self-Portraits	45	(2)
Kid Photography	47	(1)
Theater Performances	48	(2)
Underwater Photography	50	(1)
Travel Photography	50	(5)
Outdoor Portraits	55	(3)
Indoor Flash	58	(2)
Twilight Portraits	60	(1)
Landscape and Nature	60	(2)
Sunsets	62	(1)
Weddings	62	(1)
Photographing Objects	63	(3)
Nighttime Photography	66	(2)
Time-Lapse Photography	68	(2)
Digital Movies	70	(1)
Cameraphone Photography	71	(4)
Part Two: iPhoto Basics
Camera Meets Mac	75	(22)
iPhoto: The Application	75	(4)
Getting Your Pictures into iPhoto	79	(13)
The Post-Dump Slideshow	92	(2)
Where iPhoto Keeps Your Files	94	(3)
The Digital Shoebox	97	(44)
The Source List	97	(3)
More on Film Rolls	100	(4)
Scrolling Through Your Photos	104	(2)
Selecting Photos	106	(2)
Three Ways to Open Photos in iPhoto	108	(3)
Albums	111	(5)
Smart Albums	116	(2)
Folders	118	(2)
Three Useful Panels	120	(1)
Information Panel: Titles, Dates, and Comments	121	(4)
The Calendar	125	(2)
Keywords	127	(6)
Searching for Photos by Text	133	(1)
The Photo Info Window	133	(2)
Rate Your Photos	135	(1)
Deleting Photos	136	(2)
Customizing the Shoebox	138	(3)
Editing Your Shots	141	(38)
Editing in iPhoto	141	(3)
Full-Screen Mode	144	(2)
Notes on Zooming and Scrolling	146	(2)
One-Click Fixups: The Rotate Button	148	(1)
Cropping	149	(4)
The Enhance Button	153	(1)
Red-Eye	154	(1)
Retouching Freckles, Scratches, and Hairs	155	(2)
The Effects Palette	157	(1)
The Adjust Panel	158	(2)
Introduction to the Histogram	160	(1)
Exposure	161	(1)
Adjusting the Levels	162	(2)
Brightness and Contrast Sliders	164	(1)
Color Balance	165	(4)
Straightening	169	(1)
Sharpening	169	(2)
Beyond iPhoto	171	(1)
Reverting to the Original	172	(2)
Editing RAW Files	174	(5)
Part Three: Meet Your Public
The iPhoto Slideshow	179	(22)
About Slideshows	179	(1)
Option-Click Slideshows	180	(2)
Instant Slideshows	182	(6)
Saved Slideshows	188	(8)
Control Over the Show	196	(1)
Slideshow Tips	197	(3)
Slideshows and iDVD	200	(1)
Making Prints	201	(18)
Making Great Prints	201	(4)
Printing from iPhoto	205	(10)
Ordering Prints Online	215	(4)
iWeb, Photocasting, & Network Sharing	219	(32)
Emailing Photos	219	(4)
Publishing Photos on the Web	223	(15)
The .Mac Slideshow	238	(5)
Photocasting	243	(3)
Photo Sharing on the Network	246	(2)
Photo Sharing Across Accounts	248	(3)
Books, Calendars, & Cards	251	(38)
Phase 1: Pick the Pix	252	(1)
Phase 2: Publishing Options	252	(6)
Phase 3: Design the Pages	258	(12)
Phase 4: Edit the Titles and Captions	270	(6)
Phase 5: Preview the Masterpiece	276	(2)
Phase 6: Send the Book to the Bindery	278	(2)
Photo Calendars	280	(6)
Greeting Cards and Postcards	286	(3)
iPhoto Goes to the Movies	289	(20)
Two Kinds of Slideshows	289	(2)
Exporting an Instant Slideshow	291	(4)
Exporting a Saved Slideshow	295	(1)
Fun with QuickTime	296	(4)
Managing Movies Imported From Your Camera	300	(1)
Editing Digital-Camera Movies	300	(2)
Burning a QuickTime Movie CD	302	(1)
Slideshow Movies on the Web	303	(6)
iDVD Slideshows	309	(12)
The iDVD Slideshow	309	(8)
Extra Credit: Self-Playing Slideshows	317	(4)
Part Four: iPhoto Stunts
Screen Savers, AppleScript, & Automator	321	(20)
Building a Custom Screen Saver	321	(2)
One-Click Desktop Backdrop	323	(2)
Exporting and Converting Pictures	325	(4)
Plug-Ins and Add-Ons	329	(1)
AppleScript Tricks	329	(8)
Automator Tricks	337	(4)
iPhoto File Management	341	(40)
About iPhoto Discs	341	(4)
iPhoto Backups	345	(1)
Managing Photo Libraries	346	(3)
Merging Photo Libraries	349	(4)
Beyond iPhoto	353	(4)
Part Five: Appendixes
Appendix A: Troubleshooting	357	(10)
The Most Important Advice In This Chapter	357	(4)
Exporting	361	(1)
Printing	362	(1)
Editing and Sharing	363	(1)
General Questions	363	(4)
Appendix B: iPhoto 6, Menu by Menu	367	(14)
iPhoto Menu	367	(4)
File Menu	371	(2)
Edit Menu	373	(2)
Photos Menu	375	(2)
Share Menu	377	(1)
View Menu	377	(2)
Window Menu	379	(1)
Help Menu	380	(1)
Appendix C: Where to Go From Here	381