Overview

A completely revised, revamped edition of Brilliant Digital Photogrpahy with all new high-res images printed on art quality paper stock and containing a full new section on the latest release of Adobe's PS Elements 6 software for budding Digital photographers. Fully updated to cover windows vista and Mac OSX Leopard, including coverage of iPhoto. Overview Whether you're a die hard film enthusiast or simply bamboozled by computers, there's no denying Digital Photography is taking over, and over the next 300 pages this book will guide you through a series of tasks designed to familiarize you with the technology available enabling you to capture your own vivid images, print your own family album and potentially even sell your work. Covering every aspect of digital photography from helping you select ideal camera, getting the best from your equipment right through to publishing your work on the web or getting your images on to canvas. Unlike conventional film photography you don't need to have your own dark room to edit your images and this volume will cover tips from cropping to advanced techniques for digital retouching. Indeed who ever said The camera never lies could never have envisioned impact of digital photography and the creative freedom it affords. Nowadays the ready availability of inexpensive digital cameras and powerful editing software has meant that for the well versed literally anything is possible. From simple enhancements such as removing red eye to restoring aging family photos, or more ambitious tasks like adding or removing missing relatives, this book will cover the techniques and tools used step by step to make them accessible to anyone. Key Features * Full coverage of PS Elements 6 * A simple visual, step-by-step guide to your digital camera, the hardware and the software you have at your disposal to take fantastic pictures * Practical guidance on taking great pictures, fixing the not-so-great ones, storing and printing your images * Advice on how to make money from your photographs: using stock libraries, setting up an ecommerce website

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Author:   John Skeoch
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Prentice-Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.628kg
ISBN:  

9780273719373

ISBN 10:   0273719378
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 December 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Overview TOC Going Digital: Your first steps (4 pages) Preface (2 pages) What is a digital camera? (2 pages) 1) Getting the best from your camera (28 pages) Formatting your memory card (2 pages) Practice with a two-stage shutter release (2 pages) Getting the most from an auto focus camera (4 pages) Using your zoom, optical and digital (4 pages) Getting the best from your built in flash (4 pages) Recording short movies (4 pages) Using the TV playback (4 pages) Getting your pictures on to your computer (4 pages) Installing and using a card reader 2) Using the manual modes (41 pages) Using the cameras scene modes (6 pages) Using Aperture priority (4 pages) Using Shutter priority (4 pages) Making the most of Manual Mode (4 pages) Selecting an ISO Speed (4 pages) Understanding when to use Spot, Centre and Matrix metering (4 pages) Using Exposure Compensation (6 pages) Shooting a wedding dress Beach or snow holidays Using Flash Compensation (4 pages) Using Face Detection (4 pages) 3) Advanced Techniques to improve your shots (59 pages) Thinking in print sizes (2 pages) Getting great portrait and group shots (6 pages) Small Group Shots Large Group Shots How to photograph children (4 pages) Capturing Motion Blur (4 pages) Motion blur with flash Creating a zoom blur (2 pages) How to shoot at Night (4 pages) Begin using Exposure bracketing (4 pages) Long Exposures (8 pages) Making Light trails from cars Painting with Light Balancing Flash light with available light Hitting a moving target with Continuous Focus (4 pages) Experimenting with Digital Filters (4 pages) Using Macro photography (4 pages) What is white balance? (4 pages) Using preset White balances (4 pages) Using the Histogram (4 pages) Live Histogram Playback Histogram When to shoot in RAW (4 pages) 4) Touching up images (73 pages) (This section needs to be rewritten for Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0) Picking the right tool for the job (2 pages) Learning to love layers (4 pages) Removing Red eye (4 pages) Adjusting Exposure (4 pages) Converting colour photos to black and white (4 pages) Creating colour accents (6 pages) Correcting colour cast (6 pages) Sharpening your shots (4 pages) Controlling digital noise (4 pages) Leveling uneven horizons (2 pages) Adding soft focus (6 pages) Creating a perfect Panorama (4 pages) Create a High Dynamic Range Image (6 pages) How to selectively dodge and burn an image (4 pages) Adding and removing elements (even people) (4 pages) Cropping your photos ready for print (4 pages) Adding frames to images (4 pages) 5) Creating a digital album and archiving your images (33 pages) This section should be rewritten for Vista and Mac Leopard The emphasis should be towards built in apps such as iPhoto. (Boxout) You don't have to print your pictures. (1 page) Burning to CD or DVD (6 pages) Creating an CD cover (2 pages) Making an attractive slideshow (6 pages) Recovering lost images (4 pages) Portable image storage (2 pages) Using Online Albums (6 pages)* worth looking at Flickr, .mac or other web based solutions Sharing your photos (6 pages)* this task could look at the increasingly popular Facebook social networking. 6) Getting real prints from your digital images (18 pages) General updating, mention Wifi connectivity, Mobile Phone printing Printing at home (8 pages) Direct printing via cable Direct printing via memory Using the computer to print Using Wifi Using online developers (4 pages) Using a digital kiosk (4 pages) Getting poster prints or canvas's (2 pages) 7) Making money from your photo's (10 pages) Will need updating Knowing your right's and responsibilities (2 pages) Creative Commons Watermarking your images (4 pages) Using stock library's (4 pages) Glossary (3 pages) Troubleshooting Guide Index (Reference) Upgrading your Digital camera (16 pages) Understand the anatomy of a digital camera (4 pages) Understand what megapixels are and why you should care (2 pages) What to look for in a lens (2 pages) Avoid shutter lag (1 page) Understanding Memory Cards (4 pages) Provide power to your camera Charge your batteries (2 pages)

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John Skeoch has been making photographs for the past two decades and works on the South Coast as a professional photographer and freelance technical writer. He's written for a wide variety of magazines including Digital Camera Shopper offering everything from highly technical reviews to simple step-by-step guides.

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