Digital photography is becoming one of the world's most popular pastimes. This book offers advice, tips, tricks and projects for any digital camera user, plus a full version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the accompanying CD. Topics include: tips on composition and lighting; re-sizing; creating a photo presentation on your camera; fixing image imperfections; and sharing photos via email and on the Web. It also features a full-colour insert that shows how to manipulate images, get rid of red eye, correctly crop, create panoramas and mosaics, take 3-d pictures, create videos, sharpen images, and airbrush. The CD includes slide show programs, animation software, and filters and plug-ins.
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Unless you're planning to enlarge your photographs to poster size, there's not much reason to use a film camera for everyday family and business photography. A digital camera enables you to get your pictures right onto your personal computer, where it's easy to edit them, post them to the Web, and distribute them by e-mail. Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... takes a beginner-at-the-viewfinder look at digital photography techniques. It's a good choice if you were given a digital camera as a gift and need to figure out what it can do, or if you're looking for project ideas.
This book stays away from recommending specific camera equipment, and similarly refrains from exploring model-specific camera features. The focus (pun intended) is on good all-purpose camera techniques (like avoiding backlighting and arranging subjects) and on editing photos with Adobe PhotoDeluxe (a copy of which appears--without a time limitation--on this book's companion CD-ROM). PhotoDeluxe documentation fills much of this book, with specific instructions for achieving desired effects and a color section that illustrates techniques. --David Wall
Topics covered: Capturing images with digital cameras and editing them with Adobe PhotoDeluxe. The author explains how to manage camera memory and batteries, how to transfer images from camera to computer, and how to get around in PhotoDeluxe. Specific PhotoDeluxe sections address fixing problems (such as bad lighting and poor focus), creative effects, and suggested projects. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Discover All the Cool Things You Can Do with Digital Photography!
Looking for new ways to impress with your digital pictures? Newly revised and updated, the second edition of Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That. . . now offers you even more tips and tricks as well as the latest information about digital photography technology. Inside, discover how to make high-quality photographs that will have 'em "ooohing and ahhing" for days. You'll also find a companion CD with a full version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe (a $49 value) for both Windows and Macintosh, plus other valuable software and plug-ins.
Looking for new ways to impress with your digital pictures? Newly revised and updated, the second edition of Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That. . . now offers you even more tips and tricks as well as the latest information about digital photography technology. Inside, discover how to make high-quality photographs that will have 'em "ooohing and ahhing" for days. You'll also find a companion CD with a full version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe (a $49 value) for both Windows and Macintosh, plus other valuable software and plug-ins.
Stop Monkeyin' Around and Get the Most out of Your Digital Pictures!
"Gee Whiz" pictures are at your fingertips. You can tackle everything from managing your camera to morphing your images. Fix those pesky red eyes, employ cool picture tricks, and uncover the mystery surrounding prints. You'll also find loads of ideas for projects and crafts that range from practical to just plain fun.
Go Bananas-Create Eye-Popping Digital Photos!
Let your imagination run wild; inside you'll learn about
Composition and lighting
Using PhotoDeluxe
Enlarging your photos to poster size
Storing portable presentations on your camera
Fixing image imperfections
Performing digicam tricks
Sharing photos via e-mail and the Web
Making picture CDs and VCD slide shows
And much more!
CD Description
The enclosed CD is loaded with a full version of PhotoDeluxe ($49 value) for both Windows and Mac, installers for slide show programs, animation software, filters, plug-ins, and much more!
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Erica Sadun is the bestselling author, coauthor, and contributor to three dozen books on programming, digital media, Web design, and other topics- Sadun holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech's renowned Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center.
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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
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Such a good book, it's shocking!,
By "justinwoohoo" (Clearfield, Utah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)
I just started reading this book today, and I'm already on page 77 and I must say, I'm very impressed. This book is easy to read, has pictures of examples, tells you what to do to get good composition, talks about how digital cameras can get great photos, and much more. I have read the "Complete Idiot's" version of Digital Photography and while that book was very good, this one covers more information that I was looking for, particularly how to store and archive/organize digital photos as well as go into impressive detail on a lot of basic photography stuff. While this book isn't perfect, it's very, very good for a beginner to intermediate user and is fun to read. I have learned a lot so far. Also, it helps to have different books to read on the same subject of digital photography and this is a welcome edition to that learning "package." The full version of Photo Deluxe makes it a very good value. To close, I must say that this book will be very helpful for the reader who wants to learn more about how their camera can work to give them more pleasing shots and ease the use of digital photography. Buy the book.
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
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Software comes with it !,
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This review is from: Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)
Not only is the text excellent, but it includes a full version of Adobe Photodeluxe, which if you went to a computer store to buy, you would pay about $50.00 just for the software. Why do that when you can get the software AND the text for less than $20.00? Also, I have high-end photo programs (Corel and Photoshop), but I do almost everything using just the program this book gives you. It not only is an easy program to learn, it is also a powerful one.
64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book-Buy It!,
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This review is from: Digital Photography! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (Paperback)
Whew, finally I can use my digital camera and know what I am doing! This book was a lifesaver. I can't recommend it too highly. It also had alot of good ideas for getting the most (and most practical) use out of my camera. After spending so much on the camera itself, the book was a good investment and a bargain to boot!
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