Digital Photography Just The Steps For Dummies (For Dummies...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 240 pages
• Published by: For Dummies March 11, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764574779
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764574771
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Book Description
Digital photography is sweeping the country, and it’s easy to see why. You can take pictures of anything, do it quickly, see instantly what you got (or didn’t get), save only the stuff you like, and share your pictures as prints, on the Web, as a slideshow, or even on things like mugs and mousepads. A digital camera and the appropriate software let you

• Take wide-angle or closeup shots, indoors or out
• Know immediately whether you got what you wanted
• Delete shots you don’t like and retake them
• Improve your images on your computer
• Combine images into a montage
• Customize your pictures by adding special visual effects

Digital photography is fun, but whether you’re an old hand at taking digital pictures or still picking out your first camera, there are plenty of times when you know what you want to do and just want to figure out how to do it, right now. That’s exactly what Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies helps you do. It’s designed so you can quickly find the task you want to perform and follow step-by-step instructions to get the job done, right now. Loaded with full-color photographs to show you what you can do, Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies helps you

• Choose the camera, lenses, and flash equipment that are best for the type of photography you want to do
• Compose good pictures regardless of your subject
• Scan and digitize existing photographs so you can enhance or repair them
• Change the size or format of an image
• Adjust color, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and other attributes of a digital image
• Repair tears, creases, or scratches in a scanned photo, remove red-eye, and restore a faded image
• Use layers to alter an image, add text, or change the background
• Photograph items you want to sell online to show them at their best
• Sort and organize photographs on your computer
• Print picture albums, make photo T-shirts, create a slideshow, or burn a video CD

When you’re looking for a clear set of instructions so you can get results right away, you want a Just the Steps For Dummies book. With Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies, you’ll find everything quickly comes into focus!

Download Description

• Presents readers with concise instructions on everything from choosing the right equipment to understanding the basics of shooting, editing, and printing or sharing photos-quickly and easily
• Addresses activities that are essential to success with the technology and shows readers how to shoot in specific situations like sporting events, edit with high-end tools, and restore photographs digitally
• New, two-column interior layout reflects the no-nonsense approach to delivering material
• Features a 16-page color spread
• Covers how to take the best pictures with a digital camera, get them onto a PC, edit them, and share them as print copies or electronically

Reader Reviews
I think I finally found a book I could give my dad if and when he ever decides to buy a digital camera... Digital Photography Just The Steps For Dummies by Frederic H. Jones. It's a very attractive work that doesn't stray from it's purpose. Contents: Part 1 - Acquiring Digital Photos: Selecting a Camera and Accessories; Setting Up and Using the Camera; Snapping Digital Pictures; Viewing and Transferring Images; Digitizing Existing Pictures Part 2 - Editing and Enhancing Digital Photos: Manipulating Image Attributes; Fixing Common Image Problems; Repairing Digital Images; Adding Photo Editor Special Effects; Adding Photoshop Elements Effects; Using Layers Part 3 - Choosing and Using a Printer; Organizing and Sharing Photos Part 4 - Special Projects: Taking Close-Up Photos for eBay; Restoring Old Photos; Documenting Your Travels; Creative Mini-Projects; Index The author's intent is simple: write a book for people who just want to do stuff with their camera and don't want to read 500 pages to figure it all out. Jones writes this book as a series of "steps" attached to each "thing" that you would want to do. Lengthen depth of field? Five steps to follow. Reduce battery usage? Two steps. Scan a photo using Windows scanner wizard? Nine steps... All very easy to follow and you'll get results in short order. For the software manipulation of your pictures, he uses Adobe Photoshop in most of the examples. At first I thought that if you had some other package, you could just find the menu option that does the same thing. But for the type of reader that would have this book, they probably just want to follow directions and not dive deeply (yet?) into their graphics software. So if you don't have Adobe Photoshop, you may not get as much out of this book as you could. Another thing I like about this book... It should appeal to a couple different types of photographers. The person who is making the leap into digital photography can use half the book to figure out how best to take pictures. The other person who has the camera but wants to start manipulating their pictures can use the other half to get some great digital images to show off to their friends. And if the bug bites and you get totally wrapped up in this subject, you'll have a solid foundation on which to build... Nice book, extremely practical, and very easy to use... Comment | | (Report this)