Brilliant Digital Photography - Softcover

Skeoch, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136132383 ISBN 13: 9780136132387

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2006

Synopsis

As more and more people switch to using digital cameras, Brilliant Digital Photography is the ideal companion guide to help 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 the ideal camera, getting the best from your equipment right through to publishing your work on the web or getting your images on to canvas, this book has it all. 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. 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 so that you become an expert in no time!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Brilliant Digital Photography

 

Spend less time reading and more time doing

 

Brilliant Digital Photography a visual quick reference book that shows you how to make the most of your digital camera and its associated photo editing software.  De-mystifying the technology of both camera and computer, this book demonstrates how to exploit the full functionality of a standard compact digital camera to create stunning images.

 

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need

 

• Detailed table of contents and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know

 

• Easy-to-follow task-based format

 

• Numbered steps guide you through each task

 

• Numerous screenshots and pictures illustrate each step

 

• ‘Important’ boxes point you to the crucial information you really need to know

 

• ‘Timesaver Tips’ sections give you brilliant bite-sized nuggets of help and advice

 

 

Brilliant Digital Photography....

 

• Starts at the beginning: what exactly is a digital camera and how do you choose which one to buy? No previous knowledge is assumed.

 

• Guides you through simple tasks using both the computer and camera to produce stunning images, create perfect prints and even earn money from your pictures.

 

• Makes advanced techniques sound easy: when to opt for manual control of exposure, aperture and shutter speed to create professional looking shots.

 

• Gets to grips with the jargon: both computer and camera terminology can be daunting. Use the Jargon buster as a handy reference guide to talking the talk.

 

 

Whether you’re a diehard film enthusiast or simply not enamoured by computers, there’s no denying digital photography is taking over. 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. Every aspect of digital photography is covered, from helping you select your ideal camera and getting the best from your equipment, right through to publishing your work on the Internet or getting your images onto canvas. Unlike conventional film photography you don’t need to have your own dark room to edit your images and this book includes numerous tips, from removing red eye and cropping your shots, to restoring aging family photos, to advanced techniques for digital retouching.  Whoever said ‘The camera never lies’ could never have envisaged the impact of digital photography and the creative freedom it affords.  The ready availability of inexpensive digital cameras and powerful editing software has meant that for the well-informed. literally anything is possible.  Get creative! 

 

 

What you need to know and how to do it

 

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0136132383
• ISBN 13: 9780136132387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256