Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies 2nd Edition

Description

Love taking pictures with your digital camera? Want to improve your skills, but don’t have a lot of time to spend? How about some straight-to-the-point tips that cut to the chase and show you step by step how to accomplish a task? If that sounds like just what you had in mind, Digital Photography Just The Steps For Dummies, 2nd Edition is exactly what you need.

  
This handy, full-color guide breaks down the most important tasks into simple two-page, illustrated instructions. You choose what you want to do, flip to the right page, follow the instructions, and voilà! A new skill is yours!

  Digital Photography Just The Steps For Dummies, 2nd Edition covers important tasks from choosing a camera to printing your photos or turning them into slideshows or galleries. You’ll be able to:
* Select and use various lenses
* Take advantage of your meters
* Use tripods, screens, and scrims when shooting
* Work with depth of field
* Shoot and process Camera Raw images
* Download and organize your pictures
* Understand and use color profiles
* Edit in the “quick fix” mode
* Restore a vintage photo
* Create an online photo gallery, greeting cards, calendars, or CD jackets

  
More than 170 digital photography tasks are presented in this easy-to-use, full-color reference. Grab a copy and find out how much more fun you can have with your digital camera!

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Acquiring Digital Photos.

  
Chapter 1: Purchasing a Camera and Accessories.

  
Chapter 2: Understanding Camera Basics.

  
Chapter 3: Taking Digital Pictures.

  
Chapter 4: Getting the Best Shot.

  
Chapter 5: Capturing Your Subject.

  
Chapter 6: Transferring Your Images.

  Part II: Editing and Enhancing Digital Photos.

  
Chapter 7: Quick-Editing Your Images.

  
Chapter 8: Correcting Content, Contrast, Color, and Clarity.

  
Chapter 9: Creating Selections.

  
Chapter 10: Using Layers.

  
Chapter 11: Adding Type, Blend Modes, Filters, and Effects.

  
Chapter 12: Getting Creative with Compositions.

  Part III: Managing and Sharing Your Photos.

  
Chapter 13: Organizing and Managing Your Images.

  
Chapter 14: Sharing Your Photos.

  
Chapter 15: Printing Your Images.

  Index.