Complete Digital Photography 3rd Edition

Description

Includes completely revised and updated coverage that has been thoroughly reviewed and enhanced to ensure accuracy

Provides new, detailed coverage of lens evaluation, particularly the more affordable SLR cameras

Details an insightful new look at digital camera exposure issues and evaluates how the different approaches work through hands-on tutorials

Covers Photoshop CS and includes prominent coverage of Photoshop Elements

Includes many new tutorials on improved methods for correcting and enhancing photos, and addresses the most common types of corrections users want to make

Provides new and expanded coverage of the basic questions camera purchasers have, including how many pixels are needed, how to reduce red eye, shooting inside versus outside, etc.

Includes a companion CD-ROM with all the tutorial files covered in the book, trial versions of Photoshop CS and Elements, tutorials from previous editions, video clips of techniques, and demos of useful editing tools

Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: How Good Are Digital Photos?; Chapter 3: How a Digital Camera Works; Chapter 4: Basic Photography: A Quick Primer; Chapter 5: Choosing a Digital Camera: Basic Anatomy; Chapter 6: Building a Workstation; Chapter 7: Shooting: Initial Camera Settings; Chapter 8: Manual Exposure; Chapter 9: Special Shooting; Chapter 10: Preparing Your Images for Editing; Chapter 11: Correcting Tone and Color; Chapter 12: Building Your Editing Arsenal; Chapter 13: Essential Imaging Tactics; Chapter 14: Special Effects; Chapter 15: Output; Appendix A: Suggested Reading; Appendix B: About the CD-ROM; Glossary, Index