An 816-page All-in-One guide designed for both beginning and experienced digital photographers, offering seven minibooks on everything from buying a camera and choosing the right equipment to editing with high-end tools and restoring photos digitally
Includes chapters on basics such as point-and-shoot photography, with later chapters exploring editing, printing, and shooting portraits or high-speed action
This new edition covers the latest technology changes in digital photography, including Photoshop 7, new low-priced SLR cameras, updated storage and output options with DVD technology, and how each of these changes affects photography techniques
David Busch is the author of more than fifty technology books, most covering digital photography, image editing, and digital restoration
Book I: Digital Photography Overview.
Chapter 1: The Essentials of Good Digital Photography.
Chapter 2: Basics of Equipment.
Chapter 3: Acquiring Your Digital Pictures.
Chapter 4: Electronically Editing or Restoring a Photo.
Chapter 5: Storing and Organizing Your Digital Photos.
Chapter 6: Printing and Sharing Your Pictures.
Book II: Building Your Digital Photography Studio.
Chapter 1: Choosing the Right Camera.
Chapter 2: Setting Up a Computer for Digital Photography.
Chapter 3: Getting Your Picture from the Camera to the Digital
Darkroom.
Chapter 4: Adding a Printer and Scanner.
Chapter 5: Picking Up Some Accessories.
Book III: Taking Great Pictures.
Chapter 1: Tools and Techniques of Composition.
Chapter 2: Close-Up Photography.
Chapter 3: Photographing People.
Chapter 4: Shooting for Publication.
Chapter 6: Travel Photography.
Book IV: Basics of Image Editing.
Chapter 1: What You Can and Can’t Do with Image Editing
Tools.
Chapter 2: Common Editing Options.
Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Image Editor for You.
Book V: Editing with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop
Elements.
Chapter 1: Latest Features of Photoshop Elements 3.0 and
Photoshop CS.
Chapter 2: Making Selections.
Chapter 3: Brushing Away Problems with Digital Photos.
Chapter 4: Restoring Images.
Chapter 5: Correcting Faded, Funny, and Funky Colors.
Chapter 6: Restoring and Enhancing Photos with Filters and
Special Effects.
Book VI: Restoring Old Photos.
Chapter 1: Scanning Print Images.
Chapter 2: Restoring Images Captured from Slides, Negatives,
and Other Formats.
Chapter 3: Some Common Fixes for Vintage Photos.
Book VII: Printing and Sharing Your Digital Images.
Chapter 1: Printing Your Final Result.
Chapter 2: Sharing Pictures on the Web.
Glossary.
Index.