Overview
Main description
An easy-to-follow, full-color guide to capturing and editing professional-quality digital photos
About the Book
How to Do Everything: Digital Photography is designed to appeal to anyone with a new digital camera and/or looking to build digital photography skills. Rather than being camera brand or model specific, the book focuses on the fun of taking excellent pictures with any digital camera—from a low-resolution cell phone or smartphone camera to a stand-alone point-and-shoot camera to a higher-end digital SLR camera.
Digital photography tips and techniques are accompanied by full-color photos that showcase before and after examples. Without relying on highly technical details, the author provides an overview of image editing-programs as well as best practices for cataloging and sharing images online and in print. Key features of the latest digital cameras are also covered.
How to Do Everything: Digital Photography
- Includes full-color photos throughout that showcase the techniques presented in the book
- Written by an established, successful photographer and travel writer with 10+ years of experience taking stunning pictures around the world
- Explains how to take great photos in different lighting environments
- Shows how to edit and enhance photos with simple fixes using free photo editing sites and software
- Describes must-have digital camera features and recommends accessories worth buying
Step-by-step coverage:
Digital Camera Basics; Buy Your New Digital Camera; Digital Camera Accessories & How They’re Used; Basic Photo Techniques For Shooting Like A Pro; Indoor and Nighttime Photos—Lighting & Flash Techniques; Shoot Eye-Catching Outdoor Photos; Portraits and Candid Pictures of People & Pets; Vacation Photography & Preserving Memories; Capture Events, Weddings, and Parties; Photograph Sports & Action-Oriented Events; Shoot Digital Video and Publishing It Online; Transfer Digital Images To Your Computer; Digitally Fix, Edit & Improve Your Images; Photo Software Plug-In, Hardware & Accessories; Show Off & Present Your Images; Catalog, Organize, Back-Up and Archive Your Images
Table of contents
Part I: Get To Know Your Digital Camera
Chapter 1: Digital Camera Basics: What You Need To Know To Get Started
Chapter 2: Buy Your New Digital Camera
Chapter 3: Digital Camera Accessories & How They’re Used
Part II: Tips & Strategies For Taking Professional Quality Photos In Any Situation
Chapter 4: Basic Photo Techniques For Shooting Like A Pro
Chapter 5: Indoor and Nighttime Photos: Lighting & Flash Techniques
Chapter 6: Shoot Eye-Catching Outdoor Photos
Chapter 7: Portraits and Candid Pictures of People & Pets
Chapter 8: Vacation Photography & Preserving Memories
Chapter 9: Capture Events, Weddings and Parties
Chapter 10: Photograph Sports & Action-Oriented Events
Chapter 11: Shoot Digital Video and Publishing It Online
Part III: Edit & Digitally Enhance Your Photos
Chapter 12: Transfer Digital Images To Your Computer
Chapter 13: Digitally Fix, Edit & Improve Your Images
Chapter 14: Photo Software Plug-In, Hardware & Accessories
Part IV: Showcase, Share, Present & Store Your Photos
Chapter 15: Show Off & Present Your Images
Chapter 16: Catalog, Organize, Back-Up and Archive Your Images
Author comments
Jason R. Rich (www.jasonrich.com) is the bestselling author of more than 40 books. With 20+ years of journalism experience, he has a weekly column in the New York Daily News and is a frequent contributor (including his photos) to numerous major daily newspapers, national magazines, and popular websites. Rich is an accomplished professional photographer whose photographs have been featured in his books, including Entrepreneur Magazine Business Traveler’s Guides (Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, Las Vegas and New York City).
