Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Digital Photography: 107 Lessons on Taking, Making, Editing, Storing, Printing, and Sharing Better Digital Images

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The author of the Associated Press's Camera Angles column and essays featured in leading photography magazines presents "107 lessons on taking, making, editing, storing, printing, and sharing better digital images." Sammon offers tips via captions to about 1,000 of his stunning images taken around the world. He also offers advice on choosing a camera and restoring old/damaged photos. The guide includes a glossary, Web resources, and recommended reading. The CD-ROM tutorial contains PC/ Mac- compatible files with slide shows, demos, lessons on Adobe Photoshop 7 techniques, plug-in filters, and QuickTime Player.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Over 1,000 images teach shooting and Photoshop techniques in easy lessons for anyone wanting expert advice on digital photography. In 2003, digital camera sales will explode following a 35 percent increase in 2002. Rick Sammon, one of North America's most widely read photocolumnists, covers all the steps in the digital photographic process. Sammon begins with basic advice for those new to photography. Experienced film shooters will enjoy Sammon's ample coverage of Photoshop and digital image techniques. And in a bonus section, Sammon offers advanced tips such as taking glamour shots, producing e-books, and setting up a home studio. Sammon answers questions such as "How do I select a digital camera? How do I store my images? What are the first things I should do when using Photoshop?" Sammon's approach of "learning to see and seeing to learn" uses pairs of images, software screen shots, and the best photographs from his own vast library. The 107 lessons take the reader through each topic in friendly, concise steps. Includes a CD-ROM with "The Camera Looks Both Ways," a mini-course in photography. 1008 color illustrations.

About the Author
Rick Sammon is the author of the popular "Camera Angles" column for the Associated Press and writes for Popular Photography & Imaging, Outdoor Photographer, PCPhoto, Shutterbug, Studio Photography & Design, and eDigitalPhoto.com. He is a guest host of "Canon Photo Safari," is featured in two series on the Do It Yourself Network, and is the digital photography expert on eBay. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.


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Newcomers to photography will enjoy the opening parts of the book, "Before We Begin" and "Build on the Basics." Shooters making the transition to the new realm of digital photography will be drawn to the middle parts of the book, "Welcome to the Digital Darkroom" and "Working and Playing in Photoshop." Photo hobbyists already dabbling in the digital world will want to examine the closing parts of the book, "Special Digital Effects and Techniques" and "More Photography Tips." Over 1,000 images from Rick's library form a visual travelogue of beautiful sites around the world. The book's package includes the Digital Photography Tutor, a CD-ROM fully compatible with PC/Mac computers that features Rick's "The Camera Looks Both Ways." Many images in "The Camera Looks Both Ways" -- a mini-course in the photography process -- are unique to the CD-ROM and do not appear elsewhere in the book. The book's CD-ROM also offers other digital learning tools, including Photoshop 7 tutorials and fully functional plug-in samples.


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