Digital Photography Visual Quick Steps

Follow these clear-cut steps and start taking better photos If you want to get more out of your digital camera and start taking better photographs, this easy-to-follow guide is for you. Designed for visual learners who'd rather see how to do something quickly instead of wading through paragraphs of text, this useful book offers highly visual tutorials and full-color screen shots on every page. You'll see just how to compose and light pictures using professional techniques, learn how to mix and match focus and lens settings, and find great ways to enhance your photos with digital imaging software. Helps digital camera users capture, produce, and print better photos Teaches practical techniques using easy-to-follow, step-by-step visuals and brief explanations Features full-color screen shots on every page to clearly illustrate techniques and steps Covers composing and lighting techniques, setting focus and lenses, enhancing photos with software, and more "Digital Photography Visual Quick Steps" is packed with full-color quick steps to help you improve your digital photography.

We know a picture is worth a thousand words--so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to take great looking pictures with your digital camera. Follow along and learn to set up your shot like a pro, get the lighting right, photograph people, landscapes, and action shots, edit and enhance your digital images, print high-quality photos, share your photos online, and much more. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that helps you get the most out of your digital camera in no time.

Digital photography is sweeping the country, and it's easy to see why. You can take pictures of anything, do it quickly, see instantly what you got (or didn't get), save only the stuff you like, and share your pictures as prints, on the Web, as a slideshow, or even on things like mugs and mousepads. A digital camera and the appropriate software let you Take wide-angle or closeup shots, indoors or out Know immediately whether you got what you wanted Delete shots you don't like and retake them Improve your images on your computer Combine images into a montage Customize your pictures by adding special visual effects Digital photography is fun, but whether you're an old hand at taking digital pictures or still picking out your first camera, there are plenty of times when you know what you want to do and just want to figure out how to do it, right now. That's exactly what Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies helps you do. It's designed so you can quickly find the task you want to perform and follow step-by-step instructions to get the job done, right now. Loaded with full-color photos to show you what you can do, Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies helps you Choose the camera, lenses, and flash equipment that are best for the type of photography you want to do Compose good pictures regardless of your subject Scan and digitize existing photos so you can enhance or repair them Change the size or format of an image Adjust color, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and other attributes of a digital image Repair tears, creases, or scratches in a scanned photo, remove red-eye, and restore a faded image Use layers to alter an image, add text, or change the background Photograph items you want to sell online to show them at their best Sort and organize photos on your computer Print picture albums, make photo T-shirts, create a slideshow, or burn a video CD When you're looking for a clear set of instructions so you can get results right away, you want a Just the Steps For Dummies book. With Digital Photography Just the Steps For Dummies, you'll find everything quickly comes into focus!

Take great digital photos with confidence This practical book will have you achieving immediate results using: * *A friendly, visual approach *Simple language *Practical, task-based examples *Large, full-colour screenshots Discover everything you need to know about using your digital camera and taking great photos in this easy-to-use guide; from the most essential tasks that you'll want to perform, to solving the most common problems you'll encounter. Practical. Simple. Fast. * *Get the most out of your digital camera with practical tips on every page: *Alert: Solution to common problems *Hot Tip: Time-saving shortcuts *See Also: Related tasks and information *Did You Know: Additional features to explore *What Does This Means: Jargon explained in plain English

Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics! Take great digital photos right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions show you how to get the most out of your digital camera. Follow along and learn to manage controls and settings; compose your shots; photograph landscapes, people and objects; and capture action shots. You'll also find out how to edit, enhance, and correct your images, organize your digital image gallery, print high-quality photos, and share your images online. You can flip straight to the information you need easily using the color-coded tabs. Get the book that will have you shooting photos like a pro in no time. Use these handy guideposts: Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks Need-to-know facts in concise narrative Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Bonus information related to the topic being covered Errors and pitfalls to avoid

"Discover everything you want to know about choosing and using your digital camera in this easy-to-guide; from the most essential tasks that you'll want to perform, to solving the most common problems you'll encounter."--Back cover.