Digital Cameras and Photography For Dummies - Softcover

Hinton, Mark Justice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470942290 ISBN 13: 9780470942291

Publisher: For Dummies, 2010

Synopsis

Are you looking for the right digital camera? Want to start shooting better photographs? Digital Cameras & Photography For Dummies makes everything easier. This book and DVD package is loaded with information about how to choose from the different types of digital cameras, compose a good photo, and edit images. And it’s a great value!

The instructional DVD introduces the basics of getting great digital photos, including lessons on using an SLR camera and Adobe Photoshop Elements. The book helps you choose the digital camera with the best features for how you take pictures. It then shows you how to capture images that interest you, improve your photos with editing software, and share your photos online. You’ll also discover how to:

• Compare features of the leading cameras and accessories
• Get great shots of people, animals, landscapes, and events\
• Organize, edit, and share your photos
• Capture action shots
• Move photos from your camera to your computer
• Follow step-by-step instructions for easy photo-editing makeovers using Photoshop® Elements
• Resize and reshape images to meet your needs
• Scan and save non-digital photos
• Share your photos by e-mail, on a sharing site or blog, on a CD or DVD, or in prints

Digital Cameras & Photography For Dummies book and DVD package shows you how to get more from your camera and have more fun with your pictures!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Pick the right camera, learn to take better pictures, enhance your photos, and share

Ready to go digital? Or do you already have a digital camera and want to do more with it? Either way, this guide gives you the information and confidence needed to take top-notch photos. Get tips on what features to look for in a camera and how to adjust your camera's settings, advice on editing your images, and simple ways to share pictures with friends.

• Shopping smarts — compare point-and-shoot and dSLR camera features and choose the right camera for the way you take pictures

• Gain control — learn to adjust your camera's settings to control exposure, work with light, and shoot video

• Composition and more — see what makes photos great and take better shots of people, events, animals, and scenery

• Make them better — grab free software from the Internet to help transfer photos to your computer, make edits, and organize your files

• Learn to share — put photos on Flickr® or Facebook®, make DVDs, or make prints

Open the book and find:

• Features to check out when camera-shopping

• Principles of good photo composition

• How to get great photos at a wedding or graduation

• Secrets for getting landscape and animal shots

• Advice on finding free software for editing and organizing your photos

• Quick ways to adjust lighting and color in your pictures

• How to save photos on your computer so they're easy to find later

Learn to:

• Choose a camera that suits your needs

• Shoot great snapshots, portraits, and action photos

• Edit and share your images

About the Author:

Mark Justice Hinton is a computer consultant and trainer as well as a photographer. His other books include Digital Photography For Seniors For Dummies and Windows 7 For Seniors For Dummies. View his photos at www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470942290
• ISBN 13: 9780470942291
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288