Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

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  • Part I Digital Quickstart.

    • 1 Quickstart to Digital: Pix to Print in Seconds.

    • 2 Advantages & Disadvantages of Digital Cameras.

    • 3Film Basics.



  • Part II Digital Basics.

    • 4 The Importance of Lenses.

    • 5 Exposure and Focus.

    • 6 Getting Your Pix Onscreen.

    • 7 Files & File Formats.

    • 8 File Recovery: Finding “Lost” Images.



  • Part III Image Editing.

    • 9 Basic Editing with Photoshop Elements and iPhoto.

    • 10 Editing with Selection Tools.

    • 11 Advanced Selection Tools.

    • 12 The Importance of Selections.

    • 13 The Importance of Filters.

    • 14 The Importance of Brightness/Contrast.

    • 15 The Importance of Levels & Curves.

    • 16 The Importance of Layers & Masks.

    • 17 The Importance of Channels.



  • Part IV Digital Output.

    • 18 Printers and Printer Resolution.

    • 19 Preserving Your Images.

    • 20 Color Theory.

    • 21 Lighting.



  • Part V Using Your Digital Pictures.

    • 22 The Portrait.

    • 23 Digital Photography & the Web.

    • Glossary.

    • Index.



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