Photopedia - Michael Miller

Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource

Whether you own a low-cost point-and-shoot camera or an expensive digital SLR, great photographs are within your reach-with the help of this book. Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource shows you everything you need to know to take great-looking digital photos, from basic camera operation to advanced Photoshop techniques. Photopedia's easy-to-read text, accompanied by colorful photographic examples, leads you step-by-step from choosing the right digital camera to taking impressive pictures to printing your photos and sharing them via the Web.

Photopedia includes detailed instructions for taking all kinds of different photos. Want to take an attractive portrait, or a stunning action shot? Or perhaps you just want to capture shots on your upcoming vacation, or shoot some product photos for eBay? Whatever type of photo you want to take, you'll learn how in this book. Read the text, look at the pictures, and then start shooting!

HERE'S SOME OF WHAT'S COVERED INSIDE:

Choosing the right digital camera

Learning your camera's functions and controls

Selecting essential camera accessories

Using different lenses and filters

Mastering essential photographic techniques, such as composition, lighting, color, exposure, and focus

Choosing the best photo editing software

Using Photoshop to edit and enhance your photos

Shooting the perfect photo-from portraits to still life

All aspects of digital photography from equipment, composition, digital darkroom/editing, and output.

Shooting in black and white

Storing, managing, and printing your photos

Michael Miller
has written more than 75 nonfiction how-to books, including Que's iPodpedia: The Ultimate iPod and iTunes Resource, Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and Bad Pics Fixed Quick. Learn more at his website: www.molehillgroup.com.

Category: Digital Photography

User Level: Beginner to Advanced