Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography

Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Imaging.; Discover Digital Cameras.; Make the Most of Digital Images.; Discover Other Types of Digital Images.; Draw a Digital Image.; Create a Digital Image by Scanning.; Available Digital Equipment.; Compare Photo Quality.; Chapter 2: Discover How Cameras Record Images.; Compare Traditional and Digital Cameras.; Process of Recording Images.; Transform Brightness to Color.; Chapter 3: Explore Digital Photography.; Introduction to Camera Resolution.; Compress Images.; Store Images.; Monitor Battery Life.; View Images on the LCD Monitor.; Transfer Images to a Computer.; Select a Lens.; Using a Flash.; View Photos on Television.; Set Self-Timers on Camera.; Capture Moving Action.; Chapter 4: Compose Your Shot.; Position Your Photograph.; Balance the Shot.; Check the Background.; Provide an Element of Dimension.; Add a Frame for Interest.; Change the Orientation.; Using Color for an Effect.; Using Lines for Perspective.; Explore Different Points of View.; Look for Unusual Things.; Chapter 5: Control Lighting and Exposure.; Control Exposure.; Adjust the Shutter.; Adjust the Aperture.; Control Sensitivity to Light.; Control Digital Camera Exposure; Using Available Light.; Balance the Colors in Photos.; Add Light with a Flash.; Using Fill Flash.; Capture Breathtaking Images.; Chapter 6: Power of Focus.; SSharpen Your Focus; Shape Your Focus.; Adjust Focal Length.; Chapter 7: Sharpen Resolution.; Control Sharpness with Resolution.; Add Quality with Camera Resolution.; Enhance Quality with Printer and Scanner Resolution.; Monitor Resolution.; Chapter 8: Working with Images.; Transfer Images to a Computer.; Compress File Size.; Store Photo Images.; Select File Formats.; Using Images for Screen Display.; Chapter 9: Get Familiar with Image Editors.; Discover Image Editors.; Tour the Adobe PhotoDeluxe Window.; Open Your Image Editor.; Close Your Image Editor.; Open an Image.; Save an Image.; Select to Make Changes.; Outline Tools.; Use SmartSelect Tracing.; Change the Selection of Pixels.; Enhance Images Automatically.; Chapter 10: Fine-Tuning Images.; Display Long Menus.; Preserve Your Original Image.; Resize by Dragging.; Adjust Photo Size.; Effects of Resizing an Image.; Crop a Photo.; Adjust Orientation.; Adjust an Image for Perspective.; Chapter 11: Sharpen Image Color.; Control Brightness and Contrast.; Change Hue, Saturation, or Lightness.; Balance Colors.; Change Colors.; Sharpen an Image.; Convert Color to Black-and-White.; Create a Negative.; Chapter 12: Retouch Images.; Clean Up a JPEG Image.; Using the Clone Tool.; Work with the Smudge Tool.; Correct Graininess.; Remove Dust or Scratches.; Remove Red Eye.; Change Eye Color.; Chapter 13: Create Effects.; Add Text to a Photo.; Apply the Colored Pencil Effect.; Posterize a Photo.; Using the Sponge Effect.; Crystallize a Photo.; Using Lighting Effects.; Using a Trace Contour.; Apply Glowing Edges.; Find the Edges.; Diffuse a Photo.; Apply the Note Paper Effect.; Crackle a Photo.; Feather an Image.; Combine Photos.; Composite Photos.; Create a Panorama.; Chapter 14: Print Photos.; Get the Facts About Printing.; Outsource Photo Printing.; Choose a Printer.; Optimize Camera and Printer Resolution.; Choose a Paper Type.; Calibrate Your Printer.; Print from PhotoDeluxe.; Chapter 15: Explore Other Output Options.; E-Mail a Photo.; View Photos on Television.; Make a Movie.; Post Photos on the Web.; Chapter 16: Get Creative with Your Photos.; Display a Photo on Your Desktop.; Add Photos to Your Web Site Using FrontPage.; Restore an Old Photo.; Work with PhotoDeluxe Galleries.; Design Greeting Cards.; Create a Project in Microsoft Word.; Create a Calendar.; Make Business Cards.; Design Report Covers.; Create a Picture-Based Inventory.