Digital Photography For Dummies

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From the Back Cover Make the most of your digital camera! Learn to get better shots and share them So you got a digital camera, and now you're hip-deep in images and not quite sure what to do with them. Or how to make them better. Relax — Dummies to the rescue! Here's the jargon-free guide to upgrading your equipment, working with focus and exposure, shooting like a pro, organizing and enhancing your images, and sharing them as prints or online. Choose well — decide if your camera needs updating and what equipment and software you need for the way you take pictures Get set — set up your camera for basic shooting and learn to use automatic mode and common scene modes Know the lingo — find easy-to-understand explanations of all the digital photography terms and acronyms that baffle you Gain confidence to take control — learn to manage depth of field, exposure, focus, and color with advanced camera controls Manage your images — easily transfer your pictures to a computer and safeguard your digital memories from harm Open the book and find: How to select the right picture resolution Pro techniques for capturing great portraits and action shots Help with using flash and dealing with tricky lighting Simple photo-editing tricks to solve common picture problems The lowdown on the Camera Raw and JPEG file formats Tips for better photo composition Read more About the Author Julie Adair King is author of all editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as guides covering Canon and Nikon cameras. She also teaches at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. Serge Timacheff is the official photographer of the International Fencing Federation and photographs fencing events at the Olympic Games. Read more