DERRICK STORY

Anyone can click a button and capture a digital photo. It's what happens next -- polishing, organizing, and editing your photos -- that isn't always easy. Fortunately, Mac users can download iPhoto 2, absolutely free -- and get themselves a copy of iPhoto 2: The Missing Manual. iPhoto 2 is elegant and uncluttered -- but that doesn't mean it isn't powerful. The second version of this software is a major upgrade, and the online help files don't do it justice. That's where iPhoto 2: The Missing Manual comes in. Longtime Mac aficionado (and New York Times technology columnist) David Pogue will help you get the most out of iPhoto 2 -- and your digital camera. If you haven't yet bought your digital camera (or are planning to upgrade), Chapter 1 offers expert advice. (Which features do you need? What do you need to know about memory capacity? Battery life? Image resolution settings?) Then, before he even gets to iPhoto, Pogue gives you a thorough grounding in the "artistic" side of taking digital pictures: stuff most "software" how-to guides don't cover. What's the "rule of thirds," and how can it improve the composition of your photos? How do you avoid backgrounds that distract from your photos? Pogue shows how to go beyond simple snapshots to take better action and sports photos; portraits and self-portraits that truly capture their subjects; better pictures of your fidgety kids; better travel photos, indoor theater and museum photos, even better underwater pictures. (That's assuming you're equipped for it. Digital cameras are not born waterproof!) There's even a tip on avoiding red-eye without using your camera's blinding "red-eye reduction" features. By now, you're itching to get your images into iPhoto 2. Part II covers all the basics: importing, organizing, and filing photos, searching and finding images you've filed, and editing them to fix lighting or composition problems. You'll especially appreciate iPhoto's major improvements in keywords -- and the new Keywords palette, which simplifies both keyword assignments and searches. And, while iPhoto's still no Photoshop, Pogue covers its significant photo-editing improvements -- including the Enhance tool for "punching up" washed-out

Las herramientas digitales han abierto las puertas al gran público del campo de la fotografía, hasta hace poco reservado únicamente a profesionales. Hoy la práctica de captar imágenes creativas mediante la fotografia digital es mas accesible que nunca, y se ha extendido ademas al ambito del ocio. Con esta coleccion de trucos, el lector descubrira soluciones inteligentes a problemas que han experimentado previamente fotografos consagrados, con el objetivo ultimo de lograr imagenes espectaculares y tecnicamente impecables. Este libro le ayudara asi a resolver las dudas y dificultades mas frecuentes, no solo en el sentido de escoger la apertura o la velocidad de disparador correctas, sino tambien en el de ver la fotografia de una forma totalmente nueva. Fotografia digital. Los mejores trucos le ahorrara sin duda incontables horas de busqueda de la respuesta correcta; desde aspectos tecnicos a puramente artisticos, podra explorar las practicas mas efectivas tanto si va a trabajar en interiores, exteriores, durante el dia, la noche, delante del ordenador e incluso con un telefono con camara.

Aiming to help camera users begin to master the latest innovation in cameras, the author explains basic digital photography features and techniques. This useful introductory guide includes practical examples, pro tips, and quick reference charts. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Users will find a lot to like about the new iPhoto 4. With Smart Albums, they can organize photos similar to the way iTunes creates playlists. And they can share photos over a network using the same Apple technology for sharing music. There's much more, and our new Missing Manual covers everything in detail and with scrupulous objectivity. But this witty and authoritative guide goes much further, giving readers the basics they need to make iPhoto really work: Essentials of photography. Using iPhoto without a grounding in camera technique is like getting a map before you've learned to drive. This book offers a friendly guide to the digital camera, and professional tips for making everyday snapshots look spectacular. Editing basics. Even great photos need a little touching up. This book shows how to master iPhoto's brightness and contrast controls, cropping tools, new Enhance and Retouch commands, and more. Finding an audience. iPhoto excels at presenting photos. The book goes into detail about creating and uploading a Web site gallery, creating QuickTime movies from your pictures (both for DVD and on the Web), interactive DVD slideshows, AppleScripting iPhoto, important information on backing up and managing batches of photo files, and putting together one of Apple's linen photo books, including hints on how to arrange the pictures, what book formats work best for what kind of material, how to override the installed designs, and how to make up your own!

Photographer and teacher Story believes that digitalizing the photographic process has strengthened not weakened the medium. He also knows that photographers have been manipulating the process to get the results they want for the past century and a half, and suggests how digital photographers can do the same. Professionals and very serious amateurs would be most interested. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR