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Digital Photography Hacks View Larger Image | Derrick Story
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Your digital camera is more than new incarnation of your old film camera. Yes,
it still produces photos, but it also offers new outlets for creativity, including
instant gratification of seeing your photos now, the ability to experiment without
worrying about expense, the technology to fine-tune your photos with advanced
professional techniques, and the means to share your work instantaneously with
anyone, anyplace in the world. It's no wonder that digital cameras are outselling
traditional cameras for the first time ever. But the question most digital camera
users ask is this, "How do I get from taking 'decent' photos to doing the things
I'd really like to do? How do I tap into that potential?"
Digital Photography Hacks is your passport to taking the kind of digital
photos you've always aspired to. Written by Derrick Story, photographer and author
of Digital Photography Pocket Guide and other books, it goes beyond the
standard fare of most digital photography books--such as camera basics, understanding
memory cards, and when to use a flash--to the things that professional photographers
have learned through thousands of shots' worth of experience, years of experimentation,
and fiddling and hacking. The book includes a foreword by photographer Rick Smolan,
author of America 24/7.
With exquisite, full-color photos throughout, the book presents a collection of
tips, tricks, and techniques for photographers ready to move beyond the basics.
And if you don't have the latest in digital camera photography, this book will
show you how to extend the life and functionality of your existing camera. All
the hacks in the book are platform-agnostic, designed for use on both Mac on Windows-based
computers. You'll find 100 proven techniques in the areas of:
- Daytime and nighttime photo secrets
- Flash magic
- Digital camera attachments
- The computer connection
- Photoshop magic
- Fun photo projects
- Camera phone tricks
This book is for the photographer you are now, and the one you want to be. Digital
Photography Hacks is for the creative adventurer who resides in each of us.
Table of Contents
Credits
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Digital Camera Attachments
1. Pocket Tripods on the Go
2. Travel Tripod: A Happy Compromise
3. Walking-Stick Mount
4. Convert Your Monopod into a Makeshift Tripod
5. Steady Shots from the Comfort of Your Car
6. Attach Your Camera to Bicycle Handlebars
7. Flash Brackets for Pro Lighting
8. A Flexible Arm to Hold Accessories
9. Bubble Levels to Keep Things Straight
10. Battle the Sun with an LCD Hood
11. Convert Your Digicam to a Digital SLR
12. T-Mounts and Other Threaded Tricks
13. Double-Strapping on the Trail
14. Stay in Charge of Your Batteries
15. Gaffer's Tape When All Else Fails
Chapter 2. Daytime Photo Secrets
16. Pantyhose Diffusion Filter for Flattering Portraits
17. Capture Kids Without Going Crazy
18. Use Sunglasses as a Polarizing Filter
19. Get the Big Picture with a Panorama
20. Secrets of Whiteboard Photography
21. Make Your Own Passport Photo
22. Get Super Close
23. Multiple Exposures, Digital Style
24. Go Low-Rez
25. Painless Infrared Photography
26. Create the Maximum Depth of Field
27. Create Soft Background Portraits
28. Analyze Metadata to Improve Your Shots
Chapter 3. Nighttime Photo Hacks
29. Nighttime Portraits with Scenic Backgrounds
30. Street Shooting at Night
31. Capture the Nighttime Mood and Leave the Red Eye at Home
32. Take Flash Shots of People Who Blink
33. Auto Headlamps and Other Streaming Lights
34. Starlight Effects for Candles and Lights
35. Light Painting and Colored Gels
36. Secrets of Fireworks Photography
37. Night Landscapes and the Moon
38. Colorful Star Trails
Chapter 4. Magic with Flash
39. Outdoor Fill Flash
40. Prevent Red Eye
41. Add External Flash to Point and Shoots
42. Bounce Flash for Softer Light
43. Pro Portraits with Just Two Flashes
44. Eliminate Glare in Reflective Surfaces
45. Freeze Action with Electronic Flash
46. Second-Curtain Flash for Cool Effects
Chapter 5. The Computer Connection
47. Judge Image Sharpness by File Size
48. Unerase the Lost
49. Name Folders to Organize Your Images
50. Create a Web Photo Gallery
51. Amazing B&W Prints from Your Inkjet Printer
52. Great Color Prints from Your Inkjet Printer
53. Pro-Quality Prints from Your Digicam
54. Take Your Slideshow on the Road
55. Virtual-Reality Movies from Your Digicam
56. Digicam Movie Editing Made Easy
57. Rotate Your Movie from Horizontal to Vertical
58. Create a Rolling Movie Title
59. Add Music to Movies and Slideshows
60. Voiceovers for That Professional Touch
61. Store Pictures and Movies on an iPod
Chapter 6. Photoshop Magic
62. Match Resolution to Output
63. Secrets of Sharpening
64. Sample Down for Email Attachments
65. Crop and Resample in One Step
66. Level That Dipping Horizon
67. Power-Line Vanishing Trick
68. Combine Two Pictures
69. Sponge Out Red Eye
70. Brighten Teeth
71. Intelligent Auto Color Correction
72. Soften Facial Lines
73. Fix Flash Falloff
74. Hand-Color with the History Brush
Chapter 7. Camera-Phone Tricks
75. Live with a Less-Than-Perfect Camera
76. Send Snapshots to the Desktop
77. Transfer Images Via Email
78. Send a Paper Text Message
79. Communicate in a Foreign Country
80. Create a Home Inventory
81. Rental-Car Tips and Other Auto Hacks
82. Get the Big Picture with a Little Camera Phone
83. Photo Moblogging
84. Capture Life's Little Moments with Camera-Phone Video
85. Use Your Camera Phone as a Slideshow Viewer
Chapter 8. Weekend Photo Projects
86. Create a Coffeetable Photo Book
87. Create Custom Greeting Cards
88. Keep a Digital Diary
89. Capture Pictures of Your TV Screen
90. Fax from Your Digital Camera
91. Copy Slides with Your Digicam
92. Preview Film Pictures with Your Digital Camera
93. Photograph Zoo Animals Without Bars
94. Get Close with Digiscoping
95. Advanced Panorama Technique
96. Shoot the Moon
97. Remote-Control Camera
98. Show Who's Who in Group Shots
99. Rename Photos Automatically in Windows XP
100. Stack Images to Remove Noise
Index
About the Author
Derrick Story has been interested in photography since age 11, and a
computer nut for decades. He's been waiting for years for these two passions
to converge, and now that they have, it's everything he thought it would be.
Managing editor of O'Reilly Network, Derrick focuses on web authoring, digital media, and mobile computing. Favorite projects include O'Reilly DevCenters for Web Development and for the Mac.
Derrick's experience includes more than 15 years as a photojournalist,
a stint as the managing editor for Web Review, and a speaker for CMP's
Web conferences. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks as well as the Digital Photography and Digital Video Pocket Guides. Derrick also manages his online photo business, Story Photography.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Jun 2, 2004 Brian Fritz from Renton, WA
Buy this book!
I've been a photography enthusiast for close to 30 years, and this book is a Gold Mine of tips and tricks. Some just came at me out of left field (D'Oh... how obvious!), others were incremental (or radical) improvements on things I already knew or was doing, but didn't think of myself.
I was concerned that the Photoshop chapter was going to be another bit of marketing copy for Adobe. It isn't. All of the tips there are completely transportable to Corel's PhotoPaint, Graphic Converter or PhotoStudio.
My advice to you, since you're interested enough in the book to read my opinion is: BUY THIS BOOK! You will probably find more than enough "hacks" in here to more than justify the expense.
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