Bring your digital vision to life while mastering the essentials of good photography. Accomplished photographer and best-selling author Dave Johnson shows you why digital photography is truly the visual recording medium of the future. Learn the basics such as composition, exposure, flash, and lighting, then push your camera to the limits by turning it into a document scanner, image editor, and more. From a review of gear to image manipulation and publishing to the Web, How To Do Everything with Your Digital Camera has the readily available information to make you a success with your digital camera!

• Discover the immediacy and versatility of digital photography and electronics
• Use professional darkroom techniques without wasting chemicals, paper, film, or time
• Master the digital arena in an easy-to-understand platform designed for beginners to professionals
• Master photo-quality printing on ink-jet printers
• Share pictures through email or an Internet gallery site—plus learn helpful printing techniques
• Troubleshoot and maintain your digital camera
• Organize and archive your favorite photos in digital storage media
• Explore advanced techniques including time-lapse, motion, and panoramic photography

NOTE: due to the large amount of text and graphics, this eBook file is 16 MG. We recommend that you download this eBook using the fastest Internet connection at your disposal, otherwise you may notice a longer downloading time than usual.

Part I: Your Camera

1: Welcome to the Future

2: Understanding Exposure

3: Composition Essentials

4: Flash and Lighting

5: Taking Close-Ups

6: Pushing Your Camera to Its Limits

Part II: Transferring Images

7: Conquering File Formats

8: Working with Digital Film

9: Keeping Images on the PC

10: Turning Prints into Digital Images

Part III: Editing Images

11: Quick Changes for Your Images

12: Cleaning Up Your Images

13: Creating Special Effects

14: Working with Text and Creating Projects

Part IV: Using Your Images

15: Printing Your Pictures

16: Sharing Your Pictures