Simple lessons to get up to speed quickly and start taking great digital photos. Quick two-page lessons instruct readers how to select and work with digital cameras, scanners, computers and printers - takingthe mystery out of these powerful tools. Also featured are step-by-step techniques for performing common image-editing tasks like red-eye reduction, colour and exposure correction, sharpening and retouching.

A comprehensive look at black & white photography by one of today's leading experts on digital-editing software and black & white conversion techniques. John Beardsworth explores the most powerful software for converting your color shots into stunning, high-quality black-and-white photos, with detailed explanations of how each tool works and why to try it out on your own images. His streamlined methods will optimise your workflow and inspire your photography. In addition to providing an abundance of step-by-step instructions with brilliant imagery, Beardsworth also teaches the aesthetic value of black and white, and how to visualise the creative potential of each shot. With its fun and approachable tips-based structure, this book will motivate you to experiment with impressive effects and innovative tools, ensuring that you make full use of the B&W software at your disposal.

Grab your camera and learn everything you need to know to improve your photography in just 20 weeks. The perfect one-on-one learning programme for any aspiring photographer, Digital Photography Complete Course teaches you everything you need to know in 20 weeks through easy-to-understand tutorials. If you're a beginner, you'll be an expert in no time. Combining tutorials, step-by-step photoshoots, practical assignments, and fun Q&As, this ebook will teach you about the sometimes intimidating range of modes on bridge and system cameras (DSLR or mirrorless); untangle photographic jargon such as aperture, exposure, shutter speed, and depth-of-field; show you how to convey movement and use natural light in photos; and help you to master composition for that perfect photo. DK's Digital Photography Complete Course will help you use your camera to its full potential, so that you don't just take good pictures - you make great ones.

Annotation Michelle Perkins explores ways of producing interesting - even surprising - photographic effects. Beginning with techniques for digital cameras, she shows readers how to use 'incorrect' exposures to produce some striking images and how poor focus can be consciously applied for dramatic results. Also covered are tips for photographing reflections for pleasingly distorted or abstract images, presenting extreme close-up views of subjects and more. Perkins then moves on to demonstrate how to use basic digital imaging software to take images to the next levels.

From the basics (What are pixels?) to the more complex (How do I use the history palette?), these 101 questions and answers are the most-asked among newcomers to digital. Each lavishly illustrated chapter covers a different, essential subject, and offers straightforward solutions to the very latest digital photography problems: equipment, understanding and managing files, picture quality, taking successful photos, downloading and storing images, scanning, image manipulation, printing, e-mailing, and posting pictures to the internet. Before-and-after photos throughout reveal the miracles that you can achieve with this state-of-the art technology, and screen grabs show the appropriate tools to use. This is a must-have guide for any photographer trying to keep up to date with the rapidly changing field.

Taking pictures of friends and family is lots of fun but sometimes the results aren't entirely satisfying or just don't seem flattering. Here, Hurter demonstrates how to take people pictures to the next level, crafting images that look much more polished and professional - photos that can truly be called portraits and not just snapshots. With these quick, two-page lessons illustrated by simple images from the pros, anyone can learn how to avoid common problems with posing, lighting and background selection.