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Product Description

--This Second Edition of the hot-selling book applies the "I Didn't Know You Could Do That" approach of tips and tricks, fun, and practical advice to helping photographers get the most out of a digital camera and digital imaging software.

--Features a full-color insert that shows how to manipulate images, get rid of red eye, correctly crop, create panoramas and mosaics, take 3D pictures, create videos, sharpen images, and airbrush.

--The CD has a fully featured version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe (a $49 U.S. [£35 UK] value) and is jam-packed with other software such as installers for major site upload software, slide show programs, animation software, filters, coupons, and more.

Users Product Reviews:

Product Review Summary: This book is GREAT!

Product Review Summary: If you have a digital camera or want to get one...

The first section covers the basics of taking pictures of people. Sadun explains the fundamentals of photography, including perspective, angle, the rule of thirds, and depth of field. She describes why it's important to get close to your subject and keep the background simple. She covers the basics of selecting appropriate lighting, posing, and even some information on setting up your own little home studio.

If you don't know what all of this means, the book will be worth the cost just to get a clear, 45-page explanation of these issues. Professional photographers can skip this section, but everyone else will learn a lot of material here to help you produce better pictures for your friends and your family album.

In the second section, Sadun continues in her easy-to-understand but thorough style, covering the basic technical matters that you need to understand about digital cameras in general. If you're already an electronic gadget nerd, you don't need this section, but for everyone else, there is helpful advice in here.

The third section covers using PhotoDeluxe, software that comes with the book for free. If you don't already have a decent photo editing program, this section and the software are easily worth the cost of the book.

Sections four through eight describe various image manipulation and photography projects. Depending on where your interests lie, you can learn about special effects, digital retouching, 3D, panoramas, and crafts.

The last sections cover what to do with the images, how to make prints or use services to have prints made, and how to show your images to others. There are demos for a lot of cool programs, including Genuine Fractals, which lets you create much bigger prints with your digital images.

The way to become a good photographer is to take pictures, evaluate your results (if you are lucky, find someone who can give you good feedback on them), take some more pictures, look at your results, and so on. The digital camera is the ideal tool for learning to become a better photographer because you can see each image right after you take it. Since there is no per-picture cost, as there is with Polaroid, you can experiment cheaply.

"Digital Photography, I Didn't Know You Could Do That..." is a wonderful guide for anyone new to the world of digital photography. I would recommend this book to anyone who has or is considering a digital camera. Erica Sadun has done an excellent job.

Product Review Summary: Pretty darn good -- and the software DOES come with it!

Product Review Summary: Pretty darn good -- and the software DOES come with it!

Product Review Summary: In fact, the software comes with it!