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Digital Photography for Teens Marc Campbell and Dave Long © 2007 Thomson Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning Publisher and General Manager, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or Thomson Course Technology PTR: transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, Stacy L. Hiquet including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from Thomson Course Associate Director of Marketing: Technology PTR, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Sarah O’Donnell The Thomson Course Technology PTR logo and related trade dress are Manager of Editorial Services: trademarks of Thomson Course Technology, a division of Thomson Heather Talbot Learning Inc., and may not be used without written permission. Marketing Manager: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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ISBN-10: 1-59863-295-7 Indexer: Larry Sweazy ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-295-8 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2006927154 Proofreader: Jenny Davidson Printed in the United States of America 07 08 09 10 11 BU 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Thomson Course Technology PTR, a division of Thomson Learning Inc. 25 Thomson Place ✦ Boston, MA 02210 ✦ http://www.courseptr.com Dedication To Mum and Dad, for helping me out when I was getting started in photography (and with many other things over the years). —Dave Long Acknowledgments To MJ and Trowza, a big thanks for providing the atmospheric shot over the Ganges and the brilliant self-portrait. And to Rich and Jade, MJ, Jenny, Hayley, Ryhannon, Bonny, Lucy, Ian, Woody, Blue, Tess, Liesl, and Bella, thank you very much for helping set up or appearing in the photos for this book. This book would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of Megan Belanger, Cathleen Snyder, Ron Rockwell, JT Hiquet, Shawn Morningstar, Jenny Davidson, and the fine folks at Thomson Course Technology PTR, plus Neil Salkind, Stacey Barone, Linda Thornton, and the team at Studio B. Dave would like to thank Marc for saying, “Hey, you interested in working on a photography book?” and then being a top bloke to work with and the best possible guide to the world of publishing. Marc would like to thank Dave for offering his time, energy, talent, and humor in such abundance, for turning in stellar work on an impossible schedule, for being so consummately professional about it, and for thanking him in the previous paragraph. About the Authors Marc Campbell is a technology author, graphic designer, and instructor. His popular guides to computer graphics have appeared around the world in four languages. He spends altogether too much time at his computer. When he isn’t trying to beat a deadline, you can find him out and about in Center City Philadelphia or at home with the lights down and the phone ringer off, his nose in a story about Robin Hood. This is his tenth book. Dave Longof Canberra, Australia, has been a photographer for years. He went digital in 2004 and now works exclusively in the digital domain. His favorite subjects are the environment and animals, but he enjoys taking photos of pretty much everything. Rarely seen without a camera, he believes it’s important to capture and reflect on moments and situations. He is still trying to convince Marc that not all Australians are convicts. This page intentionally left blank Contents 1 Getting Started 1 What You Need 3 Choosing a Digital Camera 5 How Many Pixels? 6 How Much Memory? 7 What Kind of Connection? 11 How Much Zoom? 12 What Other Features? 15 Preparing Your Computer for Liftoff 17 Checking Connections 17 Managing Memory 18 Handling Your Hard Drive 18 Scoping Out Software 19 viii Digital Photography for Teens 2 Introducing Your Digital Camera 25 How a Digital Camera Takes Pictures 25 How the Image Goes In 28 How the Photo Comes Out 29 What Does This Button Do? 35 Checking Out the Controls 35 Getting into the Menus 39 Taking Care of Your Digital Camera 42 3 Different Shots, Different Settings 45 Considering Quality 45 About Compression, Memory, and Time 46 Shooting in the RAW 46 More Photos Now Equals Less Flexibility Later? 48 Capturing the Shot No Matter What 49 Keeping It Steady 50 Achieving Focus 51 Getting Enough Exposure 55 Correcting the Color 63 4 Expressing Yourself 69 Designing the Shot 69 Using Composition Techniques 70 Let There Be Lighting 80 Contents ix Taking All Kinds of Pictures 84 Shooting People (with the Camera, Silly) 84 Framing the World around You 88 Capturing Still-Lifes 90 Living Like a Photographer 92 Practicing Like Crazy 92 Getting Involved Everywhere 93 Making Your Own Opportunities 94 5 Getting Your Pictures into the Computer 97 Setting Up Folders 97 Making That Connection 101 Backing Up Your Work 102 Keeping the Original Files Safe 105 6 Organizing Your Photo Library 109 Working with a Photo Manager 109 Devising a Process 114 Getting Photos into the Photo Manager 115 Making Stacks 120 Tagging Your Pics 124 Doing Searches for Specific Tags 131
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