Digital Photography Hacks Table of Contents Copyright Credits About the Author Contributors Acknowledgments Foreword Why Push the Envelope? Preface Why Digital Photography Hacks? How to Use This Book How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book How to Contact O'Reilly Got a Hack? Chapter 1. Digital Camera Attachments Introduction Hack 1 Pocket Tripods on the Go Hack 2 Travel Tripod: A Happy Compromise Hack 3 Walking-Stick Mount Hack 4 Convert Your Monopod into a Makeshift Tripod Hack 5 Steady Shots from the Comfort of Your Car Hack 6 Attach Your Camera to Bicycle Handlebars Hack 7 Flash Brackets for Pro Lighting Hack 8 A Flexible Arm to Hold Accessories Hack 9 Bubble Levels to Keep Things Straight Hack 10 Battle the Sun with an LCD Hood Hack 11 Convert Your Digicam to a Digital SLR Hack 12 T-Mounts and Other Threaded Tricks Hack 13 Double-Strapping on the Trail Hack 14 Stay in Charge of Your Batteries Hack 15 Gaffer's Tape When All Else Fails Chapter 2. Daytime Photo Secrets Introduction Hack 16 Pantyhose Diffusion Filter for Flattering Portraits Hack 17 Capture Kids Without Going Crazy Hack 18 Use Sunglasses as a Polarizing Filter Hack 19 Get the Big Picture with a Panorama Hack 20 Secrets of Whiteboard Photography Hack 21 Make Your Own Passport Photo Hack 22 Get Super Close Hack 23 Multiple Exposures, Digital Style Hack 24 Go Low-Rez Hack 25 Painless Infrared Photography Hack 26 Create the Maximum Depth of Field Hack 27 Create Soft Background Portraits Hack 28 Analyze Metadata to Improve Your Shots Chapter 3. Nighttime Photo Hacks Introduction Hack 29 Nighttime Portraits with Scenic Backgrounds Hack 30 Street Shooting at Night Hack 31 Capture the Nighttime Mood and Leave the Red Eye at Home Hack 32 Take Flash Shots of People Who Blink Hack 33 Auto Headlamps and Other Streaming Lights Hack 34 Starlight Effects for Candles and Lights Hack 35 Light Painting and Colored Gels Hack 36 Secrets of Fireworks Photography Hack 37 Night Landscapes and the Moon Hack 38 Colorful Star Trails Chapter 4. Magic with Flash Introduction Hack 39 Outdoor Fill Flash Hack 40 Prevent Red Eye Hack 41 Add External Flash to Point and Shoots Hack 42 Bounce Flash for Softer Light Hack 43 Pro Portraits with Just Two Flashes Hack 44 Eliminate Glare in Reflective Surfaces Hack 45 Freeze Action with Electronic Flash Hack 46 Second-Curtain Flash for Cool Effects Chapter 5. The Computer Connection Introduction Hack 47 Judge Image Sharpness by File Size Hack 48 Unerase the Lost Hack 49 Name Folders to Organize Your Images Hack 50 Create a Web Photo Gallery Hack 51 Amazing B&W Prints from Your Inkjet Printer Hack 52 Great Color Prints from Your Inkjet Printer Hack 53 Pro-Quality Prints from Your Digicam Hack 54 Take Your Slideshow on the Road Hack 55 Virtual-Reality Movies from Your Digicam Hack 56 Digicam Movie Editing Made Easy Hack 57 Rotate Your Movie from Horizontal to Vertical Hack 58 Create a Rolling Movie Title Hack 59 Add Music to Movies and Slideshows Hack 60 Voiceovers for That Professional Touch Hack 61 Store Pictures and Movies on an iPod Chapter 6. Photoshop Magic Introduction Hack 62 Match Resolution to Output Hack 63 Secrets of Sharpening Hack 64 Sample Down for Email Attachments Hack 65 Crop and Resample in One Step Hack 66 Level That Dipping Horizon Hack 67 Power-Line Vanishing Trick Hack 68 Combine Two Pictures Hack 69 Sponge Out Red Eye Hack 70 Brighten Teeth Hack 71 Intelligent Auto Color Correction Hack 72 Soften Facial Lines Hack 73 Fix Flash Falloff Hack 74 Hand-Color with the History Brush Chapter 7. Camera-Phone Tricks Introduction Hack 75 Live with a Less-Than-Perfect Camera Hack 76 Send Snapshots to the Desktop Hack 77 Transfer Images Via Email Hack 78 Send a Paper Text Message Hack 79 Communicate in a Foreign Country Hack 80 Create a Home Inventory Hack 81 Rental-Car Tips and Other Auto Hacks Hack 82 Get the Big Picture with a Little Camera Phone Hack 83 Photo Moblogging Hack 84 Capture Life's Little Moments with Camera- Phone Video Hack 85 Use Your Camera Phone as a Slideshow Viewer Chapter 8. Weekend Photo Projects Introduction Hack 86 Create a Coffeetable Photo Book Hack 87 Create Custom Greeting Cards Hack 88 Keep a Digital Diary Hack 89 Capture Pictures of Your TV Screen Hack 90 Fax from Your Digital Camera Hack 91 Copy Slides with Your Digicam Hack 92 Preview Film Pictures with Your Digital Camera Hack 93 Photograph Zoo Animals Without Bars Hack 94 Get Close with Digiscoping Hack 95 Advanced Panorama Technique Hack 96 Shoot the Moon Hack 97 Remote-Control Camera Hack 98 Show Who's Who in Group Shots Hack 99 Rename Photos Automatically in Windows XP Hack 100 Stack Images to Remove Noise Colophon Index index_SYMBOL index_A index_B index_C index_D index_E index_F index_G index_H index_I index_J index_K index_L index_M index_N index_O index_P index_Q index_R index_S index_T index_U index_V index_W index_Y index_Z • Table of Contents • Index • Reviews • Reader Reviews • Errata • Academic Digital Photography Hacks By Derrick Story Publisher: O'Reilly Pub Date: May 2004 ISBN: 0-596-00666-7 Pages: 352 Going beyond the standard fare of most digital photography books, Digital Photography Hacks shares the knowledge that professional photographers have learned through thousands of shots' worth of experience and years of experimentation. With exquisite, full-color photos throughout, the book presents 100 proven techniques in the areas of daytime and nighttime photo secrets, flash magic, digital camera attachments, fun photo projects, camera phone tricks, and more. This book is your passport to taking the kind of digital photos you've always aspired to.
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