The Complete Guide to Digital Photography

"If crossing the chasm from film to the digital realm has been difficult for you-this book will help."-- PhotoSource International"Beginners and professional photographers alike will benefit from the sound advice. A useful resource while taking the leap to digital."-- Photo Industry ReviewIt's the bestselling, most complete digital guide available--and now it's thoroughly updated to reflect the state of the art. Featuring the latest operating systems and software versions, plus a new section on traveling with your gear, this fully illustrated, total approach to digital will lead you into an exciting new world of image making. An essential round-up of available cameras, computers, scanners, software, and printers--including current online printing services such as photobox and fotango, and the Epson 2000 series of archive printers--offers a plethora of technical possibilities. Detailed text and more than 300 color photographs show exactly how to take and make great portraits, landscapes, action shots, and more. Take advantage of the heightened ability to enhance images; change backgrounds or colors; add reflections; and create artistic effects with collaging, filters, and lighting techniques. Includes easy-to-follow projects for making calendars, business cards, websites, and more.

Michael Freeman is a renowned international photographer and writer. He is the author of the companion volume to this book, Digital Imaging - Special Effects, and has written over twenty other books, including In the Oriental Style, The Spirit of Asia and Ancient Angkor, all published by Thames & Hudson.