Digital Photography Bible

Ken Milburn has been a photographer for more than four decades, having worked in advertising, travel, and fashion photography. He has been working with computers since 1981 and has written hundreds of articles, columns, and reviews for such publications as Publish, DV Magazine, Computer Graphics World, PC World, Macworld, and Windows Magazine. He has also published ten other computer books, including Master Photoshop 5.5 Visually, Cliff's Notes on Taking and Sharing Digital Photos, Digital Photography Bible, Photoshop 5.5 Professional Results, and Flash 4 Web Animation f/x and Design. Ken also maintains a practice as a commercial photo-illustrator and has become internationally known for his photo-paintings, which have been featured twice in Design Graphics Magazine, in the all-time best-selling poster for the 1988 Sausalito Arts Festival, and in the 1999 American President Lines calendar.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Welcome to the World of Digital Photography. Chapter 1: The Digital Photography Advantage. Chapter 2: The Basics of Making a Photograph Digital. Chapter 3: Tools for Making a Digital Photograph. Chapter 4: The Essentials of the Digital Studio. Chapter 5: The Essentials of the Digital Lab. Chapter 6: The Anatomy of a Digital Image. Part II: Tips and Tricks for Making Digital Images. Chapter 7: Accessories for Digital Cameras. Chapter 8: Scanner Tips. Part III: Shooting Digital Images. Chapter 9: Guidelines for Making Successful Photos. Chapter 10: Tips, Tricks, and Gadgets. Part IV: Choosing the Right Processing Software. Chapter 11: Choosing Professional-Level Image-Processing Software. Chapter 12: Choosing Small Office/Home Office Image-Processing Software. Chapter 13: Choosing Web Image-Processing Software. Chapter 14: Accessory Image-Processing Software. Part V: Processing Images Digitally. Chapter 15: Setting Up the Digital Imaging Computer. Chapter 16: Saving and Uploading Digital Images. Chapter 17: Photoshop Image Processing Basics. Chapter 18: Preparing Image Files for the Web. Chapter 19: Printing Digital Images. Chapter 20: More Specialized Programs for Digital Imaging. Appendix A: Digital Camera Makes and Models. Appendix B: Other Digital Resources. Appendix C: What's on the CD-ROM? Glossary. Index. End-User License Agreement. CD-ROM Installation Instructions.