See automatic white balance
B
backing up images, 176
See also archiving images
backlighting, 11
See also lighting
batch-processing image files, 169??“171
batteries, 16
maximizing life, 35??“36, 37
rechargeable, 37
birds, photographing, 69??“70
bird??™s-eye view, 90
black and white photography,
converting to, 108, 149??“151
blur
blurring image backgrounds, 77??“78
using creatively, 84
zoom blur, 160??“161
BMP file format, 132
borders, 154
brooks, 60??“61
See also seascapes
C
calendars, creating, 191
calibrating monitors, 103??“104, 105
candlelight, 95
Canon, 11
captions, 171
card readers, 103
cases, 17, 63
CCD devices, 2
See also image sensors
cityscapes, 60??“61
CMOS devices, 2
See also image sensors
collections, creating, 173??“174
color temperature, 34
CompactFlash cards, 3, 15
composing pictures, 26, 42??“43
adding perspective, 89??“90
bird??™s-eye view, 90
framing the subject, 92
geometric composition, 86??“89
repeating elements, 87??“88
Rule of Thirds, 42, 86
snail??™s-eye view, 91
tilting the camera, 91, 92
using curves, 88??“89
See also depth of field; focal length
contact books, creating, 180??“181
contact sheets, creating, 174??“175
continuous focus, 27, 77
creative shooting modes, 29??“30
See also shooting modes
cropping images, 129??“130
using the Rule of Thirds, 154??“157
See also editing images; Photoshop Elements
D
deleting images, 169
depth of field, 43, 77
See also composing pictures
digital cameras
cases, 17, 63
determining needs, 9??“11
digital SLR, 13, 14, 23??“24
features, 6??“8
high-end, 22??“23
how they work, 2
point-and-shoot, 12??“13, 22
prosumer, 13
researching, 11??“12
tripods, 17??“18
trying before buying, 14??“15
digital SLR, 13, 14, 23??“24
cleaning a digital SLR image sensor, 38??“39
Index
198 Digital Photography QuickSteps Index
digital tablets, 128
digital zoom, 13, 33??“34
See also optical zoom; zooming
downloading images, 8??“9, 102??“103
E
eBay auction photos, 70??“71
editing images, 10
adding a photo border, 154
adding text to an image, 151??“152
adjusting brightness and contrast, 115??“116
adjusting image colors, 108, 113??“115
adjusting lighting, 107??“108
adjusting shadows and highlights, 117
adjusting skin tones, 118
adjustment layers, 141??“144
changing image resolution, 131
color-correcting images, 111??“112
converting to black and white, 108
creating a vignette, 143??“145
cropping images, 129??“130, 154??“157
editing selections, 128??“129
fixing overexposed images, 148
fixing underexposed images, 149
layer blend modes, 137??“141
removing a color cast, 113??“114
resizing images, 130??“131
retouching portraits, 157??“159
saving edited images, 131??“133
sharpening images, 109, 110??“111
straightening photos, 146??“147
varying opacity, 141
See also layers; Photoshop Elements
e-mail, sharing images via, 181??“183
enhancing images
with camera controls, 29
with filters, 51??“53
See also editing images
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