Sunday, January 4, 2009

Avid Handbook or Digital Photography for Teens

Avid Handbook: Advanced Techniques, Strategies, and Survival Information for Avid Editing Systems

Author: Greg Staten

Brimming with workflow efficiencies for the experienced editor, The Avid Handbook teaches you the hows and whys of operating the system in order to reach streamlined, creative end solutions. The book emphasizes time-saving techniques, shortcuts, and workflow procedures- the true keys to getting a job done.

The book has also been updated to include new information on HD formats and workflows, color-correction and grading capability enhancements, MXF media standardization, and much more.

Also new to this edition are an 8 page 4-color insert, adding depth to the color-correction lessons, as well as running sidebars throughout the book, calling out time-saving tips and techniques.

* New information on High-Definition tools and production workflows, allowing you to complete your HD projects in the most efficient manner
* New details on product updates and innovations such as HD, color-grading and capabilities, file-based video formats, and file-based instead of tape-based output
* The new edition features sidebars throughout that call out time-saving tips and techniques, as well as a new 8 page 4-color insert for more effective display with the color correction lessons



Interesting textbook: Catering Handbook or Multiuser Detection

Digital Photography for Teens

Author: Mark Campbell

Don't be fooled by the title. Digital Photography for Teens doesn't make a half-hearted attempt at teaching the fundamentals of digital photography. It doesn't stop at the basics and it doesn't assume that as a teen, you aren't capable of tackling advanced topics. Instead, it focuses on the things that teens want to get out of digital photography. Photography is a technical field, and this book covers numerous aspects of shooting great photographs. Each chapter builds upon skills developed in the previous chapters, following the natural process of digital photography: setting up the shot, taking the picture, transferring it to your computer, editing it, and prepping it for the screen or print. If you're ready to progress beyond snapping simple pictures, then your journey starts here!



Table of Contents:
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
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
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
Expressing Yourself     69
Designing the Shot     69
Using Composition Techniques     70
Let There Be Lighting     80
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
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
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
Adjusting Light and Color     135
Working with an Image Editor      135
Getting the Hang of the Interface     136
Using Color Management     138
Editing a Photo     141
Correcting the Exposure     146
Adjusting Shadows and Highlights     149
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast     152
Correcting Color     153
Setting White Balance     153
Adjusting Saturation     155
Removing Red-Eye     157
Going Grayscale     159
Changing One Color into Another     162
Pushing at the Edges (of a Digital Photo)     165
Adjusting Resolution and Print Size     165
A Tale of Canvases and Images     169
Changing the Canvas     170
Cropping the Photo     171
Adding a Built-In Border     175
Rotating the Canvas     176
Flipping the Canvas     178
Changing the Image     179
Scaling the Photo     179
Applying Your Own Digital Zoom     182
Stretching or Squeezing the Photo     185
Rearranging Pixels     189
Making a Selection     189
Working with Layers     193
Moving Pixels from One Layer to Another      193
Bringing in Pixels from Other Photos     196
Managing Multiple Layers     197
Scaling and Rotating the Contents of a Layer     200
Adjusting Opacity     202
Saving a Layered Photo     203
Touching Up the Photo     204
Painting     206
Erasing     209
Cloning (or How to Remove Old Boyfriends)     211
Adding Finishing Touches and Special Effects     215
Adjusting Sharpness     215
Using the Adjust Sharpness Command     217
Using the Sharpen Tool     220
Designing Captions and Word Balloons     222
Adding the Text     222
Adding a Word Balloon     228
Applying Layer Styles     230
Applying Filters     232
Showing Your Photos Onscreen     237
Getting Your Photos Ready     237
Downsampling to Screen Resolution     238
Resizing the Width     240
Crushing the Image File     242
Displaying Your Work     245
E-Mailing Your Photos     246
Posting Your Photos Online     246
Making Movies from Your Photos     248
Making Prints      251
Determining the Optimum Resolution     251
Printing at Home     252
Printing Elsewhere     253
Resampling the Photo to the Optimum Resolution     254
Printing     255
Printing from Your Computer     256
Printing from Your Camera or Memory Card     259
Ordering Prints Online     259
Creating a Photo Book in Photoshop Elements     260
Building the Book     261
Working with Frame Layers     264
Changing the Theme of a Page     266
Adding New Pages to the Book     267
Saving and Printing the Book     268
Making Other Photo Creations     269
Index     273

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