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Tables of Contents for Digital Camera Companion
Chapter/Section Title
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FOREWORD
xxiii
2
INTRODUCTION
xxv
CHAPTER 1 A DIGITAL CAMERA FAQ
1
22
What Are Digital Cameras?
2
1
How Do Digital Cameras Work?
2
3
How Do Digital Cameras Compare With Traditional Cameras?
5
1
What Types Of Digital Cameras Are Available?
5
1
Which Camera Is The Best?
6
1
What's The Difference Between Scanning And Digital Photography?
7
1
What Is The Advanced Photo System?
8
1
What Is Photo CD?
9
1
Which Companies Make Digital Cameras?
10
1
What Is The Apple Image Capture Platform?
10
1
Who's Using Digital Cameras?
11
1
What Tips Can You Offer In Taking Digital Photographs?
12
1
Can I Sell My Digital Images?
12
1
Why Must I Wait Between Shots?
12
1
What About Other Digital Camera Hardware?
13
1
How Do I Decipher The Digital Photography Jargon?
14
1
What Is FlashPIX?
15
1
What Are PCMCIA And CompactFlash Cards?
15
1
What Should I Use To Manipulate My Photos?
16
1
What Are LivePicture And Photoshop?
16
1
Will Digital Cameras Make Me A Better Photographer?
17
1
Can I Create Animation With My Digital Cameras?
17
1
Is Digital Photography Better Done On A Macintosh Or A Windows PC?
18
1
Is There Software To Help Me Organize My Pictures?
18
1
Can I Email My Pictures And Post Them On The Web?
18
1
What Are QuickTime VR And Surround Video?
19
1
Can I Connect My Camera To My TV To View Pictures?
20
1
Will My Color Printer Provide Quality Output Of My Photos?
20
3
CHAPTER 2 PURCHASING A CAMERA AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
23
22
What Is Your Price Range?
25
3
Low-End Cameras
25
1
Mid-Range Cameras
26
1
High-End Cameras
26
2
Understanding Digital Camera Features
28
5
Resolution And Photo Capacity
28
1
PCMCIA Cards
29
1
CompactFlash
30
1
Selective Deletion
30
1
LCD Screens, Video, And Sound
31
1
Bundled Software
31
1
Zoom
32
1
TV Viewing
32
1
Connections
32
1
Tripods
32
1
Camera Settings
33
1
Portability
33
1
Buying The Right Computer For Digital Photography
33
2
CPU
34
1
Memory
34
1
Graphics Card And Monitor
34
1
Modem Connection
35
1
Printer
35
1
Accessories
35
8
Some Overall Accessory Resources
35
1
Tripods
36
2
Lights
38
1
Reflectors
38
1
Lenses And Filters
38
2
Carrying Cases
40
1
Batteries And Power Supplies
40
1
PCMCIA Cards And CompactFlash Cards
41
2
Do I Really Need All Of This?
43
2
CHAPTER 3 THE BASICS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL CAMERAS
45
20
The Many Uses Of A Digital Camera
46
11
Create Digital Photo Art
46
1
Create Insurance Records
46
1
Create Morphing Animations
46
1
Create Web Graphics And GIF Animations
47
3
Make Panoramic Stitched Photos
50
1
Create Virtual Reality Tours
51
1
Create Walking Tours
51
2
Create Photo Business Cards
53
1
Generate Computer Clip Art And Fonts For Web And Desktop Publishing
54
1
Generate Textures And Objects For 3D Graphics Programs
55
2
Email Photos To Friends And Family
57
1
What Makes A Photo Good?
57
3
Rule 1: Good Digital Photos Begin With Good Raw Images
57
1
Rule 2: Maximize The Resolution Of Your Images
58
1
Rule 3: Think In Terms Of The Desired End Result
58
1
Rule 4: Take Digital Photos With A Purpose In Mind
59
1
Rule 5: Keep In Mind The Fundamental Rules Of Photography--Even If You Don't Follow Them
59
1
PROJECT: A TYPICAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION
60
2
Digital Photography Issues
62
1
Will Digital Cameras Replace Film Cameras?
62
1
Toys Or Tools?
62
1
Raw Vs. Retouched
62
1
Ethics, Anyone?
63
1
Most Of All, Have Fun
63
2
CHAPTER 4 TOP TIPS FOR TAKING GOOD PICTURES
65
8
Experiment With Every Aspect Of Your Camera
66
1
Focus On The Subject
66
1
Get The Exposure Correct
67
1
Reduce Background Distractions
67
1
When To Use A Flash
67
1
Be Aware Of Lighting
68
1
Take Multiple Shots, Not Single Shots
68
1
Experiment With Angles
69
1
Add Action To A Subject
70
1
Shoot People Naturally
71
1
Shoot Some Unique Images
71
2
CHAPTER 5 A GUIDE TO SHOOTING WITH DIGITAL CAMERAS
73
22
Why Digital?
74
1
What Medium?
75
1
Developing A Digital Camera Philosophy
76
1
Accentuate The Advantages, Ignore The Deficiencies
76
1
Be Artistic
77
1
Shooting Ideas And Tips
77
14
Capture The Best Raw Imagery First
77
1
Working Backwards Toward A Plan
78
1
Lighting Greatly Affects Digital Photos
78
1
Watch Those Reflections
79
1
Buy Lenses For Variety
80
1
Shoot In Black And White
80
1
Shoot On Wet And Cloudy Days
81
1
Shoot Anything--Exercise Reckless Abandon
81
1
Always Download Everything
81
1
Turn Off The Flash
81
1
Don't Trust The LCD Display
82
1
Take Extra Batteries
82
1
Think About Cutouts
82
1
Maximize Image Resolution Area
83
1
Use A White Board For Objects
83
1
Watch Those Settings!
84
1
Always Shoot At High Resolution
85
1
Shooting For Textures
85
4
Shooting 2D And Copy Work
89
1
Calibration May Be Required
89
2
What's A Professional Photographer To Do?
91
4
Does It Save Money And Time?
92
1
Color Calibration
92
1
Image Processing Software Skills Are A Must
93
2
CHAPTER 6 DIGITAL CAMERA FILE FORMATS
95
16
The Fundamentals Of File Compression
96
2
Run-Length Encoding (Lossless Compression)
97
1
Lossy Compression
98
1
Common Graphics File Formats
98
8
TIFF
99
1
GIF
100
1
PNG
101
1
JPEG
102
1
EPS
103
1
FlashPIX
104
1
Other File Formats
105
1
Archiving Formats
106
3
PK Zip And WinZip
107
1
Stufflt
108
1
UUencoded Files
108
1
Ready, Set, Process
109
2
CHAPTER 7 WORKING WITH RAW IMAGES
111
48
A Review Of The Products
113
3
Adobe Photoshop 4.0
113
1
Adobe PhotoDeluxe
113
1
Fractal Design Painter
114
1
KPT Convolver
114
1
Kai's Power Goo
114
1
Kai's Power Tools
114
1
LivePicture
114
1
Micrographx Picture Publisher
115
1
Paint Shop Pro
115
1
PhotoTools 1.0
115
1
The Black Box/Eye Candy
115
1
DeBabelizer
115
1
xRes
115
1
The Tricks Of The Trade
116
1
Camera-Ready Package
116
1
Enter The Adobe Plug-In Architecture
116
1
Some Basic Photo Imaging Tips
117
5
Be Creative And Be Patient
117
1
Take Small Steps
117
1
Adjust Parts Of The Picture, Not The Whole Picture
118
1
Calibrate Your System
118
1
Save Often
119
1
Take Notes
119
1
Cutting Out Subjects From Your Photos
119
2
Learn To Zoom In
121
1
Adjust Colors First, Then Apply Filters
121
1
Read As Much As Possible--Build A Library Of Good Books
121
1
Look For New Filters
121
1
Explore, Explore, Explore
122
1
Processing Your Images
122
1
The Basics Of Color Imaging
122
4
Color Concepts
123
2
CIE L *a*b
125
1
Working With Color Imaging
126
6
Other Filters And Processes In Photoshop
132
12
Sharpen Filters
133
1
Blur Filters
134
1
Noise Filters
135
1
Distort Filters
136
2
Pixelate Filters
138
1
Render Filters
139
1
Stylize Filters
140
1
Artistic Filters
141
1
Sketch Filters
142
1
Texture Filters
143
1
LivePicture And xRes: Photoshop Peers
144
2
LivePicture
144
1
xRes
145
1
Comparing Photoshop, xRes, And LivePicture
145
1
Convolver Filters
146
1
Kai's Power Tools
147
3
The Black Box/Eye Candy
150
2
Fractal Design Painter
152
2
Kai's Power Goo
154
2
Sites Worth Visiting
156
1
If You Want To Learn More...
157
2
CHAPTER 8 STORING AND SENDING CAMERA IMAGES
159
18
Storing Photos
160
3
Zip Drive
161
1
Jaz Drive
161
1
SyQuest Cartridges
162
1
MCD Drive
162
1
Vertex Drive
163
1
Photo Organizing
163
4
Organizing Programs
164
3
WinZip And Stufflt: The Art Of Collection And Compression
167
2
Where To Get WinZip And Stufflt
168
1
PROJECT: RUNNING WINZIP TO CREATE A ZIP FILE
169
1
PROJECT: RUNNING WINZIP TO UNZIP A ZIP FILE
170
1
PROJECT: USING STUFFIT (FOR MAC USERS) TO COMPRESS FILES
170
1
PROJECT: UNCOMPRESSING A SIT FILE ON A MAC
171
1
PROJECT: SENDING PICTURES VIA EMAIL
172
2
Pictures And The Usenet
174
1
Where To Post Pictures
174
1
Stored, Organized, And Sent
174
1
PROJECT: ENCODING PICTURE FILES FOR EMAIL AND NEWSGROUPS
175
2
CHAPTER 9 DIGITAL CAMERA PROJECTS
177
40
About The Projects
178
1
Creating a Photo Collage
178
2
Photographing For A Collage
178
2
PROJECT: PUTTING YOUR COLLAGE TOGETHER
180
2
PROJECT: BUILDING COOL FONT EFFECTS
182
3
Unusual Textures
185
1
Shooting For A Font Texture
185
1
Creating The Word
185
1
PROJECT: CREATING ORIGINAL TEXTURES FOR NON-ORIGINAL FONTS
186
1
Creating Fun Calendars
187
2
Shooting For A Digital Photo Calendar
187
1
Finding Your Software
187
2
PROJECT: CREATING THE CALENDAR
189
1
PROJECT: CREATING GREETING CARDS
190
3
Creating Stitched Photos
193
5
Stitching Is As Practical As It Is Fun
193
1
Shooting Photos For Stitching
194
1
Lining Up The Shot
195
2
Taking The Pictures
197
1
PROJECT: STARTING THE STITCH
198
4
Some Fine-Tuning Tips
201
1
Creative Coloring Books And Puzzles
202
1
Creating A Coloring Book
202
1
Shooting For Coloring Book Imagery
202
1
PROJECT: CONVERTING A PHOTO TO QUALITY COLORING BOOK LINE ART
203
2
PROJECT: CREATING A PICTURE PUZZLE
205
1
Multimedia Screen Savers, Slide Shows, And Outputting To Videotape
206
1
PROJECT: SHOOTING FOR YOUR SLIDE SHOW OR SCREEN SAVER
207
2
Outputting To Videotape
209
1
Some Output Ideas
210
1
Funky Masks
210
1
PROJECT: CREATING YOUR MASK
211
3
Thermal Transfer Madness
214
3
Creating A T-Shirt
214
3
CHAPTER 10 PRINTING YOUR PHOTOS
217
24
What To Print?
218
3
Learning The Ropes
221
3
DPI, RGB, And Other Suspicious Acronyms
222
2
Printing At Home
224
6
Color Ink-jet Printers
225
2
Color Laser Printers
227
1
Dye-Sublimation Printers
228
2
Submitting Your Photos To A Service Bureau
230
11
There Are Print Shops, And Then There Are Print Shops
231
2
The Service Bureau Edge
233
1
Online Service Bureaus
234
3
Using Substrates
237
4
CHAPTER 11 DIGITAL CAMERAS AND THE WEB
241
32
Digital Photos On The Web: The Basics
242
6
Optimizing Your Web Images
243
1
Optimize For Quality
243
1
Optimize Image Size And Crop
243
1
Determine Bit Depth
243
5
Palette Optimization Programs
248
3
Creating An Animated GIF
251
2
A Simple Slide Show
252
1
PROJECT: PUTTING TOGETHER AN ANIMATED GIF
253
5
Image Maps
258
3
Creating An Image Map
258
2
Other Editors
260
1
PROJECT: CREATE A WALKING ADVENTURE
261
2
QuickTime VR And Surround Video
263
3
QuickTime VR
264
1
QuickTime VR Development Overview
264
1
The Basics Of Shooting For QuickTime VR
265
1
Stitching The Scene
266
1
Viewing QuickTime VR
266
1
Surround Video
266
2
Surround Video SDK
267
1
Viewing A Surround Video Scene
267
1
The Differences Between Surround Video And QuickTime VR
267
1
Web Graphics: Further Reading
268
1
The Art Of HTML And Web Page Editing
268
5
HTML Editors
270
1
The Syntax Of HTML Imagery
271
1
Two Additional HTML Tags
272
1
CHAPTER 12 HAVING FUN WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
273
20
PROJECT: CREATING A VIRTUAL JIGSAW PUZZLE
274
3
Fun With Goo
277
6
Shooting For Goo
277
1
Goo Features
277
4
Adding Text And Playing Movies
281
1
Inputting And Outputting With Goo
282
1
Morphing Images
283
2
Using Morph: An Overview
284
1
PROJECT: USING MORPH: STEP-BY-STEP
285
4
Even More Fun Awaits!
289
1
PROJECT: PLACING GOOS ON THE WEB
290
3
CHAPTER 13 MAKING MONEY WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
293
12
A Digital World Will Pay For Digital Photography
294
1
Digital Stock Photography: The Major Way To Take Stock
295
4
Stock Photography Archives
296
1
Digital Clip Art
297
1
Going It Alone
298
1
Assignment Work
299
1
Portfolios Online
300
1
Photographs Or Products?
301
1
Resources For Professional Digital Camera Work
302
3
The STOCKPHOTO Page
302
1
Other Stock Photo Resources
302
3
CHAPTER 14 CAMERA MANUFACTURERS: A REFERENCE GUIDE
305
22
AGFA
306
2
AGFA ActionCam
307
1
AGFA StudioCam
307
1
AGFA ePhoto
307
1
Apple Computer, Inc.
308
1
Apple QuickTake 150
308
1
Arca-Swiss
308
1
Arca-Swiss TrueCam
308
1
Associated Press
308
1
NC2000E
308
1
Canon USA, Inc.
309
1
Canon EOS DCS 3
309
1
Canon EOS DCS 1
309
1
Canon PowerShot 600
309
1
Casio, Inc.
310
1
Casio QV-30
310
1
Casio QV-10A
310
1
Casio QV-10
310
1
Casio QV-100
310
1
Chinon America, Inc.
310
1
Chinon ES-3000
311
1
Connectix Corporation
311
1
Connectix Color QuickCam
311
1
Dicomed, Inc.
312
1
Dicomed DDC 7520
312
1
Dicomed BigShot 3000
312
1
Dicomed BigShot 4000
313
1
DuPont Printing And Publishing
313
1
Crosfield C 130
313
1
Dycam, Inc.
313
1
Dycam 10-C
313
1
Dycam Agricultural Digital Camera
314
1
Eastman Kodak
314
2
Kodak DCS 460
314
1
Kodak Professional DCS 420
314
1
Kodak Professional EOS-DCS 5
315
1
Kodak Professional DCS 465
315
1
Kodak Digital Science DC50 Zoom
315
1
Kodak Digital Science DC40
315
1
Kodak Digital Science DC20
316
1
Kodak Digital Science DC25
316
1
Epson America, Inc.
316
1
Epson PhotoPC
316
1
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
316
2
Fujix DS-7
317
1
Fujix DS-220
317
1
Fujix DS-505/DS-515
317
1
Fujix HC-2000
318
1
Kanlmage, Inc.
318
1
KanImage Digital Photography System
318
1
Leaf Systems, Inc.
318
1
Leaf CatchLight
318
1
Leaf DCB II
318
1
Leaf Lumina
319
1
MegaVision, Inc.
319
1
MegaVision T2
319
1
Minolta Corporation
319
1
Minolta RD-175
319
1
Dimage V
319
1
Nikon, Inc.
320
1
Nikon E2 Series
320
1
Coolpix 100
320
1
Olympus America
320
1
Olympus D-200L
320
1
Olympus D-300L
321
1
Phase One United States, Inc.
321
1
PhotoPhase Plus
321
1
Phase One Studiokit
321
1
PowerPhase
321
1
Polaroid Corp.
322
1
Polaroid PDC 2000/60, Polaroid PDC 2000/40, Polaroid PDC 2000/T
322
1
Ricoh Corp.
323
1
Ricoh RDC-1
323
1
Ricoh RDC-2
323
1
Scanview, Inc.
324
1
Scanview Carnival 2000S
324
1
Sega
324
1
Sony
324
3
Sony DKC-ID1
325
1
Sony DKC-5000 CatsEye
325
2
APPENDIX A
327
26
APPENDIX B
353
8
INDEX
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