Two Great Books for Digital Photography Beginners

Do you have digital photos stored on your camera and no idea what to do with them? This book and DVD package provides the tools needed to transform your photos into fun and cool looking projects. The book shows how to take great shots and transform them into cool photo creations. The DVD features video training to help you understand photo editing along with the software you need to complete the projects.

Julie Adair King is the bestselling author of five editions of Digital Photography For Dummies as well as the recently published Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers. She is a speaker at digital photography seminars around the country.

• Fix common digital photo flaws
• Combine pictures into a collage
• Enhance focus, color, and exposure
• Restore treasured family photos
• Spice up photos with text and special effects

The Bonus DVD includes:

• Over two hours of video training
• All the sample photos that appear in the book
• Trial Versions of the software

This full-color book walks you through the most common projects and tasks you’ll encounter in your digital photography activities. The book demonstrates the basics of setting your camera for the best shot before diving into how to approve your photos. Projects include adding light to a dark photo, improving focus, getting rid of red-eye, touching up blemishes, creating a collage, building a scrapbook page, turning a photo into a flyer or business card, and turning a photo into a piece of artwork ready for framing.

This book includes a DVD that contains "screencast" lessons created by the author that let you watch the specific steps of each project on your screen while you do them yourself. The DVD also includes trial versions of the software used in the book as well as sample images from the text.

This may be the best book for starting to learn Photoshop CS3 - Teach Yourself Visually - Adobe Photoshop CS3 -

Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Photoshop CS3 tasks. Each task-based section includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:

• Finding images and video clips.
• Changing size and resolution.
• Using the Quick Selection tool.
• Adjusting hue and saturation.
• Applying Smart Filter effects.
• Creating a contact sheet.
• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks.
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task.
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step.
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules.

• Read Excerpt: Table of Contents (PDF)
• Read Excerpt: Index (PDF)