Digital Photography 101

PSA Journal, August, 2005 by Stanley B. Ashbrook

Digital Photography 101 Michelle Perkins Amherst Media Soft cover, 6 x 9, 110 full color pages, $14.95 (Canada $20.95) ISBN 1-58428-160-X

As the title suggests Digital Photography 101 is a basic work on the subject. If you are either new or want to get started in digital photography, then the information Michelle presents will be of interest. For the newcomer, buying and using digital-photography equipment and software can be pretty intimidating. The information she presents is designed to remove these fears and build the confidence novices need to get top-quality results. She provides quick two-page lessons to show you how to select and work with digital cameras, scanners, computers, and printers.

Also featured are step-by-step techniques for performing some common basic image-editing tasks like red-eye reduction, color and exposure correction, sharpening, and retouching. These simple lessons will help you get up to speed.

Explained are the basics of digital photography, including resolution, megapixels, and file formats. She provides some basic information for what to look for when buying digital cameras, monitors, computer systems, digital-imaging software, and more. She provides tips for getting good images with your digital camera, even in tricky situations and scanning techniques for film-based images.

Covered also is printing your images at home or with a lab and sharing your digital images on-line with friends and family around the world.

Michelle Perkins is a professional writer and digital photographer who has written for PC Photo and is a regular contributor to Rangefinder magazine. She is the author of books on Photoshop Elements[TM] and Adobe[R] Photoshop aimed at the newcomer to digital photography.