Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images walks you through repairing damage to your cherished images and then colorizing them to provide a realistic color photograph. Even badly damaged photographs can gain a new lease on life. This book provides step by step details on how to repair significant damage and then tint (add color) to the image using Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or GIMP. Each skill is accompanied with example files so you can see the work in progress and then practice on your own. As an added bonus, step by step techniques are included to restore 3D (stereo view) images popular from the 1850's - the 1920's. Your knowledge base of digital photo editing will grow with the use of layers, tools and filters that will be practical in working with any image. Subjects covered: Why colorizing works Tools needed (including links to free software) Obtaining your images (scanning details and links to free public domain images) Repairing damage (from minor to major) Selecting the right color and creating a color palette Coloring your image to create a realistic image Stereo (3D) restoration and tinting essentials Digital Content: Practice and improve your skills using the more than two gigabytes (2Gb) of sample images from the book that are available to download.

Lightroom 4(r) Made Easy is a fresh look at Adobe's software program for photographers. Written by Adobe Certified Instructor Dave Kelly, this is a concise, straight to the point "how to" book. It is created to sit at the computer with the photographer and guide her or him through all the techniques available in the software using step by step easy to understand instructions. Some of the techniques have never been presented before in either a book or video tutorial. All seven modules of Lightroom 4(r) are covered in detail with images of the panels and bullet points for the techniques. In this book the photographer will learn simple image importing and organizing procedures, new techniques for developing images, creating books, slideshows and web galleries. The section on printing from Lightroom is one of the most complete presen

A picture is worth a thousand words and this is especially true with the latest technological advancements for digital photography. The author, a former amateur photographer himself, was bewildered by the different functions of his DSLR camera and how they affected the final outcome of his shots. After many months of research and with the help of friends, the author finally learned and mastered his DSLR. Michael says, "The sad thing is that people don't go necessarily "go with the flow" to say the least. With the tons of new features that keep getting added, aspiring photographers are overwhelmed on how to use them effectively. This translates into bland and unimaginative pictures that you wouldn't even save on your computer or memory disk." People nowadays don't have the time to learn everything from the ground up anymore in this busy world. So the author condensed everything he learned and put it altogether in just one book that will help you master your DSLR in just 21 days Point and Shoot: Digital Photography Basics for Beginners and Amateurs: Master your DSLR in 21 Days is an e-book that teaches you the fundamental concepts and techniques of digital photography and at the same time delves deeper into more of its complexities. This installment of the Point and Shoot e-book series focuses on the fundamentals of digital photography and includes topics from the basic concepts and terminologies of digital photography to the complexities of different styles and techniques or how to use light effectively. Thanks to Point and Shoot: Digital Photography Basics for Beginners and Amateurs: Master your DSLR in 21 Days, amateur photographers no more have to worry about researching and reading tons of books and manuals. Instead they are given the opportunity to learn all the basic concepts and techniques that any photographer should know in this very concise and to the point book. This e-book also covers important topics that every photographer should know and not just amateurs. Topics such as camera maintenance and the right tools and accessories you need to get the best results when taking a photograph. Here is what you will learn in the book: Introduction to the Different Qualities of Digital Photos Basic Terminologies in Digital Photography Types of Cameras Camera Accessories Camera Lenses Maintenance Digital Photography Techniques and Styles Capturing Your Subject Lighting Composition Photography

This book was written and illustrated by the author to teach any photographer how to routinely produce striking pictures of animals.

Digital Photography was first introduced to the general since the 1989. Since then there have been many people buying DSLR's cameas who think that if they spend a lot of moen public for 25 years and is still in it's infancy as more consumers enter in to their lives capturing wonderful life events and moments everyday. Photography is like a foreign language, it takes years to become an accomplished photographer. With DSLR's, the camera manual does not include how to start taking photographs rather it tell s more the camera's features. In this book, I will teach you how to get started making photographs rather then taking photographs