Table Of ContentDigital Photography Hacks
Table of Contents
Copyright
Credits
About the Author
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Why Push the Envelope?
Preface
Why Digital Photography Hacks?
How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
How to Contact O'Reilly
Got a Hack?
Chapter 1. Digital Camera Attachments
Introduction
Hack 1 Pocket Tripods on the Go
Hack 2 Travel Tripod: A Happy Compromise
Hack 3 Walking-Stick Mount
Hack 4 Convert Your Monopod into a Makeshift Tripod
Hack 5 Steady Shots from the Comfort of Your Car
Hack 6 Attach Your Camera to Bicycle Handlebars
Hack 7 Flash Brackets for Pro Lighting
Hack 8 A Flexible Arm to Hold Accessories
Hack 9 Bubble Levels to Keep Things Straight
Hack 10 Battle the Sun with an LCD Hood
Hack 11 Convert Your Digicam to a Digital SLR
Hack 12 T-Mounts and Other Threaded Tricks
Hack 13 Double-Strapping on the Trail
Hack 14 Stay in Charge of Your Batteries
Hack 15 Gaffer's Tape When All Else Fails
Chapter 2. Daytime Photo Secrets
Introduction
Hack 16 Pantyhose Diffusion Filter for Flattering
Portraits
Hack 17 Capture Kids Without Going Crazy
Hack 18 Use Sunglasses as a Polarizing Filter
Hack 19 Get the Big Picture with a Panorama
Hack 20 Secrets of Whiteboard Photography
Hack 21 Make Your Own Passport Photo
Hack 22 Get Super Close
Hack 23 Multiple Exposures, Digital Style
Hack 24 Go Low-Rez
Hack 25 Painless Infrared Photography
Hack 26 Create the Maximum Depth of Field
Hack 27 Create Soft Background Portraits
Hack 28 Analyze Metadata to Improve Your Shots
Chapter 3. Nighttime Photo Hacks
Introduction
Hack 29 Nighttime Portraits with Scenic Backgrounds
Hack 30 Street Shooting at Night
Hack 31 Capture the Nighttime Mood and Leave the Red
Eye at Home
Hack 32 Take Flash Shots of People Who Blink
Hack 33 Auto Headlamps and Other Streaming Lights
Hack 34 Starlight Effects for Candles and Lights
Hack 35 Light Painting and Colored Gels
Hack 36 Secrets of Fireworks Photography
Hack 37 Night Landscapes and the Moon
Hack 38 Colorful Star Trails
Chapter 4. Magic with Flash
Introduction
Hack 39 Outdoor Fill Flash
Hack 40 Prevent Red Eye
Hack 41 Add External Flash to Point and Shoots
Hack 42 Bounce Flash for Softer Light
Hack 43 Pro Portraits with Just Two Flashes
Hack 44 Eliminate Glare in Reflective Surfaces
Hack 45 Freeze Action with Electronic Flash
Hack 46 Second-Curtain Flash for Cool Effects
Chapter 5. The Computer Connection
Introduction
Hack 47 Judge Image Sharpness by File Size
Hack 48 Unerase the Lost
Hack 49 Name Folders to Organize Your Images
Hack 50 Create a Web Photo Gallery
Hack 51 Amazing B&W Prints from Your Inkjet Printer
Hack 52 Great Color Prints from Your Inkjet Printer
Hack 53 Pro-Quality Prints from Your Digicam
Hack 54 Take Your Slideshow on the Road
Hack 55 Virtual-Reality Movies from Your Digicam
Hack 56 Digicam Movie Editing Made Easy
Hack 57 Rotate Your Movie from Horizontal to Vertical
Hack 58 Create a Rolling Movie Title
Hack 59 Add Music to Movies and Slideshows
Hack 60 Voiceovers for That Professional Touch
Hack 61 Store Pictures and Movies on an iPod
Chapter 6. Photoshop Magic
Introduction
Hack 62 Match Resolution to Output
Hack 63 Secrets of Sharpening
Hack 64 Sample Down for Email Attachments
Hack 65 Crop and Resample in One Step
Hack 66 Level That Dipping Horizon
Hack 67 Power-Line Vanishing Trick
Hack 68 Combine Two Pictures
Hack 69 Sponge Out Red Eye
Hack 70 Brighten Teeth
Hack 71 Intelligent Auto Color Correction
Hack 72 Soften Facial Lines
Hack 73 Fix Flash Falloff
Hack 74 Hand-Color with the History Brush
Chapter 7. Camera-Phone Tricks
Introduction
Hack 75 Live with a Less-Than-Perfect Camera
Hack 76 Send Snapshots to the Desktop
Hack 77 Transfer Images Via Email
Hack 78 Send a Paper Text Message
Hack 79 Communicate in a Foreign Country
Hack 80 Create a Home Inventory
Hack 81 Rental-Car Tips and Other Auto Hacks
Hack 82 Get the Big Picture with a Little Camera Phone
Hack 83 Photo Moblogging
Hack 84 Capture Life's Little Moments with Camera-
Phone Video
Hack 85 Use Your Camera Phone as a Slideshow Viewer
Chapter 8. Weekend Photo Projects
Introduction
Hack 86 Create a Coffeetable Photo Book
Hack 87 Create Custom Greeting Cards
Hack 88 Keep a Digital Diary
Hack 89 Capture Pictures of Your TV Screen
Hack 90 Fax from Your Digital Camera
Hack 91 Copy Slides with Your Digicam
Hack 92 Preview Film Pictures with Your Digital Camera
Hack 93 Photograph Zoo Animals Without Bars
Hack 94 Get Close with Digiscoping
Hack 95 Advanced Panorama Technique
Hack 96 Shoot the Moon
Hack 97 Remote-Control Camera
Hack 98 Show Who's Who in Group Shots
Hack 99 Rename Photos Automatically in Windows XP
Hack 100 Stack Images to Remove Noise
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Digital Photography Hacks
By Derrick Story
Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: May 2004
ISBN: 0-596-00666-7
Pages: 352
Going beyond the standard fare of most digital
photography books, Digital Photography Hacks
shares the knowledge that professional
photographers have learned through thousands of
shots' worth of experience and years of
experimentation. With exquisite, full-color photos
throughout, the book presents 100 proven
techniques in the areas of daytime and nighttime
photo secrets, flash magic, digital camera
attachments, fun photo projects, camera phone
tricks, and more. This book is your passport to
taking the kind of digital photos you've always
aspired to.
Description:Your digital camera is more than new incarnation of your old film camera. Yes, it still produces photos, but it also offers new outlets for creativity, including instant gratification of seeing your photos now, the ability to experiment without worrying about expense, the technology to fine-tune you
