The Desktop Photographer: How to Make Great Photographs with Your Computer
by Tim Daly
Paperback, 144pp.
ISBN: 0817437835

So you want to get into digital photography and/or scanning your photos so that you can work with them on your computer. But you're no techno geek and you don't have a clue where to get started. Tim Daly wants to be your ticket into digital. This book is divided into individual lessons that start with how computers and digital cameras work. The lessons then progress through tips on composing images, choosing an image editing program, and on into specific things you'll want to learn about actually editing your images, and finally what you'll want to know about printing them. Along the way you'll learn about toning, composites, and retouching. This is not one of those thick detailed Photoshop books that techies love. Rather its a practical introduction for the person who never wants to be a techie. They just want to work on their photos. 

Dictionary of Photography and Digital Imaging: The Essential Reference for the Modern Photographer
by Tom Ang
Paperback 388pp. 
ISBN: 0817437894

So you want to get into digital photography and/or scanning your photos so that you can work with them on your computer. But you're no techno geek and you don't have a clue where to get started. 

Tim Daly wants to be your ticket into digital. This book is divided into individual lessons that start with how computers and digital cameras work. The lessons then progress through tips on composing images, choosing an image editing program, and on into specific things you'll want to learn about actually editing your images, and finally what you'll want to know about printing them. Along the way you'll learn about toning, composites, and retouching. This is not one of those thick detailed Photoshop books that techies love. Rather its a practical introduction for the person who never wants to be a techie but just wants to work on their photos. 

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