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David Pogue's "Top Ten Tips of All Time" for Digital Photography

By Mary Rotman
January 16, 2009
David Pogue's
If you're ready to jump into digital photography or would like to increase the skills you already have, David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual is just what you need. In this brand new book, bestselling author David Pogue provides a no-nonsense guide to the entire process, including how to buy and use a digital camera, get the same photographic effects as the pros, manage the results on your Mac or PC, edit photos, and share the results with your adoring fans. Here are David's "Top Ten Tips of All Time" for digital photography.

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Derrick Story's Recipes for Brightening a Smile and Blotting Out a Blemish

By Sara Peyton
November 12, 2008 | Comments: 1
Derrick Story's Recipes for Brightening a Smile and Blotting Out a Blemish
Beauty may be skin deep, but most of us hope to look our best in photos. And the following excerpt from Derrick Story's handy new book, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, offers a digital makeover of sorts--recipes for brightening a toothy grin and eliminating a skin blotch or two. "Even though you may not be the photographer to the stars, there will be times when you need to touch up a portrait," notes Derrick, whose new guidebook includes 18 easy-to-follow recipes for perfecting images. But remember, when it comes to digital enhancements Derrick offers this caution, "Regardless of which recipe you're working with at any given moment remember that less is more when retouching portraits." Read on to learn more.

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Boo! dekePod's Scary Halloween Episode

By Sara Peyton
October 22, 2008
Boo! dekePod's Scary Halloween Episode
A week ago Adobe began shipping Photoshop CS4 and already Deke McClelland's highly anticipated Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One is climbing bestselling charts. Even better, dekePod's special Halloween episode sheds light on CS4's scariest feature, the Masks palette. "It's kind of cute, but it's got a big old knife," notes Deke. Watch dekePod now to find out how to transform the Masks palette from, in Deke's own words, "a devil doll to a responsible citizen."

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What will the night reveal to your digital camera?

By Kathryn Barrett
October 13, 2008
What will the night reveal to your digital camera?
You may be surprised! The advent of digital photography has revolutionized the practice of night photography because a digital sensor can record the spectacular colors of the night. These colors are created by light waves in spectrums that are invisible to the naked human eye. For the first time we can truly "see" the world of the night around us. In a live webcast on Friday, Oct. 17, Harold Davis, author of Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers, will show why night photography has become increasingly popular among digital photographers...

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Lesa Snider King Takes a Look at Photoshop CS4

By Sara Peyton
September 26, 2008
Lesa Snider King Takes a Look at Photoshop CS4
King, founder of GraphicReporter.com, chief evangelist of iStockphoto.com, and author of our forthcoming Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual recently posted her thoughts on some of Photoshop CS4's new features and tools. Photoshop aficionados can look forward to some big changes that may take some getting used to. Will they like them? "For the most part, the answer is a resounding yes," says King.

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New Book: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion

By Mary Rotman
September 10, 2008
New Book: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion is not a typical camera guide. Rather than just showing you what all the buttons do, this unique book teaches you how to use various Digital Rebel features to make great photographs. Through easy-to-follow lessons, this book gives you a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use this camera. Learn more here.

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Olympic Moments Captured

By Mary Rotman
August 29, 2008
Olympic Moments Captured
You might have heard that our Digital Media Evangelist, Derrick Story, was hired by Apple to photograph the Beijing Olympics and help other photographers in the Main Press Center get their images of the events processed and posted. Colleen Wheeler, an editor for our Digital Media division, recently blogged about Derrick's experience at deke.com. Check it out to see many of Derrick's photos as well as links to other blogposts about his adventures in China.

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So You Want to Be a Travel Photographer? Rick Sammon Shows You How!

By Sara Peyton
August 20, 2008
So You Want to Be a Travel Photographer? Rick Sammon Shows You How!
Veteran travel photographer Rick Sammon shares his tips for shooting memorable images when on the road. "One of the cool things about digital SLR cameras (and top of the line cameras) is that you can control the shutter speed to either stop or blur action," writes Sammon, author of Face to Face. "A shutter speed of 1/500th of a second is usually fast enough to freeze most fast-moving animal action, but when the animal is moving extremely fast, as was this seagull in flight, I had to use a 1/2000th of a second shutter speed."

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Rick Sammon shares his secrets

By Kathryn Barrett
August 5, 2008 | Comments: 1
Rick Sammon shares his secrets
Last month photographer Rick Sammon, author of 28 books on digital photography, including his latest, Face-to-Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People gave a live webcast, sharing some of his top tips for taking great digital photos and answering questions from the audience. His pictures—including some from his latest trip to Papua New Guinea—are stunning and his knowledge is invaluable. If you missed the live show, you can still benefit from his expert advice—just watch the movie!

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Take Your Best Shot, Talking to Tim Grey about His New Book

By Sara Peyton
July 25, 2008 | Comments: 3
Take Your Best Shot, Talking to Tim Grey about His New Book
Digital imaging photography and imaging expert Tim Grey loves answering questions. In his new book, "Take Your Best Shot," he provides clear, informed answers to the questions serious photographers ask most often. Here he talks about his new book and offers some favorite digital photography tips.

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