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Digital Photography Hacks

By
Derrick Story

Publisher: O''''Reilly

Pub Date: May 2004

ISBN: 0-596-00666-7

Pages: 352

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

Colophon

Index