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Preface Compact Camera Photo Gallery; Believe It or Not |
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Introduction Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter |
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Compact Shooter's Gear Bag |
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Part I Compact Camera, Pro Results |
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Landscapes and City Scenes |
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Tell a Story with Pictures |
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Part II What Your Compact Camera Can and Can't Do |
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Getting Close to a Subject |
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Sunsets—and More on Subject Size |
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Part III Top Tips for Great Digital Pix |
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An Interesting Subject is Key |
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Pick an Interesting Vantage Point |
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Be Aware of the Background |
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Control the Light On-Site |
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Check Your Camera Settings |
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When You Think You Are Close Enough, Move Closer |
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When You Think You Are Done Shooting, Keep Shooting |
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Always Look Up, Always Look Down |
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The Name of the Game is to Fill the Frame |
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Do It In the Digital Darkroom |
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Look for Pictures within A Picture |
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Be Ready for Fun... and the Not So Fun |
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Make Pictures, Don't Just Take Pictures |
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Part IV Light: The Main Subject in Every Photograph |
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What Our Eyes See vs. What Our Cameras See |
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Scene Brightness and ISO Settings |
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Photographing People Indoors in Low Light |
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Reducing and Increasing the Light |
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More on Increasing the Light |
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Contrast and Outdoor People Pictures |
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Contrast in Scenic Pictures |
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Finding the Light: Part I |
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Finding the Light: Part II |
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Controlling the Movement of Light |
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Part V Understanding ISO |
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Bright Light and Low Light Settings |
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Digital Noise Degrades Image Quality |
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Set Higher ISO to Stop Action |
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Increase ISO to Stop Your Movement |
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Lower ISO to Blur Subject Movement |
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Part VI Get the Best Image Quality: RAW and JPEG |
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Settings for JPEG Image Quality/Compression |
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The Importance of Seeing the Light |
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RAW Really Rules with Panoramas |
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Part VII A Case for White Balance |
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Individual White Balance Settings |
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When White Balance Goes Wrong |
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When the Wrong White Balance Can Actually be Right |
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Correcting White Balance in Camera RAW |
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Part VIII Flash Settings: On, Off and Partial |
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Fill Flash Outdoors In the Shade |
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Add Just a Touch of Flash |
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When Flash May Not Be a Good Idea |
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Adding an Accessory Flash |
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Part IX The Zoom Lens Advantage |
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Closer or Wider, It's Your Choice |
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Blur the Background by Changing Position |
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Part X Setting the Mode |
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Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode |
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Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode |
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Center-Weighted Average Metering |
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Part XI The Wonders of Infrared Imaging |
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Have Fun with Filters, Tool |
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Part XII Photoshop Elements Confessions |
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#1: Quick Look at the Quick Mode |
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#2: The Full Mode is Full-Featured |
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#5: Love Those Adjustment Layers |
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#8: Brightness/Contrast Basics |
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#9: See What Hue/Saturation Can Do For You |
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#10: The Super Shadow/Highlight Control |
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#11: Select Your Selections Carefully |
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#12: Do It with the Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool |
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#13: Resize the Right Way |
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#14: Check-out Canvas Size |
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#15: Heal With the Spot Healing Brush |
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#16: Copy and Fix with the Clone Stamp Tool |
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#17: Wow 'ern With Black-and-White Images |
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#18: Have Fun with Effects |
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#20: Sharpen As The Final Step |
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Part XIII Expand Your Vision with HDR Imaging |
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Take at Least Three Shots |
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Do It with Details Enhancer |
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Part XIV Shooting Panoramas |
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Shooting Panos in a Tight Spot |
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Part XV HDR + Panos + Way-Cool Imaging Fun |
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Generate an HDR Image for Each Set of Images |
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Play in Photoshop Elements |
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Part XVI Make a Better Print |
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Size your Photo for Printing |
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