Chapter One
Becoming a Digital
Photography Maven
In This Chapter
Choosing equipment
Making great digital photos
Converting other photos to digital format
Making hard-copy prints
"Is digital photography all that different from film photography?" I hear
that question all the time, and there's a definitive answer: yes and no.
(So much for absolutes.)
Perhaps I should explain: The equipment you'll use and the procedures
you'll follow in digital photography are indeed very different from your venerable
35mm camera. Forget film and traditional film processing - and, if
you're a photographer with experience in the darkroom, you can also cast
off all those chemicals. If you have an inkjet or laser color printer, you can
produce all the prints you need right from your comp ... read full excerpt from Digital Photos, Movies, & Music Gigabook for Dummies. ebook
