Over 200 full-color images, an attractive two-column design, and a price under $30 make this guide a must for digital photographers who want to take their skills to the next level.
　　Presents step-by-step instructions in uncluttered, highly visual format
Clear steps illustrate the before-and-after transformations of images
Topics covered include selecting proper camera settings, shooting against the best backdrop available, using photo-editing tools to correct mistakes, adjusting software and printer settings for better results, and performing "extreme" makeovers.
　　40 percent of U.S. households now own a digital camera, and digital camera sales grew by 43 percent in 2004 over the prior year.

Julie Adair King is the author of many books about digital photography and imaging. Her most recent titles include Digital Photography For Dummies, Shoot Like a Pro!: Digital Photography Techniques, Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop for Photographers, and Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop Elements. Other works include Photo Retouching & Restoration For Dummies, Adobe PhotoDeluxe For Dummies, Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 For Dummies, and Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 For Dummies. A graduate of Purdue University, King resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Introduction
1 SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA AND DIGITAL DARKROOM
　Turn Down ISO to Stifle Noise
　Capture More Pixels for Better Prints
　Bury JPEG Artifacts
　Go Raw for Maximum Quality and Control
　Turn Off Digital Zoom
　Expand Your Palette with a Wider-Gamut Color Space
　Frame Loosely for Greater Print Flexibility
　Profile Your Monitor for Accurate Image Display
　Make Friends with Your Photo Editor
　Customize Your Tool Brush to the Job
　Choose Your Paint Colors
　Master the Art of Selecting
　Wave the Magic Wand to Select by Color
2 EXPOSURE AND LIGHTING MAKEOVERS
　Exposing a Better Picture
　Autoexposure Hack #1: Change the Metering Mode
　Autoexposure Hack #2: EV Compensation
　Go Flash Free for Better Indoor Portraits
　Use Fill Flash to Improve Outdoor Portraits
　Snap a More Colorful Sunset Portrait
　Banish Reflections and Shadows from Product Shots
　Correct Exposure in Your Photo Editor
　Reveal Lost Shadow Detail
3 FOCUS MAKEOVERS
　Draw Attention to Your Subject with Focus
　Blur a Busy Background in Your Photo Editor
　Steady the Camera, Sharpen the Shot
　Solve Autofocus Miscues
　Bring More of the Scene into Focus
　Increase Shutter Speed to Freeze Action
　Turn Water into Mist with a Slow Shutter
　Discover Drama in the Details with Macro-Focusing Power
　Create the Illusion of Sharper Focus
4 COLOR MAKEOVERS
　Neutralize Light with Manual White Balancing
　Add Warmth for Better Portraits
　Tweak Color Balance in Your Photo Editor
　Remove a Color Cast with a Single Click
　Dial Back Saturation to Reveal Subtle Details
　Direct the Eye with Color
　Lower the Odds of Red Eye
　Repair Red Eye (Or Green, Yellow, or White Eye)
　Add Impact by Going Gray
　Give Your Picture an Antique Look
5 MORE DIGITAL DARKROOM MAKEOVERS
　Straighten a Tilting Image
　Straighten Converging Verticals
　Crop to a Better Composition
　Crop to Specific Dimensions
　Clone Away Intrusive Objects
　Apply a Blur to Diminish Noise
　Make a High-Resolution Image Web Friendly
6 EXTREME MAKEOVERS
　Turn Sorry Snapshots into Framable Winners
　Take a Low-Light Landscape from Dark and Drab to Bright and Fab
　Turn a Blurry Mess into an Animal Adventure
　Give Your Product Shots More Sales Appeal
　APPENDIX: GLOSSARY AND QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
　Glossary of Digital Photography Terms
　Picture Makeover Quick Reference
　Symbol Quick Reference
　Products/Services Quick Reference
　My Camera Quick Reference
　Set Up Color Management in Photoshop Elements
INDEX