With the dramatic advances in technology that have taken place in the last several years, the picture quality now available from digital cameras makes them a viable option for producing professional photographs. Organized around the workflow for the production and maintenance of digital images, this book provides solution-oriented coverage of the challenges most often faced by amateurs and professionals working with these images. Readers learn about making, correcting, cataloguing, storing, and publishing digital photographs. Hints and notes provide shortcuts and place the use of specific commands in context with the workflow.

The Digital Photography Bible: Desktop Edition will make you a better photographer whether you switch to digital or stay with film and later convert your images to digital files. It also provides the practical information necessary for photographers to improve their picture taking skills and then guides them through via the digital process. Written by a professional photographer who teaches nonprofessionals how to become experts with a digital camera the book: guides the reader through beginning and intermediate tutorials; details how to achieve the best results with the correct use of digital cameras when shooting sports, nature, landscapes, and people; describes how to set up a digital darkroom to do your own image processing including use of Photoshop; details advice for non-photographer professionals such as real estate agents, insurance adjustors, journalists, PR specialists on camera criteria, focal lengths, resolution, useful accessories, flash capability, making the photo, and a photography checklist. Other valuable information includes the latest Photoshop plugins, comprehensive coverage of image management and RAW conversion, selection advice on the latest camera and printer equipment and more!

32-page color insert uses before and after examples to help the reader understand the techniques and problem-solving advice that the Bible provides. These sections will focus on digital darkroom techniques such as color correction, image correction, workflow for nonprofessionals, special effects, lighting, and on professional photography skills such as how lens choice can change the look of an image, composition, color, action shots, portraits and more.

The website will include dozens of sample photographs with which the user can experiment and a PDF mini-field guide the reader can print out and carry with them when taking pictures.