Get Creative!: the Digital Photo Idea Book

Jacket Description/Back: For Anyone with a Digital Camera and a Desire to Create"Each project can be personalized to fit your needs. What a great resource for anyone interested in having fun with digital images!" -- Michele Gerbrandt, Founding Editor, "Memory Makers magazine"Answers the question 'What do I do with all these digital photos?' I learned a lot from this terrific book. You will, too." -- Tom Negrino, best-selling author and "Macworld contributing editorCreate everything from a kitschy 1940s travel postcard to a beautiful quilt printed with family photos. This approachable guide is the perfect resource for digital camera owners new to art, as well as for arts-and-crafts hobbyists looking for new ways to use their skills. You'll learn all the essentials--working with color, combining type and images, creating fine art images, and more. Working with the image editing programs that usually come with your digital camera, computer, or scanner, you'll get professional-looking results with step-by-step help from the authors. Plus, the book is packed with ideas and examples in a 16-page full-color insert, so you'll have plenty of inspiration. Covers: Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel PHOTO-PAINT Jasc Paint Shop Pro Microspot PhotoFix Ulead PhotoImpact Companion Web site features free downloadable files, color images, and moreMarc Notes: Coverage includes: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Corel Photo-Paint 11, Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7, Microspot PhotoFix 3, and Ulead PhotoImpact 8; More than 100 great ideas for your digital photos!--Cover; Includes index; A companion website is also available. Publisher Marketing: This text shows the reader how to have fun converting digital photos into artistic creations. Design everything from a hand-tinted period photo to a kitschy 40s travel postcard to photomontages and more.

Contributor Bio:  Binder, Kate Kate Binder is a graphics expert who works from her home in New Hampshire. She has written articles on design tools and techniques, publishing workflows, and photography for magazines including Publish, PEI, and Desktop Publishers Journal. Kate is also the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mac OS X, Easy Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, and Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 3, and she is the coauthor of several more books, including Microsoft Office: Mac v. X Inside Out, SVG for Designers, and Get Creative: The Digital Photo Idea Book. Contributor Bio:  Binder, Richard Richard is an artist, designer, and technical writer who works in both traditional and electronic media.