101 Quick and Easy Secrets for Using Your Digital Photographs

CONTENTS......Page 8
INTRODUCTION......Page 13
CHAPTER 1 Preparing Your Photos for Use......Page 16
Maintaining Your Computer so You Don’t Lose Image Files......Page 17
Cropping Photos to Make Them Look Better......Page 19
Attaching Photos to Email (Including the Largest Sizes You Can Send for Each Service)......Page 21
Storing Your Photos Online......Page 22
Storing Your Photos and Backups Properly......Page 23
Organizing Photos on Your Computer......Page 26
Managing Your Photos in iPhoto......Page 29
Managing Your Photos in Picasa......Page 31
Flickr......Page 33
Photoshop/Photoshop Elements......Page 34
GIMP......Page 35
Resizing Your Photos for Different Uses......Page 37
Using a Memory Card Reader to Transfer Photos......Page 38
CHAPTER 2 Sharing Your Photos Online......Page 42
Posting and Sharing at Flickr......Page 43
Sharing Using Picasa and Picasa Web Albums......Page 46
Posting and Sharing at Shutterfly......Page 47
Posting and Sharing at Photobucket......Page 49
Posting and Sharing at ImageShack......Page 52
Creating a MySpace Photo Album......Page 54
Creating a Facebook Photo Album......Page 57
CHAPTER 3 Sharing Your Photos with Family and Friends......Page 62
Hosting Photo Nights to Share Photo Slideshows......Page 63
Joining a Photography Meetup Group......Page 64
Taking an Online Photography Class......Page 65
Becoming a Member of the CityDailyPhoto.com Blog Group......Page 68
Making a Family Tree Website with Photos......Page 69
Making a Photo Webpage......Page 71
Making a Photo Collage......Page 72
CHAPTER 4 Preparing Your Photos for Use......Page 76
Getting the Best Printer for the Price......Page 77
Choosing the Right Paper for Making Prints......Page 79
Learning Color Management for Great Color Photos......Page 81
Printing in Black and White......Page 84
Maintaining Your Printer......Page 85
Outsourcing Your Printing......Page 86
Blowing Up Your Prints to Wall Size......Page 87
CHAPTER 5 Scrapbooking Bug Gotcha?......Page 90
Photography and Paper Scrapbooking......Page 91
Downloading Free Digital Kits for Your Photos......Page 92
Trying Digital Scrapbooking......Page 95
Using Photoshop/Elements Filters to Make Art from Photos......Page 96
Making a Theme for Your Scrapbook Page......Page 98
Looking at What Other Scrappers Have Done......Page 99
Organizing Your Scrapbook Album......Page 101
Paper Scrapbookers’ Supplies Galore......Page 103
CHAPTER 6 Photo Blog Heaven......Page 106
Starting a Photo Blog with Blogger......Page 107
Starting a Blog with Images and Text on WordPress......Page 110
Starting a Photo Blog with Images on Aminus3......Page 111
Submitting Your Blog URL to Google......Page 113
Composing a Photo Essay for Your Blog......Page 114
Choosing Photos That Tell a Story for Your Blog......Page 116
Discussing Camera Settings for Your Photos on Your Blog......Page 117
Posting Retro Family Photos on Your Blog......Page 119
Posting Your Photos While You Are on a Trip......Page 120
Building a Moblog......Page 122
CHAPTER 7 As Pretty as a Picture Frame......Page 124
Putting Your Photos in a Digital Picture Frame......Page 125
Framing Your Photo Using a Frame Purchased on the Internet......Page 126
Framing Using Acid-Free Mats......Page 127
Recycling Thrift-Store Frames for Your Photos......Page 129
Framing Your Photo Online......Page 130
Making a Frame for Your Photo in Photoshop......Page 131
CHAPTER 8 Making Big Bucks Selling Your Photos (and Donating Them, Too)......Page 134
Selling Your Photos to Online Microstock Photography Agencies......Page 135
Copyrighting Your Photos......Page 136
Selling Your Photos as Postcards......Page 138
Selling Your Photo Designs at Zazzle.com......Page 139
Selling Photos to Regional Magazines......Page 140
Donating Your Framed Photos to Charitable Institutions (and Getting Tax Deductions)......Page 142
Selling Your Photography on eBay......Page 144
Selling Your Photography on Craigslist......Page 146
Selling Your Photos at an Art/Street Fair......Page 147
Selling Your Framed Photos at a Café, Art Gallery, or Consignment Store......Page 149
CHAPTER 9 Personal Accessories......Page 152
Putting Your Photos on Coffee Mugs......Page 153
Ironing Your Photos on T-Shirts......Page 154
Making Business Cards with Your Photos at MOO.com......Page 157
Burning Your Photos onto a Gift CD......Page 158
Creating a Greeting Card Online......Page 159
Creating Custom Postage Stamps with Your Photos at Stamps.com......Page 161
CHAPTER 10 Getting Published......Page 164
Making Your Photos Web Ready......Page 165
Making Your Photos Magazine Ready......Page 167
Writing a How-To Photo Book......Page 168
Entering a Photography Competition......Page 170
Self-Publishing a Photo Book Using Blurb......Page 171
Submitting Photos to the Big-Time Media Outlets for Publication......Page 172
Getting Your Photo Noticed on Google......Page 174
Using BigHugeLabs to Publish Photo Posters, Jigsaw Puzzles, Comicbook Captions, and More......Page 176
CHAPTER 11 Promoting Yourself......Page 178
Building a Website That Respects Your Budget......Page 179
Knowing What You Want on Your Website......Page 181
Letting Others Know about Your Website/Blog......Page 183
Using Twitter to Announce Your Events/Activities......Page 184
Creating a Print Photography Portfolio......Page 185
Interacting with Others Online......Page 187
Pounding the Pavement......Page 189
CHAPTER 12 Working with Slideshows......Page 192
Making a Movie from Your Images Using iMovie......Page 193
Making a Movie from Your Images Using Windows Movie Maker......Page 194
Making a Slideshow Using Picasa......Page 196
Putting Your Slideshow on YouTube......Page 197
From Movie Maker......Page 198
Embedding a Slideshow on Your Blog......Page 199
On WordPress......Page 200
Using Slide.com to Make a Slideshow......Page 201
Making and Sharing Your Slideshow at Slideroll.com......Page 202
Showing Your Slideshows on TV......Page 204
CHAPTER 13 Film to Digital......Page 206
Sorting through Your Old Photos to Prepare Them for Scanning......Page 207
Scanning Prints, Slides, and Negatives......Page 208
Getting Your Photos (Including Negatives) Professionally Scanned......Page 210
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Q-R......Page 219
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Y-Z......Page 223