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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| What You Can Skip | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Where to Go from Here | |
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| What You Need to Take Pictures | |
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| Ladies and Gentlemen: Start Your Point-and-Shoots! | |
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| The Four Types of Point-and-Shoot Cameras | |
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| The Parts of Your Camera | |
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| Getting a Charge: The Pluses and Minuses of Batteries | |
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| Loading Film--the Painless Way! | |
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| Turning the Camera On--and Off Again | |
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| Get a Grip: Holding Your Camera | |
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| Rewinding Film (Congratulations!) | |
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| How to Pick the Best Film | |
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| Finding a Film That's Your Type | |
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| A Question of Speed | |
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| How Long a Roll Should You Buy? | |
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| Which Brand Should You Buy? | |
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| Making Your Photofinisher Work for You | |
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| Some Day My Prints Will Come | |
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| Types of Photofinishers | |
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| How to Get Good Prints | |
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| Finding a Good Photofinisher | |
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| Photo Communications 101 | |
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| Things That Can Go Wrong--and Do | |
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| Second Time Around: Getting Reprints | |
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| The Match Game: Finding the Right Negative for a Reprint | |
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| Getting Enlargements | |
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| The Electronic Photofinishing Revolution | |
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| Print Vending: The Photo Kiosk | |
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| Working with Your Point-and-Shoot | |
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| Pictures a la Mode | |
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| Button, Button, Where is the Button? | |
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| Mastering Your Camera's Modes | |
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| Merrily We Toggle Along | |
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| Millions of Modes? | |
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| Getting in the Mode | |
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| Seeing through Your Camera | |
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| Changing the Picture | |
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| Angling for Better Pictures | |
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| Going Wide--and Long | |
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| The Four Types of Point-and-Shoot Cameras--This Time by Their Lenses! | |
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| Focus Pocus: The Lens and Optical Magic | |
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| The Sharper Image: How Autofocus Works | |
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| Autofocus versus Fixed-Focus | |
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| Advanced Placement: Using the Focus Point | |
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| Far and Away: When to Use Infinity Lock | |
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| Extra Points: Widening Your Autofocus Horizon | |
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| The Commandments of Good Autofocusing | |
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| A Flash of Inspiration | |
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| Autoflash Mode: No-Fault Photo Insurance | |
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| Buttoning Down Flash | |
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| Fill-Flash Mode: Out of the Shadows | |
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| Flash-Off Mode: To Flash or Not to Flash | |
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| Slow-Sync Mode: The Flashiest Kind of Flash | |
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| Red-Eye Reduction: Getting the Red Out | |
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| Simplifying the Advanced Photo System | |
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| Advanced Photo System Advantages | |
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| Shape Shifter: APS Print Formats | |
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| Artistic License: APS Printing and Reprinting | |
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| Dropping In: How to Load APS Film | |
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| Conscious Choice: Types of APS Film | |
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| Information, Please: APS Printing Refinements | |
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| The Art Part | |
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| Seeing the Light | |
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| How Light Creates Mood and Atmosphere | |
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| Brilliant Strategies: Coping with Hard Light | |
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| Moment by Moment: Waiting for the Right Light | |
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| Case by Case: Working with Specific Kinds of Light | |
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| Suitable for Framing: How to Compose a Good Photograph | |
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| Composition Rules! | |
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| Aiming versus Framing | |
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| Big and Bigger: Filling the Frame | |
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| Zooming versus Moving | |
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| Near and Far: Balancing Foreground and Background | |
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| Dynamic Imbalance: Composing Off-Center | |
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| Low and High: Changing Your Angle | |
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| Creative Shuffle: Shifting Sideways for Clarity | |
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| Rotating the Frame: Horizontals versus Verticals | |
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| Working the Subject | |
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| Shoot to Thrill | |
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| Capturing Your Life: How to Keep a Photographic Diary | |
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| Why Take Pictures? | |
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| Sharing Pictures Is Half the Fun | |
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| Film Is Cheap, and Digital Photos Are Cheaper | |
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| A Time and Place: When to Shoot | |
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| What You Need for Great People Photos | |
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| From Candid to Formal: Expression and Gesture | |
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| Instant Light: Using Flash for People Pictures | |
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| Pretty as a Picture: Zoom Settings for Portraits | |
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| Love at First Shot: Photographing Children | |
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| The Cat in the Hat: Photographing Pets | |
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| Visual Heirlooms: Photos as Family History | |
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| Ten Lame Excuses for Not Taking Along Your Camera (And Why They're Lame) | |
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| Capture the Action | |
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| You Don't Need Fancy Equipment to Shoot Action | |
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| Your Dawdling Point-and-Shoot | |
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| Anticipating Action: The Art of Prefocusing | |
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| Different Strokes: Frozen or Blurred Action? | |
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| Tips for Better Action-Freezing | |
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| Beyond Sports: Be a Clutch Photographer | |
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| Scene Stealing: Making Effective Landscape Photos | |
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| Finding Landscapes Close to Home | |
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| Taking in the View: The Lens and Landscapes | |
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| Mastering the View: Landscapes and Composition | |
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| Shaping Your Print to the Landscape | |
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| People Power: Adding a Sense of Scale | |
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| Finding the Right Light | |
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| Exploring Seasonal Changes | |
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| The Urban Scene: Cityscapes are Landscapes | |
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| Have Camera, Will Travel | |
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| Planning Your Trip with Pictures in Mind | |
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| Weather, Light, and Sites: Researching Your Destination | |
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| Packing for Pictures: What to Bring | |
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| Scenes from a Voyage: What to Shoot, and How | |
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| The Digital Domain | |
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| Getting to Know Your Digital Point-and-Shoot | |
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| The Digital Details | |
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| How Many Megapixels Do You Really Need? | |
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| Setting the Resolution | |
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| The Viewing Screen | |
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| Viewfinder versus Viewing Screen | |
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| The Viewing Screen and Your Camera's Battery Life | |
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| What's on the Menu? | |
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| Using the Menu to Change Settings and Choose Modes | |
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| Taking Pictures with Your Digital Point-and-Shoot | |
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| When to Erase Pictures? | |
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| Downloading from a Digital Point-and-Shoot | |
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| What to Do with Digital Pictures? | |
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| Getting Pictures into Your Computer--Without a Digital Camera | |
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| Imaging Software: Digital Magic | |
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| Getting Prints from Your Digital Picture Files | |
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| Archiving Pictures from Your Digital Point-and-Shoot | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Things to Think about When Buying a Point-and-Shoot Camera | |
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| Don't Buy More Camera Than You Need | |
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| How Much Do You Want to Spend? | |
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| Who Will Be Using the Camera? | |
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| What Subjects Will the User Be Shooting? | |
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| Do You Want a Digital Camera or a Film Camera? | |
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| Do You Want a 35mm Point-and-Shoot or an APS Point-and-Shoot? | |
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| Do You Want a Zooming or Nonzooming Model? | |
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| What Zoom Range Do You Need? | |
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| What Features Do You Want? | |
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| Is the Camera Comfortable to Hold and Operate? | |
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| Is the Viewfinder Easy to Look Through? | |
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| How About the Viewing Screen? | |
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| Ten Simple Ways to Make Your Pictures Better | |
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| Capture the Moment | |
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| Don't Use the Viewfinder like a Gun Sight | |
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| Get Close | |
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| Shoot from a Low or High Angle | |
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| Use Flash Outdoors | |
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| Use a Fast Film | |
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| Place the Main Subject Off-Center | |
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| Move from Side to Side | |
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| Experiment with the Horizon Line | |
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| Take Lots of Pictures | |
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| Ten Great Places to Take Pictures | |
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| Chincoteague Island, Eastern Shore, Virginia | |
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| Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas | |
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| Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah | |
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| Las Vegas, Nevada | |
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| White Birch Forest, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan | |
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| The Staten Island Ferry, Battery Park, New York | |
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| Paradise Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington | |
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| Lucy the Elephant, Margate City, New Jersey | |
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| The Santuario de Nuestra Senor de Esquipulas, Chimayo, New Mexico | |
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| Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida | |
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| Ten Things to Try If Your Camera Won't Shoot | |
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| Turn the Camera On Correctly | |
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| Reload the Film | |
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| Insert to Replace the Memory Card | |
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| Replace or Recharge the Battery | |
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| Make Sure the Battery Is Correctly Installed | |
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| Clean the Battery Contacts | |
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| Check the Flash-Ready Lamp | |
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| Step Back from the Subject | |
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| Make Sure Your Digital Camera Has Finished Saving the Previous Picture | |
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| Rewind the Film and Insert a New Roll | |
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| Photospeak: A Short Glossary | |
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| Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers | |
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| Index | |