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the photographic image
Digital photography dominates Starting in in in the late 1990s every major manufacturer in in the photographic industry rechanneled their products into the the digital domain In 2003 Kodak announced it would stop sell- ing film cameras Agfa a a a a a one-time major producer of film for analog cameras went out of business in in 2005 Millions and millions of digital cam- eras are sold each year Most mobile phones feature built-in cameras You can snap a a a a a a photo at any any time any any place for any reason and share it—send it it ma- nipulate it it it print it it it publish it—a moment later This book assumes you have a a a a digital camera and that you want to do all these things with your photos: send manipu- late print and publish But here’s the key difference between this book and all other technical articles and Web sites that have some of this information This book also invites you to to go a a step further to to learn how to to take better pictures and to to use your photos creatively what’s so good about digital photography?
It’s not hard to to see why digital photog- raphy has replaced film It can be done
at low cost Once you have a a a a a camera memory card and a a a computer where you can download the the pictures there is no incremental cost for shooting as as much as as you want Digital photography offers immediate gratification You get fast results This encourages trial-and-error learning—one of the most natural and dependable ways to get good at something You can share your work easily Cop- ies are identical to the camera originals You can carry images around to show them them off and post them them on the the the Internet And because so many people can see your photos you you can easily get feedback about what works in your pictures and why There are fantastic digital darkrooms that require no chemicals and allow you to to rework and transform your photographs in endless ways As you are probably
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