Digital scrapbooking

Providing an overview of digital scrapbooking for the new to intermediate scrapbookers, this book shows the reader how to design and produce digital scrapbooks, which can be printed, posted to the web, or shared on digital media. Basic photo preparation and editing are covered, along with tips for better picture taking. Page layout and the incorporation of non-photographic elements are discussed, and instruction is given on creating one's own graphical elements, whether for use in a digital scrapbook or to be printed and used in a paper scrapbook. Both paper scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking have become quite popular, especially now that digital cameras are in common use. With all the information provided in this book targeted specifically to the digital scrapbook audience, its value over the cost of monthly magazines is strong. Written in tutorial style with the use of various applications to demonstrate techniques, this book is presented in a creative manner that the scrapbooking audience can relate to.

Author Notes

Sally Beacham is an author and teacher, specializing in Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop-compatible plugin filters, and digital scrapbook design. She teaches a series of classes at www.lvsonline.com and develops tutorials
Lori J. Davis is a technical writer and author of several books on Paint Shop Pro. She is a computer graphics fanatic, with a love for exploring the ins and outs of image editors and plugin filters. Davis has taught numerous online courses

Introduction	p. xvi
1 Scrapbooking Why and How	p. 3
The Scrapbooking Concept	p. 3
Traditional Paper Scrapbooks	p. 5
Journals and Altered Books	p. 6
Paper vs. Digital Scrapbooking	p. 7
Pros and Cons	p. 7
Tools of the Trade	p. 10
What Does Scrapping Cost?	p. 10
Digital Scrapbook Necessities and Niceties	p. 12
Hardware and Peripherals	p. 12
Scanners	p. 12
Printer	p. 14
Photo Printer	p. 16
Digital Cameras	p. 17
Graphics Tablet	p. 19
Software	p. 19
Useful Application Types	p. 19
Software Used in This Book	p. 21
And Away We Go!	p. 21
2 Digital Photo Fundamentals	p. 23
Digital Camera Basics	p. 23
Resolution: Megapixels and You	p. 23
Focus	p. 24
Exposure	p. 24
Lenses	p. 25
Memory and Power Sources	p. 26
Other Considerations	p. 27
Scanning Basics	p. 27
Resolution	p. 28
A Few Tips	p. 29
Rotating and Straightening	p. 30
Rotating	p. 30
Straightening	p. 32
Quick Fixes	p. 34
Noise Reduction	p. 36
Blurring and Sharpening	p. 37
Gaussian Blur	p. 38
Unsharp Mask	p. 40
Photo Enhancement	p. 42
Repairing Scratches	p. 42
Cloning	p. 43
Dodging and Burning	p. 44
Red Eye Reduction	p. 45
Cropping and Resizing	p. 46
Cropping	p. 46
Resizing	p. 47
A Few Last Words	p. 49
3 Basic Layout Guidelines	p. 51
Last Things First: Is That Your Final Output?	p. 51
That Pesky Resolution Question Revisited	p. 52
Faux Paper-Style or Not?	p. 53
Common Layout Sizes	p. 54
12 x 12	p. 54
8.5 x 11	p. 55
8 x 10	p. 55
8 x 8 and Variations	p. 56
Creating Your Layout	p. 56
Color Options	p. 61
Creating the Basic Layout	p. 64
Adding Texture	p. 66
Using Templates or Sketches	p. 72
4 Adding Graphic Elements	p. 75
The Photographs	p. 77
Photo Mats and Borders	p. 77
Creating Edge Effects	p. 81
Color My World	p. 86
Photo Frames	p. 88
Creating Depth and Realism	p. 91
Tags and Banners	p. 93
Ribbons, Fibers, and Bows, Oh My!	p. 95
Embellishments and Elements	p. 95
Using Digital Elements on Paper Layouts	p. 97
5 Text Techniques	p. 99
Finding Fonts	p. 100
Freeware Fonts	p. 101
Goodies on the CD	p. 102
Searching the Web	p. 103
Commercial Fonts	p. 104
Installing and Using Fonts	p. 107
Adding Basic Text	p. 108
Text Selections	p. 114
Vector Text Advantages	p. 115
Three Terrific Text Effects	p. 116
Transparent Vellum Text	p. 116
Photo Text	p. 118
Shaped Text	p. 120
Using Premade Alphabets	p. 122
6 Enhancing Your Pages with Filters	p. 125
Filters, Plug-ins, and Effects	p. 125
Defining Filters and Plug-ins	p. 125
Native Effects in Popular Applications	p. 128
Obtaining Plug-ins	p. 132
Freeware Plug-ins	p. 133
Commercial Plug-ins	p. 133
Installing and Managing Plug-ins	p. 134
Examples of Popular Plug-ins	p. 136
Alien Skin Plug-ins	p. 136
The Plugin Site	p. 138
Auto FX Software	p. 139
Other Plug-ins on the CD	p. 141
Extended Examples	p. 141
Text Effect with Eye Candy 4000	p. 142
Image Effect with Auto FX Plug-ins	p. 143
Edge Effect with Splat!	p. 143
7 Advanced Photo Techniques	p. 145
Better Cropping: The Rule of Thirds	p. 145
Improving Brightness and Contrast	p. 148
Levels	p. 148
Curves	p. 150
Manual Color Adjusting	p. 155
Understanding Color in Digital Images	p. 155
Common Situations Requiring Color Correction	p. 156
Setting Black, White, and Gray Points	p. 158
From Color to Black and White	p. 159
Desaturation	p. 159
Converting to Grayscale	p. 161
Black and White with Channel Mixing	p. 162
Variations on Black and White	p. 166
Tinted Black and White	p. 166
Colorizing Black and White	p. 167
Floating Color on Black and White	p. 168
Beyond Photo Correction	p. 169
8 Sharing Your Work	p. 171
On Paper	p. 171
Image Size and Resolution for Printing	p. 171
File Formats for Printing	p. 173
Choosing the Right Desktop Printer	p. 173
Choosing the Right Paper	p. 175
Resizing a Layout for Printing	p. 176
Printing an Image	p. 178
On the Web	p. 181
GIF, JPEG, and PNG	p. 181
Resizing a Layout for the Web	p. 182
Optimizing Images for the Web	p. 183
Image Slicing	p. 184
Web Photo Galleries	p. 185
Web Slideshows	p. 187
Displaying Your Layouts on the Web	p. 188
Sending Layouts as E-mail Attachments	p. 188
On Digital Media	p. 189
9 Creating Your Own Elements	p. 191
Using Clip Art	p. 191
Backgrounds and Papers	p. 194
Simulating Cardstock	p. 194
Simple Patterned Paper with Seamless Tiling	p. 195
Stripes and Plaids	p. 200
Corrugated Cardboard	p. 203
Simulating Vellum	p. 204
Torn Paper	p. 205
Mats and Frames	p. 208
Simple Mats	p. 208
Creating Cutouts for Frames	p. 208
Fancier Mats and Frames	p. 209
Tags	p. 210
Brads and Eyelets	p. 211
Ribbons and Fibers	p. 213
Ribbons	p. 213
Fibers	p. 215
10 Further Fun with Photos	p. 219
Compositing Photos	p. 219
Isolating the Figure	p. 219
The New Background	p. 224
Photo Montage	p. 226
Creating a Panorama	p. 228
Digital Face-Lift	p. 231
Drawings and Paintings from Photos	p. 236
Digital Drawings	p. 236
Digital Paintings	p. 240
Using Modified Photos in Layouts	p. 243
A Resources	p. 245
The Authors' Web Sites	p. 245
Scrapbooking Magazines	p. 246
Digital Scrapbooking Web Sites and Newsgroups	p. 246
General Scrapbooking Web Sites	p. 247
Scrapbook Designers	p. 247
Image Editor and Photo Album Manufacturers	p. 249
Digital Camera, Printer, and Scanner Web Sites	p. 250
Plug-ins and Utilities	p. 251
Fonts	p. 253
Clip Art	p. 254
Online Photo Sharing and Printing	p. 254
Web Hosts	p. 255
General Photography and Scanning-Related Web Sites	p. 255
Index	p. 257

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