![Photography - Very Kool Gear [ PVKG.com ] - Information, Advice and Gear for Beginning and Ameateur Photographers](http://pvkg.com/wp-content/themes/pze/headers/header.jpg)
iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual
Written by: David Pogue, Derrick Story
Editorial Reviews:
If you used iPhoto when it first came out, you'll remember the way it slowed to a crawl once you loaded it with about 2,000 photos. Compare that to this year's model: iPhoto 6 can handle as many as 250,000 images and still have the power to run a host of suped-up features. Its new software engine lets you make changes with a drag & drop editing tool, find photos with a robust search feature, and manipulate images without affecting the originals in your master library. You can also:
If you like "iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, you might also like ...
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: As Good As It Gets!
Comment: As a technical writer myself I am not a huge fan of the current style of most of the "How To..." books on the market. iPhoto 6 by Derrick Story therefore comes as a breath of fresh air in an arena so full of carbon dioxide as to leave one gasping.
Clearly written, entertainingly framed, wonderfully efficient in telling you what you need to know, when you need to know it. Better yet this wonderful manual is tightly organized around the nearly forgotten technique of creating a context for technique rather than simply spewing forth a breathless recitation of "Push this button, tweak this dial, buy this product."
This extremely well written inside look at iPhoto 6 is all you will ever need to get up and running. If ole Steve Jobs was smart he'd kidnap this guy and put him to work advising the techies responsible for fine tuning future versions of iPhoto.
Well done Mr. Story and please keep up the good work.
And Mr. Pogue, you are forgiven for the mess you made of my life with the Missing Manual for Appleworks6!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A beginner's bible for iPhoto 6
Comment: As a beginner with digital photography,there is a great deal of iPhoto that is intuitive;however,there are so many options and errors that can be made,at least in my limited experience,that this book is a constant reference guide. I previously purchased "Switching to Mac,The Missing Manual",and found it so valuable that I bought this "Missing Manual".This series of books has been both informative and entertaining.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best book on iPhoto and Digital Photography
Comment: Some say lightening can never strike the same place twice. The Missing Manual series proves that wrong. David Pogue and the O'Reilly gang constantly hit the mark and spark creativity and knowledge in a variety of programs.
IPhoto 6 covers absolutely every aspect of digital photography on your Mac, leaving few stones unturned. In order to make sure you get the great photos you need and minimized the editing needed in iPhoto, Derrick Story and David Pogue make sure you buy the right digital camera for your needs and tells you the basics of lighting and composition. After reading that chapter, I looked at my own iPhoto library and understand why I liked certain shots and why others ended up on the digital darkroom floor.
After explaining how to buy a camera and create great photos, the authors take you through the steps of using iPhoto in logical order: importing, managing, outputting and of course backing up. More technical manuals need to do this. Instead of taking you through the features, they take you through the workflow.
The writing was typical of the series: clear, understandable with plenty of screen shots to explain the concepts. While I consider myself an expert on iPhoto, the book was full of subtle tips and tricks to shave hours off my digital photo management.
The strength of the book was definitely the extensive chapters on what to with your photos after they are in iPhoto. Photos are meant to be shared, not locked up in your hard drive. He went over not just the specifics of all the printing options such as photo books and calendars, but also using iMovie, iWeb, and iDVD to share the photos with the world.
The final chapters covered some more advanced options such as AppleScript and Automator. Unlike other Missing Manual books that simply point you to the website to download utilities, Pogue and Story explained some of these programs and how they can help you expand your iPhoto capabilities. The Appendix was definitely the icing on the cake handling practically every iPhoto error and it's solution, as well as walking you through the basics of every iPhoto menu command and its implications.
My only complaint was somewhat weak coverage on desktop printing of photos. I always get confused about the way to feed the photo paper and how to configure settings to get the proper output. iPhoto, the printer's software, the printer, and Mac OS X must all be in alignment to print properly. These days, I simply upload it to the drugstore website and print it there. Printing to services other than Apple's wasn't really covered either.
While iPhoto basics are simple and quick to learn, "iPhoto 6 the Missing Manual" helps you become the hands down master of digital photos on your Mac. Others will tremble in fear of your massive knowledge after reading this book cover to cover.
Pros: Covers every aspect of digital photography and makes everyone an iPhoto wiz.
Cons: Needed more coverage of desktop and third party printing of photos.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DUH! IT'S A NO BRAINER!
Comment: ANY question you might have, any project you might conjure up.....this book has all the answsers in the most easy format. A must have if you have an iMac and a digital camera!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect introduction and Overview
Comment: Might not have much for experienced power users - but for me as a Mac newcomer it did the trick. iPhoto is easy to use and most things you can figure out by yourself, but this book is a big timer saver in doing so and has also some tips that you otherwise might not have figured out
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780596527259
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 059652725X
Label: Pogue Press
Manufacturer: Pogue Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher: Pogue Press
Studio: Pogue Press
 | Format: Paperback List Price: $29.99 Our Price: $19.79 Your Save: $ 10.20 ( 34% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Average Customer Rating: |
Editorial Reviews:
If you used iPhoto when it first came out, you'll remember the way it slowed to a crawl once you loaded it with about 2,000 photos. Compare that to this year's model: iPhoto 6 can handle as many as 250,000 images and still have the power to run a host of suped-up features. Its new software engine lets you make changes with a drag & drop editing tool, find photos with a robust search feature, and manipulate images without affecting the originals in your master library. You can also:
- View and work on full-screen images
- Make quick edits with one click
- Work with RAW images
- Create cool new calendars, greeting cards and books
- Post photos online with the new iWeb application
- Use a method of sharing called "Photocasting"
Apple makes it all sound so easy: just drag this, click that and you're done. But, as intuitive as these features are, you can still get lost, especially if you're new to iPhoto. Not to worry. iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual gives you plenty of undocumented tips & tricks for taking advantage of the new version and every little feature packed into it.
It's the top-selling iPhoto book for good reason. With wit and objectivity, David Pogue and Derrick Story start you out with a crash course on digital photography, complete with tutorials on buying a camera, composing brilliant photos in various situations (sports, portraits, nighttime shots, even kid photography), and making digital movies. From there, you'll dive into every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, searching, editing, and creating books, calendars and greeting cards. You'll learn to build a personal web site built with iWeb, and discover "Photocasting"-the new service that allows. Mac subscribers to publish photo albums online so that others can use the photos, even if they work on PCs.
With iPhoto 6, you could add 1000 photos a month for the next 20 years and not fill it. With iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, you can get going in no time.
If you like "iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, you might also like ...
 | iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual |
 | Mac OS X Tiger: Missing Manual |
 | Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition |
 | The Macintosh iLife 06 |
 | Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual |
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: As Good As It Gets!
Comment: As a technical writer myself I am not a huge fan of the current style of most of the "How To..." books on the market. iPhoto 6 by Derrick Story therefore comes as a breath of fresh air in an arena so full of carbon dioxide as to leave one gasping.
Clearly written, entertainingly framed, wonderfully efficient in telling you what you need to know, when you need to know it. Better yet this wonderful manual is tightly organized around the nearly forgotten technique of creating a context for technique rather than simply spewing forth a breathless recitation of "Push this button, tweak this dial, buy this product."
This extremely well written inside look at iPhoto 6 is all you will ever need to get up and running. If ole Steve Jobs was smart he'd kidnap this guy and put him to work advising the techies responsible for fine tuning future versions of iPhoto.
Well done Mr. Story and please keep up the good work.
And Mr. Pogue, you are forgiven for the mess you made of my life with the Missing Manual for Appleworks6!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A beginner's bible for iPhoto 6
Comment: As a beginner with digital photography,there is a great deal of iPhoto that is intuitive;however,there are so many options and errors that can be made,at least in my limited experience,that this book is a constant reference guide. I previously purchased "Switching to Mac,The Missing Manual",and found it so valuable that I bought this "Missing Manual".This series of books has been both informative and entertaining.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best book on iPhoto and Digital Photography
Comment: Some say lightening can never strike the same place twice. The Missing Manual series proves that wrong. David Pogue and the O'Reilly gang constantly hit the mark and spark creativity and knowledge in a variety of programs.
IPhoto 6 covers absolutely every aspect of digital photography on your Mac, leaving few stones unturned. In order to make sure you get the great photos you need and minimized the editing needed in iPhoto, Derrick Story and David Pogue make sure you buy the right digital camera for your needs and tells you the basics of lighting and composition. After reading that chapter, I looked at my own iPhoto library and understand why I liked certain shots and why others ended up on the digital darkroom floor.
After explaining how to buy a camera and create great photos, the authors take you through the steps of using iPhoto in logical order: importing, managing, outputting and of course backing up. More technical manuals need to do this. Instead of taking you through the features, they take you through the workflow.
The writing was typical of the series: clear, understandable with plenty of screen shots to explain the concepts. While I consider myself an expert on iPhoto, the book was full of subtle tips and tricks to shave hours off my digital photo management.
The strength of the book was definitely the extensive chapters on what to with your photos after they are in iPhoto. Photos are meant to be shared, not locked up in your hard drive. He went over not just the specifics of all the printing options such as photo books and calendars, but also using iMovie, iWeb, and iDVD to share the photos with the world.
The final chapters covered some more advanced options such as AppleScript and Automator. Unlike other Missing Manual books that simply point you to the website to download utilities, Pogue and Story explained some of these programs and how they can help you expand your iPhoto capabilities. The Appendix was definitely the icing on the cake handling practically every iPhoto error and it's solution, as well as walking you through the basics of every iPhoto menu command and its implications.
My only complaint was somewhat weak coverage on desktop printing of photos. I always get confused about the way to feed the photo paper and how to configure settings to get the proper output. iPhoto, the printer's software, the printer, and Mac OS X must all be in alignment to print properly. These days, I simply upload it to the drugstore website and print it there. Printing to services other than Apple's wasn't really covered either.
While iPhoto basics are simple and quick to learn, "iPhoto 6 the Missing Manual" helps you become the hands down master of digital photos on your Mac. Others will tremble in fear of your massive knowledge after reading this book cover to cover.
Pros: Covers every aspect of digital photography and makes everyone an iPhoto wiz.
Cons: Needed more coverage of desktop and third party printing of photos.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DUH! IT'S A NO BRAINER!
Comment: ANY question you might have, any project you might conjure up.....this book has all the answsers in the most easy format. A must have if you have an iMac and a digital camera!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect introduction and Overview
Comment: Might not have much for experienced power users - but for me as a Mac newcomer it did the trick. iPhoto is easy to use and most things you can figure out by yourself, but this book is a big timer saver in doing so and has also some tips that you otherwise might not have figured out
Technical Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780596527259
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 059652725X
Label: Pogue Press
Manufacturer: Pogue Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher: Pogue Press
Studio: Pogue Press
