Getting Started with Digital Imaging, 2nd Edition

Chapter   2

 

Tools of the Trade

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The times they are changing. You don’t need a computer for digital imaging anymore. Digital minilabs make creating inexpensive prints from your memory cards or digital files as easy as shooing film, but just as the person who wants to create expressive images with film needs a darkroom, the digital photographer who wants to produce images that sing needs a digital darkroom. Much as the center of the traditional darkroom is the enlarger, the heart of that digital darkroom is the computer. Connecting digital imaging peripherals to your computer may initially seem confusing but quickly settles down after you’ve identified what kind of devices you plan to connect. Most users ...