Chapter 4

Picture Perfect: Working with Photos

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Seeing how digital photography works

Bullet Getting your digital images onto your Mac

Bullet Organizing your images

Bullet Taking photos with Photo Booth

Bullet Editing your images in Photos

Bullet Sharing photos with family and friends

I’m a photographer. My wife is a photographer. All our friends, neighbors, and family members are photographers. You, too, are probably a photographer. How do I know? Because one of the defining characteristics of our modern age is that everyone takes photos. Not because everyone wants to be the next Henri Cartier-Bresson or Annie Leibovitz. No, everyone takes photos because everyone carries with them a high-end camera in the form of an iPhone or a similar smartphone. Not only are today’s smartphone cameras sophisticated and feature-rich, but they’re also incredibly easy to use. Point-and-tap has become the new point-and-shoot. ...

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