Using iPhoto '11

Using iPhoto '11

Released February 2011
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780789748249

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Video description

Using iPhoto '11 brings you over 50 media elements, detailing everything from importing and organizing your photos to editing, adding special effects, and sharing your photos in print and online. Using these instructional audio and video files is the fastest way to get comfortable with the newest version of iPhoto. Topics covered include taking professional quality photos, fixing lighting, color and other problems, creating special projects with your photos such as calendars, photo books, custom slide shows, and much, much more!

Table of contents

  1. Chapter 1: What iPhoto '11 Is and What It Does
    1. Tell Me More Media 1-1—Why digital photography is so much better than traditional film-based photography 00:02:42
    2. Show Me Media 1-2—Preview of Faces feature 00:03:10
    3. Show Me Media 1-3 - Preview of Quick Fixes Editing Tools 00:02:19
  2. Chapter 2: Upgrading to iPhoto '11: What's New and Noteworthy
    1. Tell Me More Media 2.1—Multitasking on your Mac when using iPhoto '11 in full-screen mode 00:03:01
    2. Show Me Media 2-2—Preview of Slide Show Feature 00:04:45
    3. Show Me Media 2-3—Preview of Letterpress Greeting Cards 00:03:58
  3. Chapter 3: Loading Your Digital Images Into iPhoto '11
    1. Show Me Media 3-1—Importing photos from a camera 00:01:52
    2. Show Me Media 3-2—Change Event and File Names within iPhoto '11 00:02:03
  4. Chapter 4: Organizing Your Photos
    1. Show Me Media 4-1—Photo Viewing Modes 00:03:01
    2. Show Me Media 4-2—Smart Albums in iPhoto '11 00:02:35
    3. Tell Me More Media 4-3—Deleting Images and Files 00:02:13
  5. Chapter 5: Taking Professional Quality Photos
    1. Show Me Media 5-1—The "Rule of Thirds" 00:03:45
    2. Show Me Media 5-2—Working with Sunlight 00:03:44
    3. Tell Me More Media 5-3—Anticipate what's about to happen 00:03:36
  6. Chapter 6: Overcoming Digital Photography Mistakes and Mishaps
    1. Show Me Media 6.1—Using a Colorimeter 00:01:52
    2. Show Me Media 6-2—Fix Red-Eye 00:01:47
    3. Tell Me More Media 6-3—Keeping your camera and lens clean 00:02:32
  7. Chapter 7: Using iPhoto '11's Simple Editing Features
    1. Show Me Media 7-1—Using the Zoom mode when editing 00:01:48
    2. Show Me Media 7-2—Quick Fixes features explains 00:03:39
    3. Show Me Media 7-3—Cropping Images 00:03:11
  8. Chapter 8: Adding Special Effects To Your Images
    1. Show Me Media 8-1—Effects Spheres 00:02:09
    2. Show Me Media 8-2—Adding effects to photos 00:02:33
    3. Show Me Media 8-3—Using Sepia and Edge Blur 00:02:15
    4. Tell Me More Media 8-4—What iPhoto '11's editing features can't do 00:02:42
  9. Chapter 9: Advanced Photo Editing with iPhoto '11
    1. Show Me Media 9-1—Shadows slider 00:02:16
    2. Show Me Media 9-2—Sharpness and De-Noise slider 00:02:38
    3. Show Me Media 9-3—How to use the Eye-Dropper tool 00:02:04
  10. Chapter 10: Exporting Your Images
    1. Tell Me More Media 10-1—Why you'd want to export your images 00:03:06
    2. Show Me Media 10-2—Export one image 00:02:34
    3. Show Me Media 10-3—Export event of album folder 00:02:17
    4. Show Me Media 10-4—Export multiple images 00:02:20
  11. Chapter 11: Printing Your Photos Using Your Own Photo Printer
    1. Tell Me More Media 11-1—What you should know about printer ink 00:04:26
    2. Show Me Media 11-2—The Print themes and how they differ 00:03:46
    3. Show Me Media 11-3—Creating a multi-print photo collage 00:02:52
  12. Chapter 12: Creating Prints Using a Professional Photo Lab
    1. Show Me Media 12-1—How to use the 'Order Prints' command 00:02:35
    2. Tell Me More Media 12-2—Benefits of using a local professional photo lab 00:02:49
  13. Chapter 13: Creating Photo Projects and Photo Gifts
    1. Tell Me More Media 13-1—The Blurb.com photo book service 00:02:30
    2. Show Me Media 13-2-Create a Photo Book from within iPhoto '11 00:07:01
    3. Show Me Media 13-3-Create a Photo Calendar 00:06:14
  14. Chapter 14: Emailing and Publishing Your Photos Online
    1. Show Me Media 14-1-Send a theme email from within iPhoto 00:04:25
    2. Show Me Media 14-2-Upload your photos to Facebook 00:02:45
  15. Chapter 15: Creating and Sharing Slideshows
    1. Show Me Media 15-1-Add titles to your slides 00:02:38
    2. Show Me Media 15-2-Add music to your slide show 00:02:47
    3. Tell Me More Media 15-3-Other options for creating slide shows 00:02:08
  16. Chapter 16: Using Apple's MobileMe with iPhoto '11
    1. Show Me Media 16-1-Create an online gallery using MobileMe 00:02:49
  17. Chapter 17: More Ways To Share Your Photos
    1. Show Me Media 17-1-Customize Mac's Wallpaper and Screensaver 00:03:38
    2. Show Me Media 17-2-Transfer photos to an Apple mobile device 00:02:14
  18. Chapter 18: Burning Photos to CD or DVD from iPhoto '11
    1. Show Me Media 18-1-Burn photos to a CD or DVD 00:02:53
  19. Chapter 19: Photo Backup Solutions
    1. Tell Me More Media 19-1-How to deal with a major computer problem 00:03:48

Product information

  • Title: Using iPhoto '11
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: February 2011
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780789748249