A picture is worth a thousand words and this is especially true with the latest technological advancements for digital photography. The author, a former amateur photographer himself, was bewildered by the different functions of his DSLR camera and how they affected the final outcome of his shots. After many months of research and with the help of friends, the author finally learned and mastered his DSLR. Michael says, "The sad thing is that people don't go necessarily "go with the flow" to say the least. With the tons of new features that keep getting added, aspiring photographers are...

How to Make Your Images Look Gorgeous - The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing This book was written for the single purpose of making it easier for beginners to achieve amazing results with image editing enabling them to make their photos look professional and beautiful. This book is not about how to use your camera or how to shoot photos. It is about what you do with your photos after you have shot them. Have you ever wondered why the pictures in magazines and print media are so perfect? Do you feel puzzled looking at the pictures shot by professional photographers and wonder how come their...

Shift danced the Erratic Sun in a life or death waltz among the stars. All the while, Gillian and Dane monitored the engine's performance and the slow reduction of the ship's shields and Trink, Hatcher and Captain Dadam did their best to score hits against the modified freighters that had ambushed their departure from Corment. The hull shuddered equally under the erratic jerks to avoid incoming fire, sporadically punctuating Shift's smooth handling of his evasive protocols, and under hits to the ship the pilot wasn't able to dodge. With each impact, the curses the pilot muttered grew in...