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About the Author
Matthew Bamberg is the author of the 101 Quick and Easy Secrets photography book series,
which covers everything from creating winning photographs to using your photographs and
emulating the great twentieth-century photographers. He began his career in the arts as a
graduate student at San Francisco State University in 1992. His work in the visual and media
arts included video production and software applications. He completed his M.A. in Creative
Arts in 1997. After being a public school teacher for 14 years, Bamberg became a photographer
and writer. He began to photograph for the articles he was writing while working for the
Desert Sun and Palm Springs Life magazine. He has traveled the world, photographing in the
most remote of places, from Burma to Bolivia. His photographs have appeared in international
magazines, galleries, and retail stores. Bamberg is also the author of The 50 Greatest Photo
Opportunities in San Francisco (Course Technology PTR, 2009).
Books in the Quick and Easy photography series include 101 Quick and Easy Secrets to Create
Winning Photographs, 101 Quick and Easy Secrets for Using Your Digital Photographs, and
101 Quick and Easy Ideas Taken from the Master Photographers of the Twentieth Century.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION XII
CHAPTER 1
Preparing Your Photos for Use 1
Maintaining Your Computer so You Don’t Lose Image Files 2
Cropping Photos to Make Them Look Better 4
Attaching Photos to Email (Including the Largest Sizes You Can Send for Each Service) 6
Storing Your Photos Online 7
Storing Your Photos and Backups Properly 8
Organizing Photos on Your Computer 11
Managing Your Photos in iPhoto 14
Managing Your Photos in Picasa 16
Using Image Processing Programs to Tweak Your Photos 18
Flickr 18
Picasa 19

Photoshop/Photoshop Elements 19
GIMP 20
Resizing Your Photos for Different Uses 22
Using a Memory Card Reader to Transfer Photos 23
CHAPTER 2
Sharing Your Photos Online 27
Posting and Sharing at Flickr 28
Sharing Using Picasa and Picasa Web Albums 31
Posting and Sharing at Shutterfly 32
Posting and Sharing at Photobucket 34
Posting and Sharing at ImageShack 37
Creating a MySpace Photo Album 39
Creating a Facebook Photo Album 42
CHAPTER 3
Sharing Your Photos with Family and Friends 47
Hosting Photo Nights to Share Photo Slideshows 48
Joining a Photography Meetup Group 49
Taking an Online Photography Class 50
Becoming a Member of the CityDailyPhoto.com Blog Group 53
Making a Family Tree Website with Photos 54
Making a Photo Webpage 56
Making a Photo Collage 57
CHAPTER 4
Preparing Your Photos for Use 61
Printing Anywhere with a Portable Printer 62
Getting the Best Printer for the Price 62
Printing with the Printer the Pros Use 64
Choosing the Right Paper for Making Prints 64
Learning Color Management for Great Color Photos 66
Printing in Black and White 69

Maintaining Your Printer 70
Outsourcing Your Printing 71
Blowing Up Your Prints to Wall Size 72
CHAPTER 5
Scrapbooking Bug Gotcha? 75
Photography and Paper Scrapbooking 76
Downloading Free Digital Kits for Your Photos 77
Trying Digital Scrapbooking 80
Using Photoshop/Elements Filters to Make Art from Photos 81
Making a Theme for Your Scrapbook Page 83
Looking at What Other Scrappers Have Done 84
Organizing Your Scrapbook Album 86
Paper Scrapbookers’ Supplies Galore 88
CHAPTER 6
Photo Blog Heaven 91
Starting a Photo Blog with Blogger 92
Starting a Blog with Images and Text on WordPress 95
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Starting a Photo Blog with Images on Aminus3 96
Getting Lots of People to View Your Photo Blog 98
Choosing the Correct Settings at Your Blog Hosting Site 98
Claiming Your Blog at Technorati and other Blog Listing Sites 98
Submitting Your Blog URL to Google 98
Including Short Descriptions of Your Images within Your Posts 99
Composing a Photo Essay for Your Blog 99
Choosing Photos That Tell a Story for Your Blog 101
Discussing Camera Settings for Your Photos on Your Blog 102
Posting Retro Family Photos on Your Blog 104
Posting Your Photos While You Are on a Trip 105
Building a Moblog 107

CHAPTER 7
As Pretty as a Picture Frame 109
Putting Your Photos in a Digital Picture Frame 110
Framing Your Photo Using a Frame Purchased on the Internet 111
Framing Using Acid-Free Mats 112
Recycling Thrift-Store Frames for Your Photos 114
Framing Your Photo Online 115
Making a Frame for Your Photo in Photoshop 116
CHAPTER 8
Making Big Bucks Selling Your Photos
(and Donating Them, Too) 119
Selling Your Photos to Online Microstock Photography Agencies 120
Copyrighting Your Photos 121
Selling Your Photos as Postcards 123
Selling Your Photo Designs at Zazzle.com 124
Selling Photos to Regional Magazines 125
Donating Your Framed Photos to Charitable Institutions (and Getting Tax Deductions) 127
Selling Your Photography on eBay 129
Selling Your Photography on Craigslist 131
Selling Your Photos at an Art/Street Fair 132
Street Fairs 134
Selling Your Framed Photos at a Café, Art Gallery, or Consignment Store 134
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