What's In Issue 13

What's in Better Digital: Issue 13

	Opening Shots The last in the series. A new column starts in BD14 called Digital Doctor. Join in and send us your best digital images and we'll have a stab at making them look even better (or at least a bit different)!
	Minolta Portrait Competition: the Results
	Starting Out SHELTON MULLER with a warts and all feature about what to expect as a digital novice. Advantages, and disadvantages of digital imaging technology.
	Digital (print) Shootout We take four of the best mid-range digital compacts and try to get the best from the picture files, straight off the camera, using a Kodak EasyShare printer. Shooting problems (and their solutions) are highlighted.
	Trial and (photo) Error OK, I can use a digital snapshot, but are my pictures any good? We profile all the possible picture shooting problems you might encounter and try to outline the best ways to avoid this ever happening again using picture taking skills as well as some choice software solutions (using Paint Shop Pro 8)
	Keepin' Sharp ROBIN NICHOLS talks to US heavyweight Bruce Fraser about his advanced three-pass sharpening techniques
	Photoshop Primer MARK GALER with some vital starting out information for anyone beginning with Adobe Photoshop (Mac or PC)
	Quick Photo Fix-ups Extracts from the editor's new book: Paint Shop Pro 8: The creative guide to professional images featuring PSP's amazing auto fix-upo tools
	Making Black-and-White Magic PHILIP ANDREWS with some great techniques for making those colour snaps turn monochrome PLUS a neat profile on a Photoshop plug-in for converting files to look just like specific black-and-white film like Kodak Tri-X
	Quick Technique: Color Balance Don't just use the Color Balance tool to perfect the colour! Use it to make a new image entirely!
	Quick Technique: Making a Picture Vignette Add impact to any digital file using the vignette edge darkening technique.
	Book Reviews Although we'd far prefer you bought our books and magazines, we know there are (probably) some other good books on the market. Here's a good selection to start with...

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