Wiley iPhoto '09 For Dummies 978-0-4704-3371-3 User Manual
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Presenting the iPhoto ’09 Interface
In This Chapter
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What you can do with iPhoto
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What iPhoto can do for you
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Finding your way around iPhoto
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long with your Mac and all the other software you received or have
purchased for it is the software that’s the subject of this book —
purchased for it is the software that’s the subject of this book —
iPhoto ’09.
Having been a photo enthusiast for many years using film and standard meth-
ods for developing and printing, you can imagine my curiosity, wonder, and
finally, pure joy when digital photography arrived on the scene. No
more running out of film or having the wrong kind. No more
taking photo after photo trying to ensure I got the shot
only to discover, after developing the film, that I still
didn’t get it.
ods for developing and printing, you can imagine my curiosity, wonder, and
finally, pure joy when digital photography arrived on the scene. No
more running out of film or having the wrong kind. No more
taking photo after photo trying to ensure I got the shot
only to discover, after developing the film, that I still
didn’t get it.
As wondrous as digital photography is, there
are still plenty of things for mere mortals to do
with it — and iPhoto ’09 gives you the power to
do them.
are still plenty of things for mere mortals to do
with it — and iPhoto ’09 gives you the power to
do them.
In this chapter, I help you discover how to
harness that power.
harness that power.
iPhoto — The Big Picture
I believe it’s a good thing when those who might describe
themselves as amateurs get to use tools that approach pro-
fessional status. iPhoto ’09 is just such a tool. The trick isn’t in
bringing more and more technology to bear and deal with; it’s bringing in
more and more technology while keeping the software’s operation at a level
best described as easy to understand and easy to use.
themselves as amateurs get to use tools that approach pro-
fessional status. iPhoto ’09 is just such a tool. The trick isn’t in
bringing more and more technology to bear and deal with; it’s bringing in
more and more technology while keeping the software’s operation at a level
best described as easy to understand and easy to use.
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