Piecing with Pixels or 500 Digital SLR Photography Hints Tips and Techniques

Piecing with Pixels: Unique Quilts From Your Own Images

Author: Sandra Hart

Who ever thought your camera and computer could be your most valuable quilting tools? Going far beyond the concept of simply transferring photos to fabric, the authors show you how to transform your favorite photos into dazzling quilts. Learn how to 'piece' traditional blocks and original 'appliqué' designs using Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software to create, modify, embellish, and print the designs directly onto fabric. The intriguing digital projects include easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. It is fun and efficient to copy, resize, and reprint your blocks to create larger or smaller quilts, table runners, pillows, or note cards. You'll love using common images in uncommon ways, creating fabrics for your own wonderfully unique quilts. Collectively, this talented California team has been quilting for nearly 50 years. Both are enthusiastic teachers. Gudny is a PC expert who also teaches painting on fabric. Sandra is a Macintosh expert who has been teaching how to print images onto fabric and incorporate them into quilts. Together they teach workshops on their digital-quilting technique.

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500 Digital SLR Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques: The Easy, All-in-One Guide to Those Inside Secrets for Better Digital Photography

Author: Chris Weston

*450 images plus jargon-free text lets photographers learn painlessly

*Ideas for beginners and beyond—all in bite-sized chunks

*Makes digital SLR photography fun and approachable

Here's the definitive companion for photographers who want to get the best out of their digital SLRs—and themselves. This accessible, colorful blend of step-by-step tutorials, quick fixes, and bullet-point tips offers the perfect antidote to dry, boring technical manuals. Everything from the digital workflow to advanced manipulation techniques, filters, special effects, and output options is presented in bite-sized chunks, accompanied by illuminating illustrations. And no jargon! A comprehensive bible of the digital SLR, 500 Digital SLR Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques allows photographers everywhere to take great pictures and get professional results.

Chris Weston, a photographer specializing in wildlife, is an avid convert to digital photography. His previous books include 500 Digital Photography Hints, Tips, and Techniques, The Essential Lighting Manual, and Mastering Your Digital SLR. He lives in Herfordshire, UK.