| Are you a traditional scrapbook enthusiast looking for a way to organize your memories electronically? Have you never tried scrapbooking because you`re not sure where to start? "Digital Scrapbooking" is here to start you on your journey! Cover the fundamentals of digital photography and digital scrapbook elements, incorporating existing elements or even creating your own. Even if you`ve never put together a scrapbook page, you`ll get the tips you need to start organizing your photographs into vibrant, exciting scrapbook pages right on your computer. When you`re finished, you`ll get tips for sharing your newly created memory pages in print or online.
Scrapbooking, the art of creating personal memory pages from photos, memorabilia, and ornamentation, is a trend with explosive growth. Digital scrapbooking is the process of creating most or all of a memory page on a computer.
Digital scrapbooking can be as easy or complex as you like. You can quickly assemble entire albums using premade digital components, and your own photos, or you can make everything from scratch, taking pleasure in the art of creation. There’s no mess, no worries about storage of tools and supplies, and the process is generally much less expensive than traditional paper scrapbooking.
Digital scrapbooking appeals to a wide variety of users. If you’ve got a digital camera, you’ve probably found yourself with many more photos than you might have previously had from a traditional camera. This allows you lots of room to experiment, but what do you do with them? Digital scrapbooking can provide another creative outlet to make good use of those personal photos.
About the Author
Sally Beacham teaches intermediate and advanced level Paint Shop Pro classes, Xara X classes devoted to Photoshop-compatible plugin filters, and a new Memory Page Fundamentals class which focuses on converting traditional paper scrapbook techniques to digital scrapbooking. Beacham is coauthor of "Paint Shop Pro 8 Zero to Hero". Currently residing in Maine, Beacham has been a private beta-tester for Jasc Software and other software companies for a number of years, as well as a contributor at www.psppower.com. Her Web site, www.dizteq.com, is primarily devoted to Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop-compatible plugin filters.
Lori J. Davis is a former college teacher and technical writer who first developed a passion for computer graphics several years ago when developing a personal Web site. She has taught many computer graphics classes online, has been a beta tester for several graphics-related applications, has served as the technical editor and occasional contributor to psppower.com, and has contributed a series of articles to Digital Camera Magazine. Currently residing in New Jersey, Davis has also authored several books including "Paint Shop Pro 7 Solutions" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685483) and "Paint Shop Pro 8 Power!" (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 1929685386). |
