A full-color guide to the art of digital portrait photography

Portrait photography entails taking posed photographs of individuals or set scenery and is the most common photo style among the most novice photography hobbyist to the most advanced photographer. With this easy-to-understand guide, bestselling author and professional photographer Doug Sahlin walks you through the best techniques for getting professional-quality digital portraits.

Packed with hundreds of full-color photos and screen shots, this book discusses best practices for taking formal portraits, wedding photos, event photos, casual photos, and more. You'll examine the difference between using the built-in flash and natural lighting and take a look at the benefits of upgrading to a photo lighting kit and pro backdrop.

• Portrait photography is the most popular style of photography
• Features helpful information for everyone from beginner hobbyists to advanced photographers
• Shares insider tips for selecting equipment and choosing from the various tools for portrait photography
• Walks you through working with a wide range of subjects, including children, pets, and wildlife
• Discusses lighting and editing images
• Takes a look at ways to create a portrait that is suitable for framing

Make sure your subjects are ready for their close ups with this fun and friendly guide to digital portrait photography....

Your one-stop guide to Adobe Acrobat 9

Create and publish feature-rich electronic documents that retain the look and feel of the originals. How to Do Everything: Adobe Acrobat 9 explains how to edit PDFs, collaborate with other users, and optimize PDFs for print or the web. You'll also learn how to secure your PDFs and maintain document integrity. With coverage of the Adobe Acrobat Standard, Pro, and Pro Extended editions, this book helps you maximize all the new and improved features of this versatile program right away.

• Open, view, and search PDFs
• Convert virtually any document to PDF
• Capture PDFs from a scanner or web page
• Create navigation devices including bookmarks, thumbnails, and links
• Review, edit, and annotate PDFs
• Add digital signatures and apply document security
• Optimize documents for print, CD/DVD applications, the web, and other uses
• Add multimedia elements
• Create a searchable index
• Create forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer
• Batch process PDF documents

Get more out of the latest version of Adobe Acrobat than ever! 

Create and share sophisticated electronic documents easily using Adobe Acrobat 8 and the helpful tips in this hands-on guide. How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 8 shows you how to generate Adobe PDF files that retain the look and feel of the original documents, edit PDFs, collaborate with other users, and optimize PDFs for print or the web. You'll also learn to secure your PDFs and maintain document integrity. Covering both Adobe Acrobat Standard and Professional editions, this book makes it easy for you to take full advantage of all the new and improved features of this powerful program.

• Open, view, and search PDFs
• Convert virtually any document to PDF
• Capture PDFs from a scanner or web page
• Create navigation devices, including bookmarks, thumbnails, and links
• Add interactivity with actions
• Review, edit, and annotate PDFs
• Add digital signatures and apply document security
• Optimize documents for print, CD/DVD applications, the web, and other uses
• Add multimedia elements
• Create a searchable index