iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual by
Derrick Story
A Beginner's Bible For Iphoto 6
If you used iPhoto when it first came out, youll remember the way it slowed
to a crawl once you loaded it with about 2,000 photos. Compare that to this
years model: iPhoto 6 can handle as many as 250,000 images and still
have the power to run a host of suped-up features. Its new software engine
lets you make changes with a drag & drop editing tool, find photos with a
robust search feature, and manipulate images without affecting the
originals in your master library. You can also: View and work on full-
screen images Make quick edits with one click Work with RAW images
Create cool new calendars, greeting cards and books Post photos online
with the new iWeb application Use a method of sharing called
Photocasting Apple makes it all sound so easy: just drag this, click that
and youre done. But, as intuitive as these features are, you can still get
lost, especially if youre new to iPhoto. Not to worry. iPhoto 6: The Missing
Manual gives you plenty of undocumented tips & tricks for taking
advantage of the new version and every little feature packed into it.

Its the top-selling iPhoto book for good reason. With wit and objectivity,
David Pogue and Derrick Story start you out with a crash course on digital
photography, complete with tutorials on buying a camera, composing
brilliant photos in various situations (sports, portraits, nighttime shots, even
kid photography), and making digital movies. From there, youll dive into
every detail of iPhoto, from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing,
searching, editing, and creating books, calendars and greeting cards. Youll
learn to build a personal web site built with iWeb, and discover
Photocasting-the new service that allows. Mac subscribers to publish
photo albums online so that others can use the photos, even if they work
on PCs.
With iPhoto 6, you could add 1000 photos a month for the next 20 years
and not fill it. With iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual, you can get going in no
time.
Personal Review: iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual by Derrick
Story
Some say lightening can never strike the same place twice. The Missing
Manual series proves that wrong. David Pogue and the O'Reilly gang
constantly hit the mark and spark creativity and knowledge in a variety of
programs.
IPhoto 6 covers absolutely every aspect of digital photography on your
Mac, leaving few stones unturned. In order to make sure you get the great
photos you need and minimized the editing needed in iPhoto, Derrick Story
and David Pogue make sure you buy the right digital camera for your
needs and tells you the basics of lighting and composition. After reading
that chapter, I looked at my own iPhoto library and understand why I liked
certain shots and why others ended up on the digital darkroom floor.
After explaining how to buy a camera and create great photos, the authors
take you through the steps of using iPhoto in logical order: importing,
managing, outputting and of course backing up. More technical manuals
need to do this. Instead of taking you through the features, they take you
through the workflow.
The writing was typical of the series: clear, understandable with plenty of
screen shots to explain the concepts. While I consider myself an expert on
iPhoto, the book was full of subtle tips and tricks to shave hours off my
digital photo management.
The strength of the book was definitely the extensive chapters on what to
with your photos after they are in iPhoto. Photos are meant to be shared,
not locked up in your hard drive. He went over not just the specifics of all

the printing options such as photo books and calendars, but also using
iMovie, iWeb, and iDVD to share the photos with the world.
The final chapters covered some more advanced options such as
AppleScript and Automator. Unlike other Missing Manual books that simply
point you to the website to download utilities, Pogue and Story explained
some of these programs and how they can help you expand your iPhoto
capabilities. The Appendix was definitely the icing on the cake handling
practically every iPhoto error and it's solution, as well as walking you
through the basics of every iPhoto menu command and its implications.
My only complaint was somewhat weak coverage on desktop printing of
photos. I always get confused about the way to feed the photo paper and
how to configure settings to get the proper output. iPhoto, the printer's
software, the printer, and Mac OS X must all be in alignment to print
properly. These days, I simply upload it to the drugstore website and print
it there. Printing to services other than Apple's wasn't really covered either.
While iPhoto basics are simple and quick to learn, "iPhoto 6 the Missing
Manual" helps you become the hands down master of digital photos on
your Mac. Others will tremble in fear of your massive knowledge after
reading this book cover to cover.
Pros: Covers every aspect of digital photography and makes everyone an
iPhoto wiz.
Cons: Needed more coverage of desktop and third party printing of photos.
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