18 July 2007

National Geographic Publishes
Guide to Using a Camera Phone

There is no doubt that a little knowledge about techniques can make the huge difference between getting the shot you want and being unsatisfied with what you end up on the screen.

We have been published a short guide how to improve your pictures with reliable advices from the SF’s Photography expert Mr. Bigley Ling that shareed tips on taking spectacularly good photos with your lovely Nokia N93.

After all no matter how experienced you are as a photographer, learning new photography techniques can only improve your photos.

Taking a new approach to standard concepts or experimenting with an entirely new concept will add flavour and dynamism to what would ordinarily get from point and shoot technique in full automatic mode.

Marketing experts predict that by 2009, nearly 90% of all cell phones will contain a camera, as manufacturers race to create cheaper, easier-to-use models with more sophisticated cameras, more pixels, flash units and even multiple lenses.

Already revolutionizing audiovisual communication, it's a trend that will only grow more explosively—and who better than National Geographic to create a how-to book aimed directly at the millions who carry a camera phone everywhere and want to make the most of it?

Created by two top professionals, this generously illustrated nuts-and-bolts guide is the first of its kind to treat these units as genuine cameras instead of novelties, and the only one to include a full-color photo-essay demonstrating the full capabilities of the latest camera phones.

In five easy-to-read chapters, the book explains how to choose good equipment; take better pictures; and store, print and send the best images. Readers will find practical tips on preventing or repairing water damage, protecting easily-scratched lenses inside pockets and purses, and retrieving accidentally-erased images. They'll also learn to access the events, advice, and opportunities of the burgeoning camera phone community, from film festivals to news organizations, moblogs, and more.

Featuring the technical savvy Aimee Baldridge and the creative skill of National Geographic photographer Robert Clark, a camera phone pioneer, this compact yet comprehensive reference combines up-to-the-minute expertise with superb examples, at an inexpensive price that makes it a perfect gift book—or an ideal impulse buy.

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About the Author
Aimee Baldridge is a writer and photographer based in New York. She covers photography and imaging technology for a variety of magazines and online publications and was previously a senior editor covering digital imaging at CNET Network Reviews.

Robert Clark, a freelance photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, has been a regular and award-winning contributor to National Geographic magazine. In 2005 he published Image America, the first photo book to use only images from a camera phone.

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