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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Learn with the genre: Arts & Photography, Photography & Video?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Canon EOS 7D For Dummies'
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conversations.value: the first five paragraphs for this book
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conversations.value: Canon EOS 7D For Dummies
  The first type of wireless shooting enables you to fire one or more external Speedlites that are controlled by the built-in flash unit. The built-in flash unit fires a beam to trigger the external flash unit and also adds illumination to the exposure. With this option, you can control the ratio of the built-in flash to the off-camera flash units. In other words, you determine whether the on-camera flash fires at full power and the off-camera flash fires at half power, and so on. You can also make the off-camera flash units more powerful than the built-in flash unit. To control one or more external Speedlites with the built-in flash:
  On many Canon Speedlites, you use a switch to have the unit operate as a slave. Refer to your Speedlite manual for more instructions. Make sure the external flash unit(s) sensor (the red plastic rectangle on the front of the unit) faces the camera. You can swivel the Speedlite head so that the flash is aimed at your subject and the sensor faces the camera.
  I know this is a no-brainer, but make sure you select the same channel as that to which you set your external Speedlite. After you press Set, the camera is set to communicate with an external Speedlite on the same channel.
  The default option is 1:1, which means both the built-in flash and off-camera flash units fire at full power. If you choose a different ratio, the off-camera flash units contribute more illumination to the exposure than the built-in flash. For example, at the 2:1 ratio, the off-camera flash unit is two times as powerful as the on-camera flash unit or one additional stop of exposure.
  Follow Steps 13 and 14 only if you decide you need to increase or decrease the amount of flash illumination.
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conversations.value: You can select contiguous images in the ZoomBrowser EX window by pressing the Shift key, clicking the first image you want to select, and then clicking the last image you want to select.
  The View/Modify Keywords dialog box appears (see Figure 9-8). Notice that you have four categories into which you can add keywords. You can apply multiple keywords to each image you've selected.
  You can also add comments, which appear as metadata, to images. Metadata is data, such as shooting information, that's recorded with the image when you shoot it and data you add, such as keywords and comments. You can add whatever comment you want that will help you remember the image. To add a comment to an image:
  You can also apply comments to several selected images, but you have to apply one comment at a time. When you select multiple images and open the Properties dialog box, Next and Previous buttons appear at the bottom of the dialog box. Apply a comment to one image, and then click Next to view the properties of the next image and apply a comment to it. Continue until you've applied comments to the desired images.
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conversations.value: The View/Modify Keywords dialog box appears (see Figure 9-8). Notice that you have four categories into which you can add keywords. You can apply multiple keywords to each image you've selected.
  You can also add comments, which appear as metadata, to images. Metadata is data, such as shooting information, that's recorded with the image when you shoot it and data you add, such as keywords and comments. You can add whatever comment you want that will help you remember the image. To add a comment to an image:
  You can also apply comments to several selected images, but you have to apply one comment at a time. When you select multiple images and open the Properties dialog box, Next and Previous buttons appear at the bottom of the dialog box. Apply a comment to one image, and then click Next to view the properties of the next image and apply a comment to it. Continue until you've applied comments to the desired images.
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conversations.value: When you edit images in an application like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, you can use filters to tweak the images. Figure 12-11 shows an abstract image created using this technique and edited in Photoshop.
  The software Canon provided with your EOS 7D will get the job done. But if you want a really powerful image-editing application on a beer budget, consider purchasing Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0. This image-editing powerhouse gives you the power to manage your images, work with multiple keywords, find images, and much more. And that's just the Organizer (Windows) or Bridge (Macintosh). Elements also has a module editing tool that is three pronged and powerful: Guided Edit Panel, Edit Quick mode, and Full Edit mode. If you're new to image editing, the Guided Edit panel guides you through the image-editing process. If you want the quick, down, and Dirty Harry version of the Editor, use the Edit Quick mode. As the title implies, this version enables you to quickly edit an image. If you want the full-course treatment from soup to nuts, edit your images in the Edit Full mode.
  Photoshop Elements 8.0 gives you the power to crop, resize, color-correct, and adjust your image. If you're in an artsy-farsty state of mind, you'll find a plethora of filters you can use to edit your images. You can also use third-party filters, such as Nik Software, Alien Skin, and so on. Photoshop Elements 8.0 is too cool for school (see Figure 12-12). As of this writing, the application sells for a meager $79.99. So much power for such a small investment is a great deal, Lucille. The Granddaddy of photo-sharing sites is Flickr (www.flickr.com). This site enables you to post your images online, but it's more than just a photo-sharing site; it's a community, as well. You can send your Flickr URL to other photographers to show off your work. Other members of the Flickr community can comment on your work. You can set up a free account and start uploading images to your personal gallery (see Figure 12-13).
  Another great photo-sharing Web site is SmugMug (www.smugmug.com). This site isn't free, but it's very reasonable. As of this writing, you can set up a Standard SmugMug gallery for $39.95 per year. Other options are the Power gallery for $59.95 per year or the Pro gallery for $149.95 per year. Figure 12-14 shows an example of a Power gallery. For more information on SmugMug, visit www.smugmug.com.
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conversations.value: When you edit images in an application like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, you can use filters to tweak the images. Figure 12-11 shows an abstract image created using this technique and edited in Photoshop. 
  The software Canon provided with your EOS 7D will get the job done. But if you want a really powerful image-editing application on a beer budget, consider purchasing Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. 0. This image-editing powerhouse gives you the power to manage your images, work with multiple keywords, find images, and much more. And that's just the Organizer (Windows) or Bridge (Macintosh). Elements also has a module editing tool that is three pronged and powerful: Guided Edit Panel, Edit Quick mode, and Full Edit mode. If you're new to image editing, the Guided Edit panel guides you through the image-editing process. If you want the quick, down, and Dirty Harry version of the Editor, use the Edit Quick mode. As the title implies, this version enables you to quickly edit an image. If you want the full-course treatment from soup to nuts, edit your images in the Edit Full mode. 
  Photoshop Elements 8. 0 gives you the power to crop, resize, color-correct, and adjust your image. If you're in an artsy-farsty state of mind, you'll find a plethora of filters you can use to edit your images. You can also use third-party filters, such as Nik Software, Alien Skin, and so on. Photoshop Elements 8. 0 is too cool for school (see Figure 12-12). As of this writing, the application sells for a meager $79. 99. So much power for such a small investment is a great deal, Lucille. 
  Everybody likes to show off their work, and you can do this online in quite a few places. The Granddaddy of photo-sharing sites is Flickr (www. flickr. com). This site enables you to post your images online, but it's more than just a photo-sharing site; it's a community, as well. You can send your Flickr URL to other photographers to show off your work. Other members of the Flickr community can comment on your work. You can set up a free account and start uploading images to your personal gallery (see Figure 12-13). 
  Another great photo-sharing Web site is SmugMug (www. smugmug. com). This site isn't free, but it's very reasonable. As of this writing, you can set up a Standard SmugMug gallery for $39. 95 per year. Other options are the Power gallery for $59. 95 per year or the Pro gallery for $149. 95 per year. Figure 12-14 shows an example of a Power gallery. For more information on SmugMug, visit www. smugmug. com.