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Part I: Getting Ready to Roll with iPhoto ’09
✓ Effects: Use the Effects tool and check out how your photo looks with
different toning and viewing effects.
✓ Adjust: This tool provides multiple adjustments for light and color that
really make your photos sparkle.
Discover more about these editing capabilities in Chapters 8, 9, and 10.
Displaying in iPhoto
You can show off your artistic side by displaying your photos in a number
of ways. iPhoto not only helps prepare your photos to look their best, but
it also assists you in letting others share in your joy. All the details are in
Chapter 11. Some of the displaying possibilities are
✓ E-mail attachments: This sharing method is probably the most common
way to send out photos. iPhoto has a quick and easy-to-use interface to
take your photos from the iPhoto Library into your e-mail client.
✓ CDs and DVDs: A great way to share, CDs and DVD are also excellent
media for backing up your photos.
✓ On your Web site: Want to provide world-wide access to your photos?
Whether you’re using the iPhoto interface with iWeb or creating a Web
page that you can send to a Web server, iPhoto can help you create your
own Web site for sharing photos.
✓ MobileMe: Apple’s service that can synch files on your computer is also
a fantastic platform for sharing your photos. You can create your own
Gallery on MobileMe, uploading directly from iPhoto. You can allow
others to download your photos or add some of their own, and they can
access your Gallery via the Web.
✓ Facebook and Flickr: You can upload photos to two of the most popular
social networking sites directly from iPhoto. Publish to either of them
with the click of a button.
Printing in iPhoto
One popular way to share your photos is by printing them for framing, greet-
ing cards, and calendars. iPhoto has a rich assortment of choices when
printing a hard copy is the way you want to go. Chapters 12 and 13 provide
the details about all the wonderful printing possibilities. Some of the choices
you’ll find are
✓ Printing photos yourself: A large number of photo printers are on the
market for home use, with quite a price and performance range. Make
sure that any printer you purchase is compatible with Macs (most of
them are) and try to get the best value for your money. After all the hard