iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual

by Derrick Story and David Pogue

Our Missing Manual is hands-down the bestselling book on iPhoto. And now, updated to cover Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. Some of iPhoto 5's fifty new features are tiny nips and tucks, such as menu rewordings, quiet refinements, and secret keystrokes that take most people days to stumble through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596100345
• ISBN13: 9780596100346
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A Must-Have

Excellent! Very plainly written. Easy to understand. A must-have if you would rather refer to a book instead of electronic help. I really like the Missing Manual Series and/or anything written by David Pogue.

Solid iPhoto walkthrough

This is a solid book on iPhoto that walks through all of the basics, and throws in a few advanced tips. What I particularly like are the sections that cover how to take better photos in the first place and the sections that cover basic digital photography. That's important because the photography is an end-to-end process where iPhoto is just a piece. Excellent use of images and screenshots. Solid writing a good production value. Highly recommended for people looking to make iPhoto a central part of their digital photography workflow.

iPhoto 5 The Missing manual

The book is a voluminous compendium which is at the same time concise in its handling of individual topics. I'm sure it will answer every question you could possibly have about iPhoto. The included Applescript Tricks are a super bonus - especially the one to Do Photoshop Action. At this price it's a no brainer. Will Bosch

Very handy for the amateur photographer

Well, if you aren't a professional photographer, then you're an amateur one (or possibly, as my wife likes to remind me, an immature one). I'm assuming if you're thinking of picking up this book it is because you've already got iPhoto 5 and are a little mystified by some of the features. I've been using iPhoto from the beginning and it only gets better - as well as more complicated - with each release. If you don't already have a book on iPhoto - this is the one to get. I have the iPhoto 4 Missing Manual (and love it) as well - if you're still using iPhoto 4, you can still get this book as 90% of the information is still relevant. This book takes all the great stuff from the previous edition, adds color (that's reason enough to get this book, in my opinion) and goes into detail on the new features of iPhoto 5. The book goes beyond just a "how to" on iPhoto. It spends a few chapters going over digital cameras and the basics of taking good pictures. The information on iPhoto covers details that will satisfy both the beginner and advanced user. From simply importing and arranging your pictures to using AppleScript, iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual is hard to beat.