At the turn of the 20th century George Eastman, the founder of Kodak, coined the phrase "you press the button we do the rest" to promote his company and, for over a 100 years, most of us have had no alternative to turning our film over to a photo lab to get our pictures. Now with the dawn of 21st century, digital technology has liberated us all. Digital cameras, scanners, PCs, and photo editing software can give you complete control over the photographic process. Discover how to optimize your images using Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 7 and After Shot and get the most out of every picture. Clean up priceless family photos and add colour to old black and white pictures. Learn how to create panoramas from multiple pictures. Apply stunning special effects to your photographs and learn fun photographic tricks.

Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of your computer and OS as well as a digital camera and/or a scanner in order to get your photos into the computer.