Introduction to the Digital World

The digital revolution has descended on photographywith all the speed we've become used to in computer-related progress. Remember records? Those big disks of vinyl covered in grooves that could produce the scratchiest sound ever heard? It's possible that you've still got a bunch of them and the turntable to play them on, but now you just slip a CD into your player and listen to the clear, clean sound of digital music. The ability to choose a song at random, skip through it, fast forward or back, program the sequence-what luxury! And you have to go a long way to damage them. Well, that same sort of convenience, clarity, and stability is now available to any photographer who owns a computer.