Overview:  Use your digital camera to take a variety of photos:  still lifes, action photos, panoramic views, etc.   Download the pictures to your computer for touchup; digital scrapbooking; and/or digital storage.    Print photos yourself on a inkjet or laser printer or email them to a processor for printing.  

Approx. equipment costs:  Decent digital cameras are are about $150 and up (the current benchmark standard is 5 MPXL)

Approx. costs per use  You can get digital prints developed for as little as 10 cents  (see the snapfish ad to the right!)  The great part is you can only send the ones that you want printed.

Difficulty for beginners:  Easy/medium (only if you are not good with a computer)

Approx. time to complete project: You can print pictures yourself immediately, get 1 hour photo, if you digitally email your files for processing, you can get them in a few days.

Variations:   Share your pictures online, make digital scrapbooks, hone your photography skills