Jim Miotke To Offer "Top Tips for Digital Photography: Storytelling With Your Digital Camera" April 22, 24, and 25 at Barnes & Noble Bookstores in Oceanside, Escondido, and Encinitas.REDMOND, Washington - BetterPhoto.com, the worldwide leader in online photography education, today announced that President Jim Miotke will be in the San Diego area to help photographers better understand the world of digital photography. Jim will give practical, easy-to-follow advice on improving technique, including his 7 steps to more dramatic digital photos in his talk, "Top Tips for Digital Photography: Storytelling with Your Digital Camera":

Saturday, April 22, 2006
Between 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (part of "How To" day)
Barnes & Noble Oceanside
El Camino North Shopping Center
2615 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92054

Monday, April 24, 2006
6:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Encinitas
1040 N. El Camino Real Drive
Encinitas , CA 92024

Tuesday, April 25, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Escondido
Gateway Shopping Center
810 West Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025

These fun and informative interactive talks are free to the public. Jim will also be signing copies of his latest book, The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography. Jim Miotke is the President and founder of BetterPhoto.com™, the worldwide leader in online photography education. An online instructor for one of the site's courses on digital photography, Jim Miotke is also a professional photographer with more than twenty years' experience and is a favorite radio guest on the subject of digital photography on stations across the country.

BetterPhoto brings together over 50,000 active members for learning, fun, and community. The site offers over 60 courses on photography and Photoshop, taught by scores of published, professional photographers including Tony Sweet, Brenda Tharp, Jim Zuckerman, Outdoor Photographer editor Rob Sheppard, and Shutterbug editor George Schaub. The monthly BetterPhoto.com contest, considered the best on the web, brings in over 25,000 entries monthly, and awards winners in 10 categories.

About BetterPhoto.com
BetterPhoto.com is the worldwide leader in online photography education, offering an approachable resource for photographers who want to improve their skills, share their photos, and learn more about the art and technique of photography. Headquartered in Redmond, WA, BetterPhoto.com is a fun, approachable community, offering online photography courses led by highly respected and published professional photographers, who act as mentors. BetterPhoto also offers a range of gallery and web hosting options that are easy to use and powerfully customizable, and offers a rich community experience and the best photo contests on the web.

For more information, visit the BetterPhoto website at http://www.betterphoto.com.