Complete digital photography
Title:
Complete digital photography
Author:
Long, Ben, 1967-
ISBN:
9781584507116
Personal Author:
Edition:
5th ed.
Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : Course Technology, ©2010.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 581 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
""CONTENTS""; ""1 Eyes, Brains, Lights, and Images: Understanding How You See""; ""How Your Eyes See""; ""Transmitting Color to the Brain""; ""Light and Dark""; ""Summing Up""; ""How to Learn Photography""; ""2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA: Using Auto Mode for Snapshot Shooting""; ""Camera Basics""; ""Point-and-Shoot or SLR""; ""Battery, Media Card, Power Switch""; ""Shooting in Auto Mode""; ""Setting Your Camera to Auto Mode""; ""Framing Your Shot""; ""Focal Length""; ""How to Press the Shutter Button""; ""Adjusting the Focus of the Viewfinder""; ""Practice Shots""
""Shutter Speed and Status""""Reading Shutter Speed""; ""When Shutter Speed Can't Go Low Enough""; ""Playing Back Your Images""; ""Using Scene Modes""; ""Snapshot Tips""; ""Pay Attention to Headroom�Fill the Frame""; ""Don't Be Afraid to Get in Close""; ""Lead Your Subject""; ""Remember: Your Knees Can Bend""; ""Watch the Background""; ""Watch Out for Backlighting""; ""Understand Flash Range""; ""Coverage""; ""3 CAMERA ANATOMY: Holding and Controlling Your Camera""; ""Point-and-Shoots and SLRs Revisited""; ""A Very Fancy Box""; ""What an Image Sensor Does""; ""Point-and-Shoot Design""
""SLR Design""""Camera Parts""; ""Lens""; ""Basic Controls""; ""Mode Selection""; ""Status Display""; ""Shooting Controls""; ""Menu Activation and Navigation""; ""Flash System""; ""Playback Controls""; ""Configuring Your Camera""; ""Date and Time""; ""Image Size and Compression""; ""File Format""; ""Image Processing Parameters""; ""Other Features""; ""Holding the Camera""; ""The Grip""; ""Feet, Elbows, and Neck""; ""More Practice with Auto""; ""Shoot with a Fixed Focal Length""; ""Camera Care and Maintenance""; ""Batteries and Power""; ""Lens Cleaning""; ""Sensor Cleaning""
""Water and Digital Cameras""""Cold Weather""; ""Hot Weather and Digital Cameras""; ""Media Cards""; ""Laptop Computers""; ""Portable Battery-Powered Hard Drives""; ""Netbook Computers""; ""Blank CDs, Cables, and PC Adapters""; ""4 IMAGE TRANSFER: Building a Workstation and Transferring from Your Camera""; ""Choosing a Computer""; ""Storage""; ""Backup""; ""Backup Software""; ""Monitors""; ""Preparing Your Monitor""; ""A Little More Color Theory""; ""Profiling and Calibrating Your Monitor""; ""Software""; ""Two Approaches to Workflow""; ""Browsing and Cataloging Applications""
""Image Editing Applications""""Workflow Applications""; ""Raw Converter Compatibility""; ""Other Software""; ""Importing Images""; ""Card Readers""; ""Transferring Images to a Macintosh Computer""; ""Transferring Images Manually Using Windows or the Mac""; ""Renaming and Organizing""; ""Moving On""; ""5 IMAGE SENSORS: How a Silicon Chip Captures an Image""; ""How an Image Sensor Works""; ""Counting Photons""; ""A Little Color Theory""; ""Interpolating Color""; ""Turning Data into an Image""; ""Colorimetric Adjustment""; ""Color Space Conversion""; ""Gamma Correction""
Abstract:
"Complete Digital Photography, Fifth Edition guides you through every aspect of digital photography, from shooting through postproduction and printing, to help you master the theory and technical skills required of a great photographer. In an easy-to-understand format, you'll uncover the fundamental photographic knowledge you need to solve common dilemmas and challenges and advance your photographs to a new level. You'll learn everything from how a camera works and how to choose the camera that's right for you, though shooting, image editing, output, and workflow. You'll also explore the basics of artistry in photography, including finding a subject, composition, lighting, and more"--Page 4 of cover.
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