Digital photography
Book - 2020
"Digital Photography For Dummies helps you do more than pointing, shooting, and hoping for the best or slapping a filter on a camera phone shot. This book introduces you to the camera settings and techniques that separate okay pictures from frame-worthy portraits. It then explains how to apply those skills to capturing your own portraits, landscape shots, and high-action photos." --Amazon.com.
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- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2020]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 9th edition
- Item Description
- "Learning made easy"--Cover.
Includes index. - Physical Description
- x, 354 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781119609643
- Introduction
- About This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part 1. Fast Track to Super Snaps
- Part 2. Taking Your Photography to the Next Level
- Part 3. Pro Tips for Capturing Specific Subjects
- Part 4. After the Shot
- Part 5. The Part of Tens
- Beyond the Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. Fast Track to Super Snaps
- Chapter 1. Choosing the Right Camera
- Choosing the Right Level of Camera
- How much control do you want?
- How important is picture quality?
- Do you want to use multiple lenses?
- Looking at Lenses
- Camera compatibility
- Lens focal length
- Prime versus zoom lenses
- Lens aperture range
- Minimum focusing distance
- Lens weight and size
- Lens quality
- Reviewing a Few Final Camera Features
- Shooting modes
- Image stabilization
- Viewfinder: Optical or electronic?
- Video-recording capabilities
- Memory-card features
- Convenience features
- So ... Is It Time for a New Camera?
- Chapter 2. Starting Out Right: Setup Do's and Don'ts
- Preparing the Camera
- Buying and using memory cards
- Preserving battery power
- Working with interchangeable lenses
- Choosing Initial Camera Settings
- Selecting the exposure (shooting) mode
- Setting the shutter-release mode
- Setting photo resolution
- Setting the file type (JPEG or Raw)
- Looking at a Few More Setup Options
- Chapter 3. Shooting Your First Photos (and Movies)
- Looking at Automatic Shooting Modes
- Shooting in Auto Mode
- Stepping Up to Scene Modes
- Portrait mode
- Landscape mode
- Close-up mode
- Sports mode
- Recording Movies in Auto Mode
- Enabling movie mode
- Reviewing recording settings
- Recording a movie in Auto mode
- Part 2. Taking Your Photography to the Next Level
- Chapter 4. Starting to See Like a Photographer
- Exploring Composition Basics
- Dead center is deadly boring
- Create movement through the frame
- Eliminate clutter
- Leave some "head room"
- Using Depth of Field to Artistic Advantage
- Capturing Motion: To Blur or Not to Blur?
- Becoming a Student of Light
- Exploring New Subjects and Angles
- Find a new angle
- Notice reflections, patterns, and textures
- Look beyond the usual suspects
- Chapter 5. Taking Control of Exposure
- Understanding Exposure
- Introducing the exposure trio: Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
- Doing the exposure balancing act
- Adjusting f-stop, Shutter Speed, and ISO
- Taking advantage of exposure guides
- Changing the Metering mode
- Using "priority" exposure modes
- Adjusting Autoexposure Results
- Applying exposure compensation
- AE Lock (autoexposure lock)
- Expanding Tonal Range
- Bracketing Exposures
- Chapter 6. Adding Flash and Other Lights
- Enabling and Disabling Built-in Flash
- Comparing Built-in and External Flashes
- Pros and cons of built-in flashes
- Pros and cons of external flash heads
- Adjusting Flash Power
- Exploring Special Flash Modes
- Flash with red-eye reduction
- Slow-sync flash
- Rear-curtain sync
- Improving Outdoor Photos with Flash
- Considering Continuous Lighting
- Setting Up a Small Lighting Studio
- Looking at Simpler (and Cheaper) Lighting Setups
- Chapter 7. Manipulating Focus and Color
- Understanding Autofocus Options
- Enabling autofocus
- Locating your camera's focus points
- Selecting a focus point or zone
- Choosing focus lock or continuous AF
- Using the right autofocus technique
- Focusing Manually
- Diagnosing Focus Problems
- My entire picture is blurry
- The wrong thing is in focus
- Moving subjects are blurry
- The camera won't focus at all
- Playing with Depth of Field
- Controlling Color
- RGB: A new way of thinking about color
- Choosing between sRGB and Adobe RGB
- Using white balance to adjust color
- Looking at Picture Presets
- Shooting Raw for More Color Control
- Part 3. Pro Tips for Capturing Specific Subjects
- Chapter 8. Shooting Frame-Worthy Portraits
- Starting with a Classic Portrait Recipe
- Creating Good Portrait Lighting
- Shoot indoor portraits by window light
- Catch light with a reflector
- Lessen the chances of red-eye in flash portraits
- Try slow-sync flash for softer flash Sighting
- Shoot a subject in silhouette
- Use flash to fill in shadows outdoors
- Building a Better Backdrop
- Capturing More Memorable Portraits
- Chapter 9. Photographing Action
- Choosing an Action Plan
- Freezing Action
- Following the classic action recipe
- Shooting subjects "moving in place"
- Improving your odds of freezing action
- Blurring Motion
- Panning for Cool Background Effects
- Chapter 10. Taking in the Scenery
- Reviewing a Few Basics
- Composition is critical
- Lens focal length matters (a lot)
- Remember the impact of depth of field
- Pick the right exposure mode
- Pack a lens filter (or two or three)
- Taking a Panoramic View
- Photographing Tall Structures
- Catching the Night Lights
- Capturing Small Wonders
- Part 4. After the Shot
- Chapter 11. Discovering Cool Playback Features
- Switching to Playback Mode
- Adjusting the Playback Display
- Getting a Close-Up Look at a Photo
- Displaying Thumbnails and Calendars
- Viewing Shooting Settings (Metadata)
- Reading histograms
- Displaying highlight alerts ("blinkies")
- Rating, Protecting, and Deleting Files
- Rating files
- Protecting photos
- Deleting files
- Checking Out In-Camera Editing Tools
- Viewing Photos on a TV
- Chapter 12. Downloading, Editing, and Sharing Photos
- Sorting through Photo Software
- Basic (and free) programs
- Advanced (and not free) options
- Downloading Your Images
- Looking at connection options
- Completing the download process
- Preserving Your Files
- Converting Raw Files
- Looking at Your Printing Options
- Avoiding Printing Pitfalls
- Checking resolution: Do you have enough pixels?
- Getting print and monitor colors in sync
- Preparing Pictures for Online Sharing
- Sizing photos for screen display
- Saving files in the JPEG format
- Part 5. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 13. Ten Fixes for Common Photo Flaws
- Discover a Few Easy Exposure Fixes
- Take Steps to Avoid Blurry Pictures
- Scan the Frame Before You Shoot
- Blur a Busy Background
- Level the Horizon
- Crop Away Excess Background
- Solve Color Miscues
- Turn Down the Noise
- Deal with Dust Spots and Lens Flare
- Watch Out for Weird Halos
- Chapter 14. Ten Accessories to Enhance Your Photography
- Invest in a Good Camera Bag
- Pick a Sturdy Tripod
- Consider Smaller Stability Solutions
- Find a More Comfortable Camera Strap
- Get a Better View of Your Monitor
- Download Some Cool Apps
- Calibrate Your Monitor with Precision
- Dive In with a Waterproof Housing
- Treat Your Wrist to a Graphics Tablet
- Pick Up a Portable Printer
- Index