John Hedgecoe's Guide to 35mm PhotographyThe world's best-selling photography author shows how to achieve professional results you'll be proud of in a convenient, pocket-sized guide to 35mm photography. Whether you want to convey movement in sports shots or take natural-looking pictures of children, bringing a subject to life on film is easy once you know the tricks of the trade. Distilling a lifetime of experience into one volume, John Hedgecoe provides readily accessible information for the amateur, backed up by over 400 of his superb, full-color photographs. Every question is answered: how a camera works, buying a new and second-hand camera, films, exposure, and lighting, including sunlight and flashes. Consult the visual guide to different types of lenses and their characteristics. Then develop your aesthetic skills with tips on the equipment and techniques needed for photographing unusual viewpoints, wildlife, filter effects, still lifes, portraits, sunsets, architectural details, and more. 128 pages (all in color), 5 7/16 x 8. |
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28mm wideangle 35mm lens allow angle of view aperture and shutter autofocus avoid camera shake background backlit black and white blue blur built-in meter camera position close-up clouds colour composition creates daylight Daylight film depth of field diagonal diffused DX coding effect ensure Exposure mode f/number Fast film fast shutter Faster films faster shutter speed Fill light fill-in film speed filter flash unit flashgun focal length focus focused foreground frame freeze the action give handheld lenses lines look low light macro lens main light millimetres moving over-exposed pattern perspective photographer picture Placing the horizon portraits reflector scene setting shadows shape sharp shot silhouette slide film slow shutter speed small apertures smallest aperture Soft light speed table sport subject distance Technical tips technique telephoto lens texture tripod Tungsten film under-exposed viewer viewfinder whilst white film wideangle lens yellow zoom