Kodak Guide to Digital Photography" ... helps readers choose the right camera, understand the workings of the camera's sensor, master exposure measuring techniques, and determine the best shutter speed and aperture combinations for shooting various subjects. There's an expert discussion of white balance and lighting, from daylight to artificial setups to flash photography, and entire chapters devoted to filters, close-up photography, and action shots. Finally, get practical information on digital file types, downloading, retouching, image processing, converting RAW files, and storing and retrieving images."--Publisher description. |
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 11 |
What Makes a Good Photograph? | 22 |
DIGITAL COMPONENTS | 29 |
Internal Camera Wizardry | 40 |
Live and ReviewOnly LCD Displays | 50 |
Memory Cards | 60 |
White Balance | 77 |
EXPOSURE | 85 |
Other Useful Filters | 240 |
Exposure with Filters | 248 |
COMPOSITION | 251 |
Grabbing and Holding the Viewers Eye | 257 |
Isolate Your Subject | 263 |
SHOOTING ACTION | 271 |
Autofocus and Action | 278 |
Shutter Lag and Action | 285 |
ISO Settings | 93 |
The Importance of a Tripod | 99 |
Autoexposure AE | 107 |
Fixing Exposures | 117 |
EXISTING LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY | 153 |
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY | 171 |
Dedicated Accessory Flash | 186 |
Easy OneFlash Techniques for Better Flash Photography | 194 |
Using Simple Flash Modifiers | 200 |
Angle of View or Relative Magnification | 208 |
Depth of Field | 217 |
Lens Features to Know | 224 |
FILTERS | 231 |
Panning | 293 |
CLOSEUP AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY | 299 |
Flash for CloseUp Photography | 309 |
Depth of Field and CloseUps | 315 |
Making Your Subject the Star | 323 |
DIGITAL DARKROOM BASICS | 329 |
Storage and Backup | 336 |
Ten Steps to Jumpstart Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Software | 343 |
Basic Steps to Printing | 354 |
Glossary | 360 |
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Common terms and phrases
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