Photography: The New Complete Guide to Taking PhotographsMany of the vast number of camera owners today aspire to taking better pictures than the occasional snapshot and yet most are often disappointed with the results. Photography leads and teaches by example with each technique examined in depth and accompanied by a clear and jargon-free text. Divided into sixteen modules, it teaches the correct approach to great picture making from holding the camera properly to manipulating images shot on the latest digital cameras. The step-by-step approach to popular themes—such as holidays, children, pets and the nude – are covered in depth. Inspiring creativity at the same time as providing easy-to-understand technical knowledge, manipulating a camera will become as much second nature as handling a car. |
Contents
Section 1 | 47 |
Section 2 | 87 |
Section 3 | 89 |
Section 4 | 101 |
Section 5 | 127 |
Section 6 | 145 |
Section 7 | 147 |
Section 8 | 177 |
Section 9 | 185 |
Section 10 | 187 |
Section 11 | 199 |
Section 12 | 267 |
Common terms and phrases
30-31 Additional lenses 54-55 Shutter speed adjustments auto-focus available light background black and white blue bounce light back buildings built-in flash cast close-up colour balance colour film colour temperature composition correct create depth of field digital cameras effect enhance equipment exposure meter extension tubes face fill-in flash Filling the frame film speed focal length focus focusing give going in close high viewpoint Instant cameras landscape lens hood light source look low viewpoint medium format perspective picture polarising filter Polaroid position possible processed range Rangefinder cameras reflector result reversal film ring flash Selecting a viewpoint sharp shooting shutter release side slow shutter speed SLR cameras soft speed film studio take your shot taken technique telephoto lenses tones tripod tungsten unwanted detail viewfinder white film wide angle lens wide aperture zoom lens