The Basic Book of Photography

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New American Library, 1985 - Photography - 366 pages

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Contents

Protecting the Camera
11
Loading the CameraFor Sure
20
Comprehending Shutter Speeds
30
Copyright

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The Basic Book of Photography
Tom Grimm
Snippet view - 1979
The Basic Book of Photography
Tom Grimm
Snippet view - 1979

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35mm cameras 35mm film adjust amount of light angle autoflash autofocus automatic exposure control batteries black-and-white film bright built-in bulb CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ camera lens cassette close-up lens color film color prints contrast CRUZ The University dark darkroom daylight daylight film depth of field distance Ektachrome electronic flash electronic flash unit enlarger equipment expo exposed exposure meter exposure reading f/stop feet field scale film speed film's filter factor flashbulbs focal length focus focusing ring frame guide number hand-held illumination indicate infrared film instant cameras ISO/ASA Kodak lens opening lens reflex cameras lenses light source manual manufacturers meter reading models mount normal lens photoflood photographer picture Polaroid position processing projector proper exposure rangefinder cameras rewind sec f/2 shoot shot shutter release shutter speed single lens reflex sure telephoto lens through-the-lens tripod tungsten underexposed underwater UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA usually viewfinder wide-angle lens zoom lens

About the author (1985)

Tom and Michele Grimm are photographers and freelance journalists. Tom has been an instructor of photography at University of California, Irvine and both have led photography tours and workshops. Their photographs have been published in magazines, newspapers, books and on the Internet. For 16 years, the husband-and-wife team wrote the "Trip of the Week" column for the Los Angeles Times, anthologized in Away For The Weekend, Southern California: Great Getaways Less Than 250 Miles From Los Angeles (3rd rev. and updated ed., 1993). They are the authors and illustrators of several other books, including best-sellers The Basic Book of Photography (4th ed., 1997) and The Basic Darkroom Book (rev. ed., 1986), and were contributors in the 1970's to children's books by author June Behrens with titles such as What Is A Seal? (1975), about homonyms.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Basic Book of Photography
Basic Book of Photography
AuthorTom Grimm
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherNew American Library, 1985
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedJan 26, 2010
ISBN0452257484, 9780452257481
Length366 pages
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