INDEX

 

35 mm films 56–7

 

accessories for cameras 44

ACR see Adobe Camera RAW

action photography see sports photography

Adobe apps 233

Adobe Camera RAW (ACR)

Photoshop/Photoshop Elements comparison 213

RAW conversion 209–13

Adobe Photoshop see Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Downloader (APD) 206–7, 208–9

Adobe Photoshop Elements see Photoshop Elements

Adobe Revel 301–3

advanced compact cameras 37

Advanced Photo System (APS), film format 56

AF see autofocusing

agitation of film 308

analog to digital scanners 61–2

animal portraits 128–31

APD see Adobe Photoshop Downloader

aperture

depth of field 68–71

focus 67–73

aperture and distance, flash guide numbers 323

Apple mobile devices, Photos app for 305

Apple OSX 304

apps

camera photo processing 233–4

iPhone Photos 231–2

mobile phone photo processing 233

APS see Advanced Photo System

Auto ISO feature 100

Auto white balance option 93

autofocusing (AF) 67

automatic cameras 32, 45

automatic single lens reflex (SLR) cameras 39

 

baby lens attachment 252–3

Back Light mode shooting 43

backgrounds

animal portraits 130

composition 7

focus, shooting faults 314

backlighting 11

backup

hardware options 291–2

storage options 289–92

BackUp MyPC software 290

banding in images 318

batteries 325

Battersea power station 114

beach/snow shooting 42

beginners’ cameras 36

beneath the surface, water photography 156–7

black hair shape on film 312

black and white

color 267–8

color translation 5

conversion 259–61

films 53–4

filters 251

images 139–42

printing 331–8

prints chemical treatment 338–41

processing 327–31

Russell Brown’s multi-layer technique 260

blue tones 22

blurred motion techniques in sports photography 153

blurring, shooting faults 315

bounce flash 175–6

bright pictures, desktop checking 318

buildings interiors 118–19

built-in flash 175

Burn-In tool, 224–5

 

camera obscura 25–6

camera-specific downloads 205–9

cameras

accessories 44

advanced compacts 37

aperture 30–2

automatic 32, 45

beginners’ 36

choice 45

compact 33, 45

digital compact 45

eye 3

features 24–5

films 53–6

landscapes 136–7

lens 29

memory cards 319

moment in time 4

principles 25–8

scanners 191–2

selection 2–3

sensors 46–52

shake and shutter speeds 322

shutter 29–32

single lens reflex 32–3, 38–9, 45

specialist shooting modes 42–3

transfer of images to computer 201–2

wind-on mechanisms 33

candid photography 112

canister light leak, film 309

capture formats

enhancement 214

sensors 50–2

capture options for photography 189–90

card reader to computer transfer 202–3, 205, 208

Cartier Bresson, Henri 150

CD-ROM backup 291

character in animal portraits 128–9

chemicals

black and white prints 338–41

health and safety 326–7

choice of moment 12

cities at night 121–2

city night scenes 15

Clear Image Mode 102

Clone Stamp tool 221

close-up subjects 143–8

depth of field 146

focus 143–5

garden flowers 146–7

indoors 148–9

shooting 43

water photography 157–8

CODECs (Compression Decompression drivers) 204

color

black and white images 139–40

black and white in images 267–8

casts 218

color-correcting filters 251

desktop checking 318

emphasis 269

landscapes 137

light 92–5

light and sensors for studio lighting 184

monochrome 5

negative films 53

photographs 20–2

saturation 91

slide films 54

strength 91

combination of pictures 254–9

digital 258–9

multiple exposures 256–7

projection 254

sandwiching 255–6

communication of ideas in photography 306

compact cameras 45

composition, black and white images 139–40

computer connection types 319

contact printing 331–3

contact sheets for printing 239

continuous shooting with digital cameras 151

contrast

digital cameras 91, 96–7

studio lighting 185

subjects 78–80

surroundings 11–12

copy mode shooting 43

copying, lighting 171

creative digital photography 259–71

crescent marks on film 310

critique of photography 306

cropping, pictures 8, 216, 282

Currey, Amanda 257

 

dark pictures, desktop checking 318

‘decisive moment’ 150

depth of field

aperture 68–71

close-up subjects 146

guidelines 73

maximum 71

minimum 72

settings 322–3

desaturation in black and white image conversion 260

desktop presentations 304

digital cameras

color saturation 91

compact 45

continuous shooting 151

contrast 96–7

controls 91–107

focal length 84–5

ISO settings 99–100

noise 101–2

projects 105–7

sensor sizes and resolution 320

sharpening 97–8

white balance 92–5

digital photography 28

combination of pictures 258–9

creative 259–71

desktop checking 316–18

entry level applications 195–6

image editing programs 195, 198–9

layers 228–9

on-phone and in-camera enhancing 231–4

panoramas 276

presentation 293–300

printing 235–9

professional programs 197–8

semi-professional programs 196–7

storage options 288–93

see also images

digital single lens reflex (DLSR) cameras 49

direction

light 13–14, 162–3

studio lighting 185

display of pictures 285

DLSR see digital single lens reflex (DLSR)

dodge tool 224

drawing tools 199

dust and scratches filter 220

DVD/Blue-Ray, distributing a video slideshow on 299

DVD writer backup 291

DX coding for films 55

e-mail photos 297–300

edge bleeding in images 318

edges, pictures 1–2

editing

photography workflow 193–4

techniques 220–30

electrical equipment, health and safety 326

emphasis of color 269

enhancement of photography workflow 193–4

enhancement of pictures 214–19

equipment

close-up photography 145

landscape photography 134

studio lighting 181–2

water photography 158

evaluation of results 305–6

expiry date of films 56

expodisc filters 95

exposure 74–82

animal portraits 129–30

beyond longest shutter speed 124

contrasting subjects 78–80

controls 75–6

flash 177–8

guidelines 81–3

light measurement 77–80

moonlight 123–4

shooting modes 76

sunset shots 80

troubleshooting 307

exposure of film, trouble shooting 310

extension tubes 44

external hard drive backup 291

eye, camera comparison 3

 

F-numbers 30–1

Facebook, making photo posts on 299

fast light source in sports photography 153

fill-in flash 178

film

35 mm 56–7

Advanced Photo System format 56

agitation 308

black hair shape 312

cameras 52–6

canister light leak 309

crescent marks 310

DX coding 55

expiry date 56

fogging 310

information 54–6

light sensitive 26–7

line of white spots 312

loading 57

marks on prints but not negatives 311

misloading 311

multiple exposure 311

no exposure 310

number of pictures 56

one frame black, rest clear 311

overdevelopment 308

overexposure 309

pale print from overexposed negative 312

print from underexposed negative 313

scanners 58, 62–3

sensors 3

sensors comparison 49–50

speed 55

stuck leader 309

troubleshooting 307–13

under-fixing of film 308

underdevelopment 307

underexposure 309

unloading 311

white hair shape 312

wrong flash sync speed 310

Filter Gallery feature 226–7

filters 44, 226–8, 251

fireworks 42, 125

flare spots 132

flash

accessories 176–7

bounce 175–6

built-in 175

exposure 177–8

fill-in 178

guide numbers for aperture and distance 323

lighting 173–9

modes 179

‘open flash’ 178–9

‘red eye’ effect 173, 175

sync speed 310

flashguns 44

flat surface subjects 148

flatbed scanners 62–3

focal length 83–91

changes 85–6

digital cameras 84–5

long 87

normal lenses 84–5

perspective 88–90

short 86–8

zoom lenses 86

focus

aperture 67–73

close-up subjects 143–5

sports photography 153

fogging of film 310

fold-up backgrounds 158

foregrounds 7

formal structuring in photography 306

formats, framing 8

framing

close-up subjects 143–5

foregrounds and backgrounds 7

formats 8

LCD monitor 6

viewfinder 5–6

framing pictures 2

freezing movement

speeds 323

in sports photography 152

water photography 156

front lighting for portraits 165

 

glass, reflections 247–8

glassware, lighting 170–1

glossary 342–50

golden mean 10

gradient filters 251

grayscale 139, 259–60

groups, photography 109–11

 

hand coloring

images 266–7

print manipulation 273–4

hand-held meters 324–5

hazy lighting 14

Healing Brush tool 222

health and safety in photography 326–7

high-contrast, desktop checking 318

Hockney, David 279

hybrid scanners 58–9

 

images

black and white conversion 259–61

camera to computer transfer 201–2

color and black and white together 267–8

color emphasis 269

cropping 8

editing programs 195, 198–9, 290

hand coloring 266–7

moving 240–6

printing 237

selective toning 265

sharing in photography workflow 194

specialist editing tools 200

storage options 289–92

texture 271

toning 262–5

vignettes 271

see also pictures

in-camera enhancing 231–4

indoors, close-up photography 148–9

inkjet printers 235–6

interior of buildings 118–19

interior lighting 119–20

internal hard drive backup 292

iPhone Photos app 231–2

ISO settings

animal portraits 129, 132

digital cameras 99–101

exposure 75

film speed 55

low light 127

moonlight 123

movement blur 147

moving images 242, 243–4

noise 101

sensitivity 91, 100–1

sensors 48–9

uses 322

 

joiners for panoramas 279

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group), format 50–2, 104, 209

 

Klee, Paul 240

knowledge of sports 151–3

 

landscapes

camera techniques 136–7

color 137

equipment 134

lighting 133–5, 173

photography 132–8

shooting 42

skies 138

layers 228–9

LCD monitor 6, 32, 36

lens

accessories 44

attachments 246–53

baby attachment 252–3

camera 29

hood 44

special effects 249–52

starburst attachment 250

light

color 92–5

colored filters 251

direction 162–3

measurement 77, 162

quality 162

quantity 161

sensitive films 26–7

white balance settings 93

lighting

animal portraits 129–30

black and white images 140–1

copying 171

flash 173–9

glassware 170–1

interior 119–20

landscapes 133–4, 173

location product photography 172–3

movement and portraits 167–8

objects 168–71

outside shooting 171–3

people photography 163–7

places 114–16

portraits 164–8, 166

portraits in the environment 171–2

projects 188

silverware 170

studio 180–8

surfaces 169–70

texture 170

workflow 153

lighting conditions 13–15

hazy lighting 15

mixed lighting 15

side lighting 13–14

time of day 14–15

line of white spots on film 312

lines, point of emphasis 9

loading of films 57

location product photography 172–3

low light, motion 126–7

low-contrast, desktop checking 318

 

macro lenses 145

manual single reflex (SLR) camera 38–9

mark removal, pictures 284–5

marks on prints but not negatives 311

marquee tool 226, 228

measurement, light 162

megapixels 47–8

memory cards 203

menu selection for image editing 200

metering, night 123

meters, hand-held 324–5

mis-framed picture, shooting faults 315

misloading of films 311

mixed lighting 15

mobile albums, sharing with Adobe Revel 301–3

mobile phones 189–90, 231–4

photography 189

processing photos on 231–2

moment in time, camera 4

moment to shoot, shooting faults 314

monochrome see black and white

montaging of prints 272–3

moonlight 123–4

motion in low light 126–7

mounting of pictures 283–4, 285

movement

blur and garden flowers 147

lighting in portraits 167–8

shutter speeds 65–7

moving images 240–6

moving camera and subject 245

star tracks 246

static camera/camera moves 242

static camera/subject moves 23–7

static subject and camera 245–6

moving water photography 155–6

multi-brown toning 340

multi-colored filters 251

multiple exposures 256–7, 311

museum mode shooting 43

 

ND see neutral density

negatives

images 27

storage options 292–3

neutral density (ND) filters 158, 244, 251

night landscape shooting 43

night portraits shooting 42

night scenes 320

noise

digital cameras 101–2

low light 127

noise reduction (NR) 91, 102

normal lenses, focal length 84–5

NR see noise reduction

 

objects, lighting 168–70

ochre tones 2

off mode shooting 43

off-center subjects 10

on-camera enhancing 231–4

‘on the fly’ photo sharing 304–5

one frame black, rest clear, film 311

online backup 292

‘open flash’ 178–9

orange bands, shooting faults 315

orange colour, shooting faults 313

orientation, picture 216

out of focus, shooting faults 313

outside shooting, lighting 171–3

overdevelopment of film 308

overexposure of film 309

 

Paris photography 109

pale print from overexposed negative 312

panoramas 274–81

digital 276

joiners 279

Photomerge 275, 277–9

projects 280–1

party/indoor, shooting 42

pattern in photographs 16

people

photography 108–12

places 116–17

people photography lighting 163–7

permission for animal portraits 131

personal approach to photography 23–4

perspective and focal length 88–90

photo-essays 286–7

photo processing apps 233

Photo Retouching App 234

photo sharing 298

and Adobe Revel 301–3

direct from your devices 305

‘on the fly’ 304–5

photographs

color 20–2

pattern 16

shape 120–1

texture 17–18

photography

action 149–55

candid 112

critique 306

definition 25

digital 28

groups 109–11

landscapes 132–8

mobile phones 189

pairs 109

people 108–12

personal approach 23–4

places 113–27

presentation 282–306

results evaluation 305–6

seeing 1

sports 149–55

water 155–8

photography workflow

capture options 198–90

editing 193–4

enhancing 193–4

image sharing 194

picture production 194

processing 190–4

Photomerge

auto workflow 278

manual (interactive) workflow 278–9

panoramas 275, 277–9

stitching modes 277–9

Photoshop

black and white 142

Bridge program 209, 213

Burn-in tool 224–5

Clone Stamp tool 221

color and black and white together 270

color for emphasis 269

color saturation 91

desaturation of black and white images 260

digital photography 28

digital programs 196–7

Dodge tool 224–5

dust and scratches filter 220

enhancement 215

filters 226

grayscale conversions 261

grayscale mode 260

hand-coloring 267

Healing Brush tool 222

layers 228–9

panoramas 275

Photomerge 275, 277

printing 237

processing photographs 190

Red Eye tool 223

Russell Brown’s multi-layer technique 260

saving pictures 219

selective toning 265

sharpening 219

single color changes 263

Spot Healing Brush tool 222

storage options 288, 290

text 228

texture 271

two or more colour changes 263–4

unwanted color casts 218

vignettes 270–1

Photoshop Elements

black and white 142

Bridge program 213

Burn-in tool 224–5

color saturation 91

digital photography 28

digital programs 196

Dodge tool 224–5

downloading 206

dust and scratches filter 220

e-mail of images 297

enhancement 215

filters 226–7

grayscale conversions 261

layers 228–9

linking with Adobe Revel 302

panoramas 275

Photomerge 275, 277

photo sharing 298

printing 237

processing photographs 190

RAW files 104

Red Eye removal tool 223

slide show editor 296

SmugMug option 299

spreading image tones 217

storage options 290, 292

text 228

two or more color changes 263–4

Picture Effect App 234

pictures

camera to computer transfer 201–2

combination 254–9

cropping 220, 282

digital processing 209–14

display 285

edges 1–2

editing techniques 220–30

enhancement 214–19

filters 226–8

framing 2

mark removal 284–5

mounting 283–4, 285

orientation 216

production 194

saving 219

sharpening 219

spotting removal 284–5

spreading image tones 217

straightening 216

text 228

unwanted color casts 218

pixels 46–7

places

lighting 114–16

people 116–17

photography 113–27

planning

action photography 150–1

animal portraits 131–2

point of emphasis

backlighting 11

choice of moment 12

contrasting with surroundings 11–12

lines 9

off-center subjects 10

positioning 9–10

tonal interchange 11–12

polarizing filters 158, 251

portable flash units 158

portraits

in the environment 171–2

lighting 164–8

shooting 42

positioning in picture format 9–10

presentation

digital photography 293–305

 

e-mail photos 297–8

photography 282–306

picture sets 286–7

slide shows 295–7

print manipulation 272–81

hand coloring 273–4

montaging 272–3

panoramas 274–6, 278–9

Photomerge stitching modes 277

printing

black and white 331–8

contact sheets 240

contrast 335–6

digital photography 235–9

drying 333–4

enlarging 334–5

images 237

inkjet printers 235–6

paper 335

preparation 237

sequences 286–7

storage options 292–3

test print 336–8

underexposed negative 313

processing

black and white film 327–31

photography workflow 190–4

photos in-camera 233–4

programs for digital photography 195–9

projection and combination of pictures 254

projects

digital cameras 105–7

lighting 188

panoramas 280–1

water photography 159–60

PSD format for layers 229

PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) 201

 

quality

black and white images 141

light 13–14, 162

quantity of light 161

 

RAW files

capture format 50–2

conversion with Adobe Camera RAW software 210–13

enabling in Windows Vista 204, 209

monochrome 142

photography workflow 190

properties 103

shooting with digital cameras 103–5

Rectangular Marquee tool 228

red bands, shooting faults 315

red eye

effect 173, 175

removal tool 223

shooting faults 313

red tones 21

reflections 246–8

glass 247–8

water 247

reflective subjects 149

Rembrandt style, portraits 167

remote release for close-ups 145

resolution

scanning quality 321–2

sensors for digital cameras 320

results evaluation 305–6

ring of light, shooting faults 315

rubber stamp tool see Clone Stamp tool

‘rule of thirds’ 10

Russell Brown’s multi-layer technique, black and white conversion 260

 

sandwiching, combination of pictures 255–6

saving of pictures 219

scanned pictures, trouble shooting 316–17

scanners

analog to digital 61–2

cameras 191–2

connections 320–1

control 59

film and print 57–64

first scan 63–4

parts 60–1

settings 62

type 58–9

seeing and photography 1

selecting tools 199

selection by camera 2–3

selective toning 265

sensitivity

ISO settings 100–1

sensors 48–9

sensors

advanced compact cameras 37

cameras 46–52

capture formats 50–2

film 3

film comparison 49–50

sensitivity 48–9

sizes for digital cameras 320

sepia toning 339–40

sets of pictures presentation 286–7

shape in photographs 120–1

sharing mobile albums with Adobe Revel 301–3

sharing of photos see photo sharing

sharpening

digital cameras 91, 97–8

pictures 219

shoes 134

shooting

animal portraits in the wild 130–1

faults 313–16

modes 76

specialist modes 42–3

sports photography 154–5

‘shooting ratio’ 240

shutter release extension 44

shutter speeds

camera 29–31

camera shake 322

exposure 124

movement 65–7

side-top lighting portraits 165–6

side lighting 13–14

silhouette effect 132

silverware lighting 170

single color changes, toning images 262–3

single lens reflex (SLR) cameras 32–3, 38–9, 45

cities at night 121

close-up photography 144–5

depth of field 71

exposure 75

flash 173

focal length 84–5

focus 67

lens attachment 250

shutter speeds 67

skies, landscapes 138

slides

shows 294–7

storage options 293

slideshows 304, 305

distributing a video slideshow on DVD/Blu-Ray 299

sharing a PDF 300

SLR see single lens reflex

smart phones 231–4see also mobile phones

Smith, Graham 273–4

smudging, shooting faults 315

SmugMug Gallery, uploading directly to a 300

soft light for portraits 167

Sony processing photo apps 233–4

specialist shooting modes for cameras 42–3

speeds for freezing of events 323

split-tone effect 263–4

sports photography 149–55

knowledge of sports 151–3

pre-planning 150–1

shooting 154–5

techniques 152–3

timing 150

Spot Healing Brush tool 222

spotting removal in pictures 284–5

spreading image tones 217

star tracks 246

Starburst attachment 250

starting speeds/apertures for night scenes 320

static camera

camera moves, images 242

static subject, images 245–6

subject moves, images 23–7

static water photography 155–6

stitching modes in Photomerge 277–8

storage options

backup 289–92

digital photography 289–93

negatives 292–3

prints 292–3

slides 293

straightening of pictures 216

stuck leader in film 309

studio lighting 180–8

color of light and sensors 184

composition 186–7

contrast 185

control 184–5

direction 185

equipment 181–2

source options 183

subject too dark, shooting faults 315

sun and lighting conditions 13

sunset shots 42, 80

surfaces lighting 169–70

 

technical quality of photography 306

text

pictures 228

tools 199

texture

digital photography 271

lighting 170

photographs 17–18

Thurston, Frank 243

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

capture format 50–2

monochrome 142

processing 209

RAW files 104

time of day and lighting conditions 14–15

timing in sports photography 150

tonal interchange 11–12

tones

black and white images 139–40

single color changes 262–3

two or more colours 263–4

tools for image editing programs 199–200

transfer from card reader to computer 202–3, 205

tripods 44, 158

troubleshooting 307–18

tweeting your pictures 298

two or more colors in images 263–4

 

under-fixing of film 308

underdevelopment of film 307

underexposure of film 309

unloading of film 311

unwanted color casts in pictures 218

 

video slideshow, distributing on DVD/Blu Ray disc 299

viewfinders 5–6, 32

viewing tools 199

vignettes in digital photography 270–1

 

water photography 155–8

beneath the surface 156–7

close-up subjects 157–8

equipment 158

freezing movement 156

moving 155–6

projects 159–60

reflections 247

static 155–6

web-based backup 292

weird colors, desktop checking 318

white balance

digital cameras 91, 92–5

expodisc filters 95

white dog appears yellow, shooting faults 315

white hair shape on film 312

white hot spot, shooting faults 314

WIFI, camera to computer via 200

Wilkes, Sue 274

wind-on mechanisms 33

Windows Vista, RAW enabling 204, 209

workflow in photography 189–94

‘WYSIWYG’ system 38

 

yellow cast, shooting faults 315

 

zoom lens 86, 136