Contents

 

Introduction

About the authors

     Part 1

Picture Making

Seeing and photographing

Using the viewfinder – framing up

Creating a point of emphasis

Picking lighting conditions

Pattern, texture and shape

Using color

Projects   Developing a personal approach

     Part 2

Camera, Sensors and Film

Camera principles

The camera

The rise and rise of the camera phone

Sensors

Films

Scanners

     Part 3

Creative Use of Camera
Controls

Shutter speeds and movement

Focus and aperture

Choice of exposure

Changing focal length

Set for digital success

Projects

     Part 4

Tackling Different
Photographic Subjects

People

Places

Animal portraits

Landscapes

Creating black and white images

Close-up subjects

Action and sports photographs

Going with the flow

Projects

     Part 5

Controlling Light

The basics of great lighting

Lighting for people photographs

Lighting objects

Outside shooting

Flash and its control

Layout and lighting in the studio

Projects

     Part 6

Photographic Workflow

Demystifying the photographic process

     Part 7

Digital Processing and Printing

Introducing the digital photography tools

Transferring pictures from the camera to computer

Processing the picture file

First steps in enhancing

Editing techniques

On-phone and in-camera enhancing

Printing your digital files

     Part 8

Experimental and Constructed Images

Letting the image move

Exploring reflections

Using lens attachments

Combining pictures

Creative digital

Print manipulation

Projects

     Part 9

Presenting and Assessing Your Work

Finishing off

Presenting pictures in sets

Digital presentation

Sharing Mobile Albums with Adobe Revel

Sharing ‘on the fly’

Evaluating your results

     Part 10

Troubleshooting

Film users: assessing the results

General shooting faults

Digital users: checking images on the desktop

Appendices

Appendix A Computer connection types

Appendix B Camera memory cards

Appendix C Digital camera sensor sizes and resolution (megapixels)

Appendix D Suggested starting speeds/apertures for difficult night scenes

Appendix E Scanner connections

Appendix F What resolution should I pick?

Appendix G ISO settings and their uses

Appendix H Minimum shutter speeds to stop camera shake

Appendix I Settings to control depth of field

Appendix J Suggested starting speeds to freeze the action of different events

Appendix K Flash guide numbers, apertures and distance

Appendix L Using a hand-held meter

Appendix M Batteries

Appendix N Health and safety in photography

Appendix O Black and white film processing and printing

Appendix P Chemically treating black and white prints

 

 

Glossary

Index

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