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Utilize the latest technology to take professional grade pictures Text and Photos By Rick Doble Everything Series, Adamsmedia, 2008 Order Now From Amazon - Click Here  I aimed to create the most useful, easy to understand book available today for the beginning and advanced amateur photographer. I drew on my forty years experience as a photographer and my twenty years experience in computer imaging and digital photography. See the full table of contents. I included dozens of little known tips and tricks and included many topics that are not covered by any other book on the subject. I shot all the photographs (about 70) which includes about twenty in a full color insert. The Everything Digital Photography Book by Rick Doble
TABLE OF CONTENTSWritten And Photographed By Rick Doble Book Includes About 70 Photographs (20 In Full Color Insert) 1 Understanding How Digital Cameras Work The Digital Photography Revolution 2 Other Advantages of Digital Photography 4 Understanding How All Cameras Work 5 Image Resolution and Image Quality 7 Color Your World Digital 9 Capabilities That Most Digital Cameras Have 9 What to Do Next 12 2 What to Look For in a Digital Camera Ask the Right Questions 14 Finding the Right Camera for You 15 Basic Digital Cameras 17 Prosumer and Semiprofessional Cameras 18 Professional Cameras 20 Cameras for Special Needs 21 Checklist of Secondary Digicam Features 22 Investigating the Choices 23 What You Can Expect to Spend 25 3 Buying the Digital Camera Thats Right for You A Step-by-Step Guide for Buying 28 Essential Accessories 29 A Camera Case 30 Understanding Return Policies 31 Buying from an Online Store 32 Buying from a Brick-and-Mortar Store 34 Buying via an Online Auction 35 Is It Time to Buy? 36 Camera Discounts 38 Extended Warranties 39 After the Sale 40 4 LCD Screens and Viewfinders LCD Screens 42 Why the LCD Monitor Is So Important 43 Previewing, Reviewing, and Deleting 45 Using the LCD Menus 47 LCD Limitations 48 Viewfinders 50 Parallax Problems with Viewfinders 51 5 Lenses Understanding Focal Length 54 Determining Focal Length 56 Maximum Aperture 57 Depth of Field 58 Focusing Methods 60 Types of Lenses 62 Taking a Closer Look at Macro Photography 64 Evaluating a Lens 66 Lens Accessories 67 6 Lighting and Flash Shooting with Available Light 70 White Balance or Color Balance Setting 72 Flash 74 Flash Settings 76 Principal Flash Limitations 78 Additional Flash Limitations 80 Flash and Available Light 81 Additional Light Sources 82 Shooting at Night 83 7 Batteries and Travel Considerations AA Batteries 86 Working Tips for AA Batteries 88 Rechargeable Proprietary Batteries 88 Rechargeable Types 89 Charging Batteries 91 Conserving Battery Power 92 Organizing Multiple Charged and Discharged Batteries 93 Caring for Your Batteries 94 Travel Considerations 96 8 Image Sensors and Resolution Image Sensors and Color 100 Image Sensor Resolution 102 Frame Rate 103 Image Sensitivity or ISO 104 Understanding Resolution 105 Determining the Number of Pixels You Need 106 File Size and Resolution 108 Confusing and Conflicting Terms 110 Overview of Resolution 112 9 Creative Controls and Other Features Creative Controls 114 Autoexposure 115 Metering Systems 115 Exposure Compensation 117 Aperture-Priority and Shutter-Priority Modes 119 Total Manual Override of Automatic Exposure 121 Autofocus 122 Continuous Mode and Panoramic Mode 123 Self- Timers/Remote Controls 124 Experimental Photography 125 10 Taking Great Pictures Getting Ready to Shoot 130 Slow Shutter Speed Photography 132 Deliberate Camera Movement 133 How to Judge the Quality of Your Photo 134 Time and Its Effect on Photographs 136 Taking the Picture 137 Where to Find Picture-Taking Opportunities 139 Developing a Personal Style 140 Online Classes and Workshops 142 Common Mistakes 143 11 What Makes a Photograph Memorable Overview of Picture Elements 146 Light 146 Angle of View 151 Framing 152 Shape and Line 154 Pattern and Texture 156 Composition 158 Color 160 Focus (Depth of Field) and Focal Length 161 Shutter Speed 164 12 Types of Photographs Portraits 166 Candids 168 Pets 169 Landscapes 169 Still Lifes 171 Silhouettes 174 Cities 175 Architectural Details 177 Good Pictures Are Everywhere 179 Photography Log 181 13 Memory Cards, Downloading, and Storage Digital Film 184 Memory Cards 184 Memory Card Readers 187 Downloading Pictures from Your Camera 189 Other Types of Transfers 191 Downloading Checklist 193 Displaying Your Image on a Television 195 Burning CDs or DVDs 196 Archiving Your Photos 197 14 Photo File Management How Files Are Named and Stored 200 Image Browsing and Management Utilities 201 File Management Tasks 203 Altering Your Photos 204 Photo Editing 205 Renaming Your Image Files 206 Keeping Track and Organizing 209 Backing Up Your Image Files 209 15 The Digital Darkroom Darkroom Controls Versus Computer Manipulation 214 Basic Digital Darkroom Tools 216 Cropping, Rotating, and Sharpening 219 Color Tools 220 Photo-Editing Tips 221 Creating Your Digital Darkroom 223 Improve Your Digital Images While Shooting 224 Repetitive Tasks and Batch Processing 225 Black and White from Color 227 16 Computer Graphics and Photography General Tool Considerations 230 Specific Image Editing Tools 231 Getting Started 233 More Basic Corrections 234 Cameralike Results 235 Artistic Effects and Filters 238 Special Effects 241 Patterns, Mirrors, and Silhouettes 242 Collage/Montage/Composite 243 17 Software for Digital Cameras and Photographs Types of Software 246 Consumer Shopping 249 Photo Browsing and File Management 250 Image Editing 253 Backup and Recovery 255 Printer Programs 256 Online Software 256 Utilities, Applets, and Plug-ins 257 Web Site Image Display Software 259 Animation and Slideshows 260 18 File Formats and Image Compression What Are Photo File Formats? 264 Main Digital Photography Formats 264 How Compression Works 269 Lossy Versus Lossless Compression 269 Other File Formats 272 Video and Sound File Formats 274 File Associations 276 19 Putting Your Photos on the Internet Understanding Pixel Dimensions 280 Photo Album Sites 281 Photoblogs 282 Your Web Site 284 How to Link to Your Online Photos 286 How Search Engines Find Images 287 E-mailing Photos as Attachments 289 Mistakes People Make with E-mail Photographs 291 20 Prints, Printers, and Scanners The Printing Process 294 Outsourcing Your Printing Needs 294 Types of Printers 296 Computer-Free Printing 298 Printers and Resolution 299 Dots per Inch (DPI) and Pixels per Inch (PPI) 300 Other Printer Considerations 300 Scanners 303 Appendix A: Glossary / 304 Appendix B: Resources / 313 Appendix C: Photography Reference Tables / 315 Index / 318 BOOK SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Adams Media: (Copyright, 2008) Photographs: About 70: about 20 in full color insert; about 50 in black and white throughout book Language: English ISBN-10: 159869569X ISBN-13: 978-1598695694 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 1 inches
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