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ISBN-13: | 9781781578537 |
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Publisher: | Octopus Books |
Publication date: | 10/26/2021 |
Pages: | 400 |
Sales rank: | 511,281 |
Product dimensions: | 7.30(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Jargon Buster 6
Part 1 Exposure
Before You Begin 22
File Formats
Image Size 24
The Exposure Trinity 26
Aperture
Shutter Speed
ISO 27
A Question of Balance 28
Filling the Bucket 29
Stop! 30
Masterclass: Landscape David Taylor 32
Aperture & Depth of Field 36
Wide Aperture 38
Small Aperture 40
Mid Aperture 42
Bokeh 44
Masterclass: Portraits Ben Anker 46
Shutter Speed & Movement 50
Camera Shake
Freezing Movement 52
Panning 54
Exaggerating Movement 56
Night Sky Exposures 58
Masterclass: Sports Ian MacNicol 60
ISO & Noise 64
Types of Noise 66
Noise Control
Shooting Modes 68
Auto
Scene Nodes 69
Program 70
Priority Modes 72
Manual 74
Exposure Metering 76
Metering Patterns 77
Ultimate Accuracy 80
Histograms 82
Exposure Compensation 86
Bracketing 87
Dynamic Range 88
High Dynamic Range 89
Holding the Highlights 90
HDR Imaging 92
Silhouettes 94
High Key 96
Low Key 97
Masterclass: Interiors Adrian Wilson 98
Part 2 Light & Color
Basics of Light 104
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Quality of Light 106
Hard Light
Soft Light 108
Changing the Quality of Light 110
Direction of Light 112
Front Lighting
Side Lighting 113
Backlighting 114
Top Lighting 115
Masterclass: Food Stuart Ovenden 116
The Color of Light 120
Auto WB 122
Preset WB 123
Custom WB 126
Grey Target 127
Color Space 128
CIELab
sRGB 129
AdobeRGB
ProPhoto RGB
Theory vs. Practice 130
Masterclass: Still Life Daniel Brooke 132
Flash 136
The Fundamentals of Flash 137
Built-in Flash 140
Hotshoe-Mounted Flash 142
WARNING: Trigger Voltages
Hotshoe Flash Anatomy 143
Controlling Flash 144
Manual Flash 146
Bounce Flash 148
Oft-Camera Flash 150
Continuous Lighting 152
Continuous Lighting Types 154
Masterclass: Fashion - Dixie Dixon 156
Part 3 Lenses
Lens Basics 162
Fixed Lenses vs. Interchangeable Lenses
Lens Anatomy 163
Lens Types 164
Zoom Lenses
Prime Lenses 166
Focal Length 168
Angle Of View
Crop Factor 170
Perspective 172
The Imperfect Lens 174
Chromatic Aberration
Barrel Distortion 175
Pincushion Distortion
Flare 176
Vignetting
Edge Softness 177
Masterclass: Street Photography Brian Lloyd Duckett 178
Zoom Lenses 182
Standard
Wide Angle 184
Telephoto 186
Macro 188
Reproduction Ration
Focal Lengths Working Distance
Macro Accessories 190
Close-Up Lenses
Reverse-Lens Adapter 191
Extension Tubes 192
Bellows 193
Extreme Lenses 194
Fisheye
Mirror 195
Tilt Shift 196
Legacy Lenses 198
Alternative Lenses 200
Pinhole
Holga 201
Lensbaby 202
Filters 204
Polarising Filters
Neutral Density (ND) Filters 206
Graduated ND Filters 208
Masterclass: Wildlife Richard Garvey-Williams 210
Focus 214
Autofocus 216
AF Modes
AF Technology 218
AF Points
AF Point Selection 220
Manual Focus 224
Off-Center Subjects
Moving Subjects
Shooting from the Hip 226
Low Contrast
Shooting Through
Consistent Focus 227
Precise Focus
Hyperfocal Distance 228
Focus Stacking 230
Masterclass: Macro Andy Small 232
Part 4 Composition
What Is Composition? 238
Composition Basics 240
Orientation
Aspect Ratio 242
Viewpoint 244
Classic Rules 246
Rule of Thirds
Golden Ratio 248
Golden Triangle 250
Rule of Odds 251
Central Subjects 252
Lines 254
Physicals Implied Lines
Leading Lines 256
Line Direction 258
Masterclass: Architecture Janie Airey 262
Other Considerations 266
Balance
Weighing In 267
Negative Space 270
Level Horizons 271
Pattern & Texture 272
Minimalism 274
Frames 276
Color 278
The Color Wheel
Color Connotations 279
Harmonious Color 280
Complementary Color 282
Masterclass: Abstrac Ryan Bush 286
Part 5 Post-Processing
Why is Processing Necessary? 292
Software 294
Image Editing
Catalogues & Keywords 295
Specialist Software 296
Plugins 297
Workflow 298
Essential Edits 300
Cropping
Exposure 302
Contrast 304
Adobe Camera Raw 305
Color 306
Retouching 308
The Tools
Resizing 310
Sharpening 313
Masterclass: Retouching Miss Aniela 316
Advanced Edits 320
Bit Depth
Layers 322
Adjustment Layers 323
Lens Correction 324
Curves 326
Noise Control 328
Selective Edits 330
Edge Sharpening 334
Stitched Panoramas 336
Black & White 338
Basic Conversions 340
Advanced Conversions 342
Raw Conversion 344
Dodging & Burning 346
Toning 348
Split-Toning 350
Part 6 In the Bag
Camera Types 354
Mirror less Cameras
Digital SLR Cameras 356
Bridge Cameras 358
Compact Cameras 359
Digital Medium Format 360
Other Options 361
Drones 362
Sensors 364
Anatomy of a Sensor
Resolution 366
Pixel Pitch
Sensor Size 367
Camera Essentials 368
Batteries
Memory Cards
Bags 370
Remote Releases 371
GPS
Wireless
Film Isn't Dead 372
Film Formats 373
Film vs. Digital 374
Film Camera Types 376
35mm SLRs
35mm Rangefinder 378
35mm Compact
Other Small-Format Cameras 379
Medium-Format Cameras 380
Large-Format Cameras 382
Movements 383
Masterclass: Documentary Michelle Frankfurter 384
Developing Black-and-white Film 388
Equipment
Loading Your Film 389
Preparing Your Chemicals 390
Processing the Film 391
Drying the Film 392
What next? 393
Camera Handling 394
Tripods
Other Options 395
Handholding
Camera Care 396
Sensor Cleaning 397
Index 398
Picture Credits 400
Acknowledgments