Digital Photography Essentials

Digital Photography Essentials

by Duncan Evans
Digital Photography Essentials

Digital Photography Essentials

by Duncan Evans

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Overview

New to digital, new to photography? Confused by digital terms or the basic operations of your new digital SLR? Don't know what metering is, exposure compensation or one end of the aperture range from the other? Well, here's the book for you.

Digital Photography Essentials is an intense, introduction to digital technology, the main photographic concepts and picture control. It is designed for anyone who is new to digital from film or new to digital at all. It explains what the hardware is, how it works and then what the main photographic operations are and how you can use them. The book is illustrated with photographs showing these principles in action. This is a short and specific book which is 10,000 words long and also has a 2000 word additional glossary of technical terms, explaining what they mean. It is an introduction, a primer for the subject of digital photography. I will be publishing specific titles for numerous genres in the coming months. Here's the contents list:

INTRODUCTION

1. THE HARDWARE
How the digital camera works
CCD/CMOS and resolution
Storage cards and readers

2. THE DIGITAL ADVANTAGE
Instant review
Erasable pictures
Digital ISO
Automatic White Balance

3. PHOTOGRAPHIC OPERATION
The PASM dial and Program Modes
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Mode
Metering & exposure compensation
Electronic flash

4. DIGITAL DARKROOM
Photo editing
Printing and DPI

GLOSSARY OF TERMS


Product Details

BN ID: 2940044794870
Publisher: Duncan Evans
Publication date: 07/21/2012
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 303,686
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Duncan Evans LRPS is a member of the Royal Photographic Society and the published author of 12 photography books. He is a journalist, photographer and author, working in photography and hi-tech fields. Duncan first got involved with digital photography in 1999 and was the Editor of Digital Photo User, one of the first magazines covering the rise of the format from overpriced novelty to essential photography tool. The digital books on sale here are the result of 12 years experience, reviewing, writing and authoring in this field.

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