Digital photography: an introduction: content previously published in digital photographer's handbook

**Learn how to capture, enhance, and transform your digital photographs taken with any camera, from phones to DLSRs with renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang.** This comprehensive photography companion shows you everything you need to do to start taking exquisite photographs with digital cameras and phones. Beginning with core techniques every photographer needs to master, this updated edition of __Digital Photography: An Introduction__ progresses through a series of 15 projects that encourage you to practice and refine your skills. Quick troubleshooting tips help you fix common image problems, including those related to distortion, color, detail, and backgrounds. Tom Ang also gives expert advice for developing, editing, organizing, adjusting, cropping, and printing images, while an accompanying buying guide helps you choose the right camera, lenses, lighting, accessories, computers, and printers. CONTENTS......Page 6 06 Introduction......Page 8 1 CORE SKILLS......Page 11 10 Your first pictures......Page 12 12 Picture composition......Page 14 18 Focusing and depth of field......Page 20 22 Movement blur......Page 24 24 Influencing perspective......Page 26 26 Changing viewpoints......Page 28 28 Quick fix Leaning buildings......Page 30 29 Quick fix Facial distortion......Page 31 30 Color composition......Page 32 34 Quick fix White Balance......Page 36 36 Exposure control......Page 38 38 Low-key images......Page 40 40 Accessory flash......Page 42 42 Quick fix Electronic flash......Page 44 44 Electronic flash......Page 46 2 PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS......Page 52 52 Abstract imagery......Page 54 55 Architecture......Page 57 58 Documentary photography......Page 60 62 Street photography......Page 64 64 Vacations and travel......Page 66 70 Weddings......Page 72 72 Children......Page 74 76 Landscapes......Page 78 82 Cityscapes......Page 84 86 Low-light photography......Page 88 88 Animals......Page 90 92 Panoramas......Page 94 94 Live events......Page 96 98 Portraits......Page 100 102 Camera phone photography......Page 104 3 IMAGE DEVELOPMENT......Page 106 106 Workflow essentials......Page 108 108 Downloading......Page 110 110 Image management......Page 112 112 Capture defects......Page 114 114 Color management......Page 116 116 Cropping and rotation......Page 118 118 Quick fix Poor subject detail......Page 120 119 Quick fix Poor subject color......Page 121 120 Levels......Page 122 122 Burning-in and dodging......Page 124 124 Dust and noise......Page 126 126 Sharpening......Page 128 130 Blurring......Page 132 134 Quick fix Image distractions......Page 136 136 White balance......Page 138 138 Color adjustments......Page 140 140 Saturation and vibrance......Page 142 142 Manipulation defects......Page 144 144 Curves......Page 146 148 Color to black and white......Page 150 156 Vintage effects......Page 158 158 Working with RAW......Page 160 162 Duotones......Page 164 164 Cross-processing......Page 166 166 Tints from color originals......Page 168 168 High dynamic range......Page 170 172 Selecting pixels......Page 174 176 Masks......Page 178 178 Quick fix Removing backgrounds......Page 180 180 Layer blend modes......Page 182 186 Cloning techniques......Page 188 188 Simple composite......Page 190 190 Image stitching......Page 192 4 BUYING GUIDE......Page 194 194 Camera phones......Page 196 196 Compacts......Page 198 198 Mirrorless compacts......Page 200 200 SLRs......Page 202 202 Choosing lenses......Page 204 206 Photographic accessories......Page 208 210 Digital accessories......Page 212 212 Electronic lighting......Page 214 214 Computers......Page 216 216 Computer accessories......Page 218 218 Printers and other devices......Page 220 220 Index......Page 222 224 Acknowledgments......Page 226