Digital Photography Step by Step Build Your Skills From Beginner To Confident Photographer

"Become a confident, creative photographer with practical and inspirational advice from Tom Ang. Find your inner photographer and get the most out of your camera with Digital Photography Step by Step. Packed with expert knowledge, it is the perfect combination of practical photography instruction and visual inspiration to help you make your own masterpieces in a flash. Teaching you the basics of how to approach a subject, develop projects, and manipulate images in a series of inspiring photography assignments, Digital Photography Step by Step covers all the latest advances in digital photography to help you master each and every step of taking a photograph." 004 Contents......Page 6 008 Introduction......Page 11 QUICK-START IN PHOTOGRAPHY......Page 15 014 Your first photos......Page 16 016 Ten pillars of photography......Page 18 020 Preparing your camera......Page 22 022 Camera basics......Page 24 024 Scene modes......Page 26 026 Viewing and sharing......Page 28 COMMANDING PHOTO-TECHNIQUE......Page 31 030 Elements of composition......Page 32 034 Image analysis: Working with lines......Page 36 036 Perspective and viewpoints......Page 38 038 Quick fix: Framing issues......Page 40 058 Quick fix: Capture problems......Page 42 044 Image analysis: Order from chaos......Page 46 046 Visual toolkit: Composition solutions......Page 48 048 Zoom lenses......Page 50 050 Optimizing image quality......Page 52 052 Focusing on essentials......Page 54 054 Close-ups......Page 56 056 Image analysis: Macro world......Page 58 060 Exposure metering......Page 60 062 Excessive dynamic range......Page 62 064 Image analysis:......Page 64 066 Quick fix: Incorrect......Page 66 068 High and low key......Page 68 070 Exposure time and......Page 70 072 Working in low light......Page 72 072 Working in low light......Page 74 074 Image analysis: The lady with the lamp......Page 76 076 Stability during capture......Page 78 078 Using aperture......Page 80 080 Image analysis: The beauty of blur......Page 82 082 Plane of focus......Page 84 084 Visual toolkit: Focal length......Page 86 086 Lighting fundamentals......Page 88 088 Image analysis: Lighting the way......Page 90 090 Visual toolkit: Partnership with light......Page 92 092 Portable flash......Page 94 096 Studio lighting set-ups......Page 98 098 Lighting small objects......Page 100 100 Image analysis: On location......Page 102 102 ISO and noise......Page 104 104 Colour settings......Page 106 106 Image size and format......Page 108 108 Quick fix: Optical techniques......Page 110 110 Expansive panoramas......Page 112 112 Effects filters......Page 114 Mastering photo-subjects......Page 117 116 Portraiture......Page 118 120 Visual toolkit: Informal posing......Page 122 122 Child photography......Page 124 124 Image analysis: In conversation......Page 126 126 Art photography......Page 128 128 Visual toolkit: Arts of the visual......Page 130 130 Image analysis: Suburban moonrise......Page 132 132 Quick fix: Creative block......Page 134 134 Plantlife and gardens......Page 136 136 Animal photography......Page 138 138 Image analysis: Cloudy waters......Page 140 140 Live events......Page 142 142 Image analysis: Transfigured night......Page 144 144 Documentary photography......Page 146 148 Image analysis: Café culture......Page 150 150 Travel photography......Page 152 154 Image analysis: Crowded clichés......Page 156 156 Quick fix: Ethical questions......Page 158 158 Architectural photography......Page 160 160 Interior worlds......Page 162 162 Landscape photography......Page 164 166 Image analysis: Chasing rainbows......Page 168 optimizing workflow......Page 171 170 Workflow strategies......Page 172 172 Quick fix: File problems......Page 174 174 File formats......Page 176 176 Imaging strategies......Page 178 178 Colour management......Page 180 180 Picture selection......Page 182 182 Pictures for a purpose......Page 184 184 Working in RAW......Page 186 186 Processing RAW files......Page 188 188 Asset management......Page 190 Enhancing images......Page 193 192 Processing pipeline......Page 194 194 Removing dust......Page 196 196 Quick fix: Cleaning and clearing......Page 198 198 Working with noise......Page 200 200 Trimming and resizing......Page 202 202 Refining shapes......Page 204 204 Correcting Levels......Page 206 206 Adjusting tone......Page 208 208 Visual toolkit: Levels and Curves effects......Page 210 210 Burn and Dodge......Page 212 212 Image analysis: Writing with light......Page 214 214 Controlling shadows and highlights......Page 216 216 Tone-mapping brilliance......Page 218 218 Correcting white balance......Page 220 220 Colour refinements......Page 222 222 Enhancing tone and colour......Page 224 224 Image analysis: Entrancing colour......Page 226 226 Saturation and vibrance......Page 228 228 Quick fix: Digital corrections......Page 230 230 Sharpness and blur......Page 232 232 Adaptive sharpening......Page 234 manipulating images......Page 237 236 Cloning techniques......Page 238 238 Selection methods......Page 240 240 Protective masks......Page 242 242 Quick fix: Selecting pixels......Page 244 244 Removing image content......Page 246 246 Quick fix: Retouching faces......Page 248 248 Working with layers......Page 250 250 Visual toolkit: Layer blend modes......Page 252 252 Cut out and composite......Page 254 254 Converting to black and white......Page 256 256 Working in duotone......Page 258 258 Image analysis: Evocative tones......Page 260 260 Emulsion-based effects......Page 262 262 Visual toolkit: Recreating darkroom effects......Page 264 264 Changing colours......Page 266 266 Image analysis: Embellishing reality......Page 268 268 Cropping for effect......Page 270 270 Ageing an image......Page 272 272 Text in images......Page 274 274 Art effects......Page 276 276 Visual toolkit: Digital filters......Page 278 278 Redirecting the image......Page 280 Sharing images......Page 283 282 Showing your images......Page 284 286 Preserving your rights......Page 288 288 Print set-up......Page 290 290 Presenting your prints......Page 292 292 Online printing......Page 294 294 Earning with photos......Page 296 making movies......Page 299 298 The film-making revolution......Page 300 300 Building your kit......Page 302 302 Adjusting to shooting video......Page 304 304 Lighting for video......Page 306 305 Recording sound......Page 307 306 Camera techniques......Page 308 308 Downloading and importing......Page 310 310 Video editing......Page 312 312 Working with sound......Page 314 314 Making your first film......Page 316 EquipmEnt and rESourcES......Page 323 322 Selecting a digital camera......Page 324 326 Choosing the right lens......Page 328 328 Accessories......Page 330 330 Flash and accessories......Page 332 332 Computer hardware......Page 334 336 Photographic software......Page 338 338 Looking after equipment......Page 340 340 Internet resources......Page 342 344 Further reading......Page 346 346 Glossary......Page 349 354 Index......Page 356 360 Acknowledgments......Page 362 Become a confident, creative photographer with practical and inspirational advice from Tom Ang. Find your inner photographer and get the most out of your camera with this book. Packed with expert knowledge, it is the perfect combination of practical photography instruction and visual inspiration to help you make your own masterpieces in a flash. Teaching you the basics of how to approach a subject, develop projects, and manipulate images in a series of inspiring photography assignments, this book covers all the latest advances in digital photography to help you master each and every step of taking a photograph With a combination of practical photography instruction and visual inspiration to help you make your own masterpieces in a flash, Tom Ang teaches you the basics of how to approach a subject, develop projects, and manipulate images in a series of inspiring photography assignments. This book covers all the latest advances in digital photography to help you master each and every step of taking a photograph Become a confident, creative photographer with practical and inspirational advice from Tom Ang. Find your inner photographer with the fresh and contemporary Digital Photography Step-by-Step . Packed with expert knowledge and all-new, previously unpublished images, it is the perfect combination of practical instruction and visual inspiration.