Ten Photo Assignments: to develop your photographic skills (Rocky Nook)

"Become a better digital photographer, one assignment at a time. There is no better way to learn than by doing. While theories, histories, best practices, and sciences ground a thorough knowledge of any subject, at some point you have to apply that information to truly garner knowledge. This book provides real-world assignments that guide prospective photographers to a true understanding and mastery of the craft. Each assignment includes a list of goals, detailed instructions, illustrations, and examples. Individual assignments build on one another, allowing your mastery to grow as the book continues. Learn about the capabilities and limitations of your equipment; the proper ways to expose a scene for digital capture; dos and don'ts of cropping and scene placement; how to color manage a scene in-camera; and how to see, manipulate, and augment light to obtain the best possible native files"-- Provided by publisher Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Contents......Page 5 Dedication Page......Page 6 Introduction......Page 7 Section A: You're Smarter Than Your Equipment......Page 9 What I Recommend......Page 11 Procedure......Page 12 What I Recommend......Page 18 Procedure......Page 19 Section B: Color Counts......Page 27 What I Recommend......Page 30 Procedure......Page 31 What I Recommend......Page 44 Procedure......Page 45 Section C: Exposing Exposures......Page 49 Assignment 5: Equivalent Exposures......Page 52 What Will You Need?......Page 53 Procedure......Page 54 What Will You Need?......Page 64 Procedure......Page 65 Section D: Compose Yourself......Page 75 Purpose......Page 78 Procedure......Page 79 What Will You Need?......Page 83 Procedure......Page 84 Section E: Follow the Light......Page 91 Procedure......Page 93 What Will You Need?......Page 102 Procedure......Page 103 Touchdown......Page 110 W......Page 111 edition espresso......Page 112