Digital photographer's handbook / Tom Ang.
By: Ang, Tom [author.]
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : DK, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Sixth edition.Description: 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781465450869 (paperback); 1465450866.Subject(s): Photography -- Digital techniques | Digital camerasDDC classification: 770 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 770 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | CIT Module MMED 6003 - Core reading. | 00161706 |
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Learn everything you need to know about digital photography - from buying a camera to editing and sharing images - with this best-selling definitive photography guide.
Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th edition is jam-packed with inspirational images and jargon-free tips to demystify the technical elements of photography and get you taking great shots every time.
Including developments in digital cameras, equipment, and software, this stunning guide explores the pros and cons of different types of cameras - from camera phones to top-of-the-range DSLRs. Learn how to manipulate your pictures to perfection and pick up trouble-shooting advice to make the most out of your camera.
Each topic is explained with clear text and inspirational images, while "Try this" boxes suggest an exercise you can try with your camera to really get to grips with your equipment and photographic skills. A whole chapter is dedicated to a variety of photography projects and subjects you may want to try, such as abstract imagery, weddings, landscapes, animals, live events, and much more.
Suitable for all levels of experience, the Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th edition is perfect for anyone looking to get snap happy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-399) and index.
Core Skills -- Photography projects -- Image development -- Showing and sharing -- Buying Guide -- Going Further.
This manual outlines key photography techniques and includes a series of projects designed to develop and refine skills.
CIT Module MMED 6003 - Core reading.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Core Skills
- Handling cameras (p. 12)
- Your first pictures (p. 14)
- Picture composition (p. 16)
- Focusing and depth of field (p. 24)
- Image orientation (p. 28)
- Image proportions (p. 30)
- Composition and zooms (p. 32)
- Movement blur (p. 34)
- Close-ups (p. 38)
- Extreme lenses (p. 40)
- Quick fix Optical problems (p. 42)
- Influencing perspective (p. 46)
- Changing viewpoints (p. 48)
- Quick fix Leaning buildings (p. 52)
- Quick fix Facial distortion (p. 53)
- Color composition (p. 54)
- Adjacent colors (p. 58)
- Color contrasts (p. 60)
- Quick fix White balance (p. 64)
- Exposure control (p. 66)
- Silhouettes/backlighting (p. 68)
- High-key images (p. 70)
- Low-key images (p. 72)
- Advanced metering (p. 76)
- Accessory flash (p. 80)
- Quick fix Electronic flash (p. 82)
- Electronic flash (p. 84)
- 2 Photography Projects
- Starting projects (p. 92)
- Abstract imagery (p. 94)
- Architecture (p. 97)
- Interiors (p. 100)
- Documentary photography (p. 104)
- Street photography (p. 108)
- Vacations and travel (p. 110)
- Weddings (p. 118)
- Children (p. 120)
- Landscapes (p. 124)
- Cityscapes (p. 132)
- Reflections (p. 136)
- Low-light photography (p. 138)
- Animals (p. 140)
- Plants and gardens (p. 144)
- Panoramas (p. 150)
- Live events (p. 154)
- Portraits (p. 158)
- Camera phone photography (p. 164)
- Record-keeping (p. 166)
- 3 Image Development
- Scanning basics (p. 170)
- Workflow essentials (p. 172)
- Downloading (p. 174)
- File formats (p. 176)
- Image management (p. 178)
- Capture defects (p. 180)
- Color management (p. 182)
- Cropping and rotation (p. 184)
- Quick fix Poor subject detail (p. 186)
- Quick fix Poor subject color (p. 187)
- Levels (p. 188)
- Burning-in and dodging (p. 190)
- Dust and noise (p. 194)
- Sharpening (p. 196)
- Blurring (p. 200)
- Quick fix Image distractions (p. 204)
- Image size and distortion (p. 206)
- Quick fix Converging parallels (p. 208)
- Quick fix Image framing (p. 209)
- White balance (p. 210)
- Color adjustments (p. 212)
- Saturation and vibrance (p. 214)
- Manipulation defects (p. 216)
- Curves (p. 218)
- Bit-depth and color (p. 222)
- Color to black and white (p. 224)
- Vintage effects (p. 232)
- Working with RAW (p. 234)
- Duotones (p. 238)
- Tritones and quadtones (p. 240)
- Sepia tones (p. 241)
- Sabattier effect (p. 242)
- Gum dichromates (p. 243)
- Split toning (p. 244)
- Hand tinting (p. 248)
- Cross-processing (p. 250)
- Tints from color originals (p. 252)
- Quick fix Bright landscapes (p. 256)
- Filter effects (p. 258)
- Multiplying filter effects (p. 264)
- High dynamic range (p. 266)
- Selecting pixels (p. 270)
- Masks (p. 274)
- Quick fix Removing backgrounds (p. 276)
- Layer blend modes (p. 278)
- Text effects (p. 286)
- Cloning techniques (p. 288)
- Simple composite (p. 294)
- Photomosaics (p. 296)
- Image stitching (p. 298)
- 4 Showing and Sharidng
- Proofing and printing (p. 302)
- Output to paper (p. 306)
- Art printing (p. 310)
- Online printing (p. 314)
- Presenting prints (p. 318)
- Sharing images (p. 320)
- Photos on the internet (p. 324)
- Selling your pictures (p. 326)
- 5 Buying Guide
- The ideal camera (p. 330)
- Camera phones (p. 334)
- Compacts (p. 336)
- Mirrorless compacts (p. 338)
- SLRs (p. 340)
- Choosing lenses (p. 342)
- Photographic accessories (p. 346)
- Digital accessories (p. 350)
- Electronic lighting (p. 352)
- Lighting accessories (p. 354)
- Computers (p. 356)
- Computer accessories (p. 358)
- Choosing software (p. 360)
- Printers and other devices (p. 362)
- 6 Going Further
- Learning more (p. 366)
- Portfolio technique (p. 370)
- Building up your business (p. 372)
- Mounting an exhibition (p. 374)
- Copyright concerns (p. 376)
- Shopping for equipment (p. 378)
- Glossary (p. 380)
- Web resources (p. 392)
- Manufacturers (p. 395)
- Software resources (p. 396)
- Further reading (p. 398)
- Index (p. 400)
- Acknowledgments (p. 408)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Freelance photographer, and senior lecturer in photographic practice and course leader of BA (Hons) Photography and Multimedia (part-time) in the School of Communication, Design & Media at the University of Westminster.050