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If you are teaching any length digital photography course from a
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Preface
As a student or teacher of digital photography this multimedia eText™ may be what you’re looking for. Its unique visual approach introduces the core concepts of digital photography using photos, drawings, and interactive animations instead of long pages of text.
In addition to this unique visual, animated design, you may also notice that the eText is titled simply "Photo Course" although it’s a text on digital photography. Why is this? Because times have changed and almost all photography now is digital. Descriptive adjectives now have to be added to photography books that cover the use of film, not books that cover digital. This is not to denigrate film photography. It is a wonderful media that has served artists, journalists and others well for over a century. As time passes and film leaves the core curriculum it will find a welcome home in courses on alternative and historical processes along with daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tin types.
Although designed for use as the core text in a semester-length course, this eText is so inexpensive you may find it useful in other settings including:
- As a supplement, or projectible teaching aide in courses where you are using "The Textbook of Digital Photography" as the main text.
- As the textbook in a short course offered in adult education, community education, or other settings where only part of the material is covered in the course and the rest is read by students on their own or used as a reference during the course and after.
- As an individualized learning eText™ on your own computer.
- As a source of projects or assignments you can assign your students or yourself.
Typical concepts include how the shutter speed controls the portrayal of motion in an image, how the aperture controls the depth of field, and how flash falls off with distance following the inverse square law. A typical creative application is using slow sync flash to combine all three of these concepts to create photos that are both sharp and blurred with a lighter background. As you’ll see there are only a few concepts, but a countless number of creative applications that use these concepts in a variety of combinations.
Contents-Short
CHAPTER 1 DIGITAL IMAGES & DIGITAL CAMERAS ............ 12
CHAPTER 2 THE DIGITAL DARKROOM ................................ 59
CHAPTER 3 CONTROLLING EXPOSURE .............................. 95
CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLING SHARPNESS ........................... 137
CHAPTER 5 CAPTURING LIGHT & COLOR ..........................168
CHAPTER 6 USING LENSES .............................................. 192
CHAPTER 7 ON-CAMERA FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY................ 223
CHAPTER 8 STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY.................................. 246
CHAPTER 9 DISPLAYING PHOTOS ..................................... 268
CHAPTER 10 PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS ............................ 281
CHAPTER 2 THE DIGITAL DARKROOM ................................ 59
CHAPTER 3 CONTROLLING EXPOSURE .............................. 95
CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLING SHARPNESS ........................... 137
CHAPTER 5 CAPTURING LIGHT & COLOR ..........................168
CHAPTER 6 USING LENSES .............................................. 192
CHAPTER 7 ON-CAMERA FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY................ 223
CHAPTER 8 STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY.................................. 246
CHAPTER 9 DISPLAYING PHOTOS ..................................... 268
CHAPTER 10 PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS ............................ 281
Contents-Complete
Cover 1
Copyright 2
Preface 3
How to Use this eText™ 4
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow 5
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow, con't. 6
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow, con't. 7
Contents 8
Contents, con't. 9
Contents, con't. 10
Contents, con't. 11
Copyright 2
Preface 3
How to Use this eText™ 4
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow 5
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow, con't. 6
Taking Your First Pictures—It's All About Workflow, con't. 7
Contents 8
Contents, con't. 9
Contents, con't. 10
Contents, con't. 11
CHAPTER 1 DIGITAL IMAGES & DIGITAL CAMERAS ..... 12
1.1 History–Prephotography 13
1.2 History–The Very Beginning of Photography 14
1.3 History–It Wasn't Easy at First 15
1.4 History–Some Things Never Change 16
1.5 History–But Some Things do Change 17
1.6 Going Digital—The Dawn of Digital Photography 18
1.7 Going Digital—The First Images 19
1.8 Going Digital—The First Digital Cameras 20
1.9 Types of Digital Cameras–Point and Shoot Cameras 21
1.10 Types of Digital Cameras–Camera Phones 22
1.11 Types of Digital Cameras–Disposable Point and Shoot Cameras 23
1.12 Types of Digital Cameras–High-end Fixed Lens Cameras 24
1.13 Types of Digital Cameras—The Rangefinder 25
1.14 Types of Digital Cameras–The Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) 26
1.15 Types of Digital Cameras–Compact System Cameras 27
1.16 Types of Digital Cameras–Professional/Studio Cameras 28
1.17 Composing Images–Introduction 29
1.18 Composing Images–Orientation 30
1.19 Composing Images–Optical Viewfinders 31
1.20 Composing Images–LCD Monitors 32
1.21 Composing Images–LCD Monitors, con't. 33
1.22 Composing Images–Electronic Viewfinders 34
1.23 Composing Images–Single-Lens Reflexes (SLRs) 35
1.24 Taking Pictures–The Shutter Button 36
1.25 Taking Pictures–Continuous Mode 37
1.26 Taking Pictures–Audio and Video Clips 38
1.27 What is a Digital Photo–Pixels 39
1.28 The Image Sensor—Replacing Film 40
1.29 The Image Sensor—Sizes 41
1.30 The Image Sensor—Types 42
1.31 The Image Sensor—Types, con't. 43
1.32 Digital Color—RGB 44
1.33 Digital Color—RGB 45
1.34 Digital Color—CMYK 46
1.35 Image Sizes 47
1.36 Image Sizes–Calculating 48
1.37 Image Sizes–Pixelization 49
1.38 Image Sizes—Cropping 50
1.39 Image Sizes—Sharpness & Detail 51
1.40 Image Sizes–The Other "Resolution" 52
1.41 Image Sizes—Standard Screen Sizes 53
1.42 Image Sizes—Calculating Screen Display 54
1.43 Image Sizes—Prints 55
1.44 Image Quality–Compression 56
1.45 File Formats 57
1.46 Image Quality–A Dirty Little Secret 58
1.2 History–The Very Beginning of Photography 14
1.3 History–It Wasn't Easy at First 15
1.4 History–Some Things Never Change 16
1.5 History–But Some Things do Change 17
1.6 Going Digital—The Dawn of Digital Photography 18
1.7 Going Digital—The First Images 19
1.8 Going Digital—The First Digital Cameras 20
1.9 Types of Digital Cameras–Point and Shoot Cameras 21
1.10 Types of Digital Cameras–Camera Phones 22
1.11 Types of Digital Cameras–Disposable Point and Shoot Cameras 23
1.12 Types of Digital Cameras–High-end Fixed Lens Cameras 24
1.13 Types of Digital Cameras—The Rangefinder 25
1.14 Types of Digital Cameras–The Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) 26
1.15 Types of Digital Cameras–Compact System Cameras 27
1.16 Types of Digital Cameras–Professional/Studio Cameras 28
1.17 Composing Images–Introduction 29
1.18 Composing Images–Orientation 30
1.19 Composing Images–Optical Viewfinders 31
1.20 Composing Images–LCD Monitors 32
1.21 Composing Images–LCD Monitors, con't. 33
1.22 Composing Images–Electronic Viewfinders 34
1.23 Composing Images–Single-Lens Reflexes (SLRs) 35
1.24 Taking Pictures–The Shutter Button 36
1.25 Taking Pictures–Continuous Mode 37
1.26 Taking Pictures–Audio and Video Clips 38
1.27 What is a Digital Photo–Pixels 39
1.28 The Image Sensor—Replacing Film 40
1.29 The Image Sensor—Sizes 41
1.30 The Image Sensor—Types 42
1.31 The Image Sensor—Types, con't. 43
1.32 Digital Color—RGB 44
1.33 Digital Color—RGB 45
1.34 Digital Color—CMYK 46
1.35 Image Sizes 47
1.36 Image Sizes–Calculating 48
1.37 Image Sizes–Pixelization 49
1.38 Image Sizes—Cropping 50
1.39 Image Sizes—Sharpness & Detail 51
1.40 Image Sizes–The Other "Resolution" 52
1.41 Image Sizes—Standard Screen Sizes 53
1.42 Image Sizes—Calculating Screen Display 54
1.43 Image Sizes—Prints 55
1.44 Image Quality–Compression 56
1.45 File Formats 57
1.46 Image Quality–A Dirty Little Secret 58
CHAPTER 2 THE DIGITAL DARKROOM .......... 59
2.1 Storing Images in the Camera 60
2.2 Storing Images in the Camera, Con't. 61
2.3 Transferring Photos–Card Readers and Slots 62
2.4 Transferring Photos–Cable Connections 63
2.5 Transferring Photos–Cable Connections 64
2.6 Transferring Photos–Wireless Connections 65
2.7 How Photos are Stored in Your Camera and Computer 66
2.8 How Photos are Stored in Your Camera and Computer 67
2.9 Transferring Images to the Computer–Procedures 68
2.10 Organizing Your Photo Files 69
2.11 Storing Images—Hard Drives & Solid State Drives 70
2.12 Storing Images—On the Road 71
2.13 Storing Images—Optical Discs 72
2.14 Optical Disc Burning Software 73
2.15 Labeling Optical Discs 74
2.16 Image Management—Thumbnail Viewers 75
2.17 Image Management—Asset Managers 76
2.18 Image Management—Asset Managers, con't. 77
2.19 Photo-editing Tools—The Big Two 78
2.20 Photo-editing Tools—Editing to Improve 79
2.21 Photo-editing Tools—Editing to Change 80
2.22 Photo-editing Tools—Resizing, Cropping and Rotating 81
2.23 Photo-editing Tools—Adjusting the Tonal Range 82
2.24 Photo-editing Tools—Removing Color Casts 83
2.25 Photo-editing Tools—Removing Color Casts, A Word About Neutral 84
2.26 Photo-editing Tools—Sharpening 85
2.27 Photo-editing Tools—Brightness and Contrast 86
2.28 Photo-editing Tools—Hue and Saturation 87
2.29 Photo-editing Tools—Transforming 88
2.30 Photo-editing Tools—Touching Up 89
2.31 Photo-editing Tools—Selecting 90
2.32 Photo-editing Tools—Adding Text 91
2.33 Photo-editing Tools—Layers 92
2.34 Photo-editing Tools—Filters 93
2.35 Photo-editing Tools—Actions 94
2.2 Storing Images in the Camera, Con't. 61
2.3 Transferring Photos–Card Readers and Slots 62
2.4 Transferring Photos–Cable Connections 63
2.5 Transferring Photos–Cable Connections 64
2.6 Transferring Photos–Wireless Connections 65
2.7 How Photos are Stored in Your Camera and Computer 66
2.8 How Photos are Stored in Your Camera and Computer 67
2.9 Transferring Images to the Computer–Procedures 68
2.10 Organizing Your Photo Files 69
2.11 Storing Images—Hard Drives & Solid State Drives 70
2.12 Storing Images—On the Road 71
2.13 Storing Images—Optical Discs 72
2.14 Optical Disc Burning Software 73
2.15 Labeling Optical Discs 74
2.16 Image Management—Thumbnail Viewers 75
2.17 Image Management—Asset Managers 76
2.18 Image Management—Asset Managers, con't. 77
2.19 Photo-editing Tools—The Big Two 78
2.20 Photo-editing Tools—Editing to Improve 79
2.21 Photo-editing Tools—Editing to Change 80
2.22 Photo-editing Tools—Resizing, Cropping and Rotating 81
2.23 Photo-editing Tools—Adjusting the Tonal Range 82
2.24 Photo-editing Tools—Removing Color Casts 83
2.25 Photo-editing Tools—Removing Color Casts, A Word About Neutral 84
2.26 Photo-editing Tools—Sharpening 85
2.27 Photo-editing Tools—Brightness and Contrast 86
2.28 Photo-editing Tools—Hue and Saturation 87
2.29 Photo-editing Tools—Transforming 88
2.30 Photo-editing Tools—Touching Up 89
2.31 Photo-editing Tools—Selecting 90
2.32 Photo-editing Tools—Adding Text 91
2.33 Photo-editing Tools—Layers 92
2.34 Photo-editing Tools—Filters 93
2.35 Photo-editing Tools—Actions 94
CHAPTER 3 CONTROLLING EXPOSURE ....... 95
3.1 Understanding Exposure 100
3.2 Understanding Exposure, con't. 101
3.3 Understanding Exposure–The Controls 102
3.4 Understanding Exposure–Why Choices? 103
3.5 Understanding Exposure–The Range of Choices 104
3.6 Understanding Exposure–Analogy #1 105
3.7 Understanding Exposure–Analogy #2 106
3.8 Exposure Modes—Selecting 107
3.9 Exposure Modes—Auto & Programmed 108
3.10 Exposure Modes—Scene Modes 109
3.11 Shutter-Priority–Introduction 110
3.12 Shutter-Priority–Types of Shutters 111
3.13 Shutter Priority—Freezing and Blurring Motion 112
3.14 Aperture-Priority—Introduction 113
3.15 Aperture-Priority—Depth of Field 114
3.16 Manual Mode 115
3.17 Manual Mode–Bulb 116
3.18 How Your Exposure System Works—Middle Gray 117
3.19 When Automatic Exposure Works Well 118
3.20 Why Autoexposure Doesn't Always Work 119
3.21 When to Increase Exposure—Light Scenes 120
3.22 When to Increase Exposure—Light Backgrounds 121
3.23 When to Increase Exposure—Foggy and Misty Scenes 122
3.24 When to Decrease Exposure—Dark Scenes 123
3.25 When to Decrease Exposure—Dark Backgrounds 124
3.26 Metering a Scene 125
3.27 Metering a Scene, con't. 126
3.28 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Compensation 127
3.29 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Lock 128
3.30 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Lock, con't. 129
3.31 Adjusting Exposure—Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)- 130
3.32 Expanding Your Exposure Range 131
3.33 Evaluating Your Exposures—Histograms 132
3.34 Evaluating Your Exposures—Histograms When Shooting 133
3.35 Histograms—Normal and Good 134
3.36 Histograms—Middle Gray 135
3.37 Histograms—High Key 136
3.38 Histograms—Night Scene 137
3.39 Histograms—Low Key 138
3.40 Histograms & Exposure 139
3.2 Understanding Exposure, con't. 101
3.3 Understanding Exposure–The Controls 102
3.4 Understanding Exposure–Why Choices? 103
3.5 Understanding Exposure–The Range of Choices 104
3.6 Understanding Exposure–Analogy #1 105
3.7 Understanding Exposure–Analogy #2 106
3.8 Exposure Modes—Selecting 107
3.9 Exposure Modes—Auto & Programmed 108
3.10 Exposure Modes—Scene Modes 109
3.11 Shutter-Priority–Introduction 110
3.12 Shutter-Priority–Types of Shutters 111
3.13 Shutter Priority—Freezing and Blurring Motion 112
3.14 Aperture-Priority—Introduction 113
3.15 Aperture-Priority—Depth of Field 114
3.16 Manual Mode 115
3.17 Manual Mode–Bulb 116
3.18 How Your Exposure System Works—Middle Gray 117
3.19 When Automatic Exposure Works Well 118
3.20 Why Autoexposure Doesn't Always Work 119
3.21 When to Increase Exposure—Light Scenes 120
3.22 When to Increase Exposure—Light Backgrounds 121
3.23 When to Increase Exposure—Foggy and Misty Scenes 122
3.24 When to Decrease Exposure—Dark Scenes 123
3.25 When to Decrease Exposure—Dark Backgrounds 124
3.26 Metering a Scene 125
3.27 Metering a Scene, con't. 126
3.28 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Compensation 127
3.29 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Lock 128
3.30 Adjusting Exposure—Exposure Lock, con't. 129
3.31 Adjusting Exposure—Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB)- 130
3.32 Expanding Your Exposure Range 131
3.33 Evaluating Your Exposures—Histograms 132
3.34 Evaluating Your Exposures—Histograms When Shooting 133
3.35 Histograms—Normal and Good 134
3.36 Histograms—Middle Gray 135
3.37 Histograms—High Key 136
3.38 Histograms—Night Scene 137
3.39 Histograms—Low Key 138
3.40 Histograms & Exposure 139
CHAPTER 4 CONTROLLING SHARPNESS ......... 137
4.1 Eliminating Camera Movement 138
4.2 Eliminating Camera Movement—Holding the Camera 139
4.3 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripods and Monopods 140
4.4 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripod Heads 141
4.5 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripod Quick Release Systems 142
4.6 Eliminating Camera Movement—Shutter Release 143
4.7 Eliminating Camera Movement—Shutter Release, con't 144
4.8 Eliminating Camera Movement—The ISO Setting 145
4.9 Eliminating Camera Movement—ISO and Noise 146
4.10 How to Photograph Motion Sharply 147
4.11 Shutter Speed and Sharpness 148
4.12 Focus 149
4.13 Types of Focus 150
4.14 Autofocus Facts 151
4.15 Autofocus—Types Of 152
4.16 Autofocus—Focus Points 153
4.17 Focus—Focus Lock 154
4.18 Manual Focus—Ways it's Done 155
4.19 Depth of Field 156
4.20 Depth of Field—The Reasons Why 157
4.21 Controlling Depth of Field—The Influences 158
4.22 Controlling Depth of Field—Checking 159
4.23 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow 160
4.24 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow, con't. 161
4.25 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow, con't. 162
4.26 Controlling Depth of Field—Deep 163
4.27 Controlling Depth of Field—Hyperfocal Distance 164
4.28 Sharpness Isn't Everything—Using the Shutter Speed 165
4.29 Sharpness Isn't Everything—Using the Aperture 166
4.30 Panning the Camera 167
4.2 Eliminating Camera Movement—Holding the Camera 139
4.3 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripods and Monopods 140
4.4 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripod Heads 141
4.5 Eliminating Camera Movement—Tripod Quick Release Systems 142
4.6 Eliminating Camera Movement—Shutter Release 143
4.7 Eliminating Camera Movement—Shutter Release, con't 144
4.8 Eliminating Camera Movement—The ISO Setting 145
4.9 Eliminating Camera Movement—ISO and Noise 146
4.10 How to Photograph Motion Sharply 147
4.11 Shutter Speed and Sharpness 148
4.12 Focus 149
4.13 Types of Focus 150
4.14 Autofocus Facts 151
4.15 Autofocus—Types Of 152
4.16 Autofocus—Focus Points 153
4.17 Focus—Focus Lock 154
4.18 Manual Focus—Ways it's Done 155
4.19 Depth of Field 156
4.20 Depth of Field—The Reasons Why 157
4.21 Controlling Depth of Field—The Influences 158
4.22 Controlling Depth of Field—Checking 159
4.23 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow 160
4.24 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow, con't. 161
4.25 Controlling Depth of Field—Shallow, con't. 162
4.26 Controlling Depth of Field—Deep 163
4.27 Controlling Depth of Field—Hyperfocal Distance 164
4.28 Sharpness Isn't Everything—Using the Shutter Speed 165
4.29 Sharpness Isn't Everything—Using the Aperture 166
4.30 Panning the Camera 167
CHAPTER 5 CAPTURING LIGHT & COLOR ......... 168
5.1 The Color of Subjects 169
5.2 The Color of Sources 170
5.3 White Balance 171
5.4 White Balance, con't. 172
5.5 White Balance, con't. 173
5.6 Color Management—Color Spaces 174
5.7 White Balance and Time of Day 175
5.8 Sunsets and Sunrises as the Subject 176
5.9 Sunsets and Sunrises—As the Subject 177
5.10 Sunsets and Sunrises—As the Light Source 178
5.11 Moonsets and Moonrises 179
5.12 Weather—Snow 180
5.13 Weather—Haze, Mist and Clouds 181
5.14 Weather—Rainbows 182
5.15 Weather—Rainbows 183
5.16 White Balance and Mixed Lighting 184
5.17 Photographing at Night 185
5.18 The Direction of Light—Backlighting 186
5.19 The Direction of Light—Backlighting, con't. 187
5.20 The Direction of Light—Backlighting, con't 188
5.21 Photographing Light Sources 189
5.22 The Quality of Light—Diffuse 190
5.23 The Quality of Light—Direct 191
5.2 The Color of Sources 170
5.3 White Balance 171
5.4 White Balance, con't. 172
5.5 White Balance, con't. 173
5.6 Color Management—Color Spaces 174
5.7 White Balance and Time of Day 175
5.8 Sunsets and Sunrises as the Subject 176
5.9 Sunsets and Sunrises—As the Subject 177
5.10 Sunsets and Sunrises—As the Light Source 178
5.11 Moonsets and Moonrises 179
5.12 Weather—Snow 180
5.13 Weather—Haze, Mist and Clouds 181
5.14 Weather—Rainbows 182
5.15 Weather—Rainbows 183
5.16 White Balance and Mixed Lighting 184
5.17 Photographing at Night 185
5.18 The Direction of Light—Backlighting 186
5.19 The Direction of Light—Backlighting, con't. 187
5.20 The Direction of Light—Backlighting, con't 188
5.21 Photographing Light Sources 189
5.22 The Quality of Light—Diffuse 190
5.23 The Quality of Light—Direct 191
CHAPTER 6 USING LENSES ........... 192
6.1 Lenses—Pinholes 193
6.2 Lenses—Reading Lens Information 194
6.3 Lenses—Fixed or Interchangeable 195
6.4 Focal Length—Definition 196
6.5 Focal Length—And Aperture 197
6.6 Focal Length—Angle of View & Magnification 198
6.7 Focal Length—Image Stabilization 199
6.8 Focal Length–Effect of Sensor Sizes 200
6.9 Focal Length–Effect of Sensor Sizes, con't. 201
6.10 Lenses—A Tower of Babel 202
6.11 Zoom Lenses—Introduction 203
6.12 Zooming—Fixed Lens Cameras 204
6.13 Zooming—SLRs 205
6.14 Zoom Lenses—Optical and Digital 206
6.15 Normal Lenses 207
6.16 Wide Angle Lenses 208
6.17 Wide Angle Lenses, con't. 209
6.18 Wide Angle Lenses, con't. 210
6.19 Distortion with Wide-Angle Lenses 211
6.20 Distortion with Wide-Angle Lenses, con't. 212
6.21 Long or Telephoto Lenses 213
6.22 Long or Telephoto Lenses, con't. 214
6.23 Perspective 215
6.24 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode 216
6.25 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 217
6.26 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 218
6.27 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 219
6.28 Tilt-Shift Lenses 220
6.29 Lens Accessories 221
6.30 Lens Accessories, con't. 222
6.2 Lenses—Reading Lens Information 194
6.3 Lenses—Fixed or Interchangeable 195
6.4 Focal Length—Definition 196
6.5 Focal Length—And Aperture 197
6.6 Focal Length—Angle of View & Magnification 198
6.7 Focal Length—Image Stabilization 199
6.8 Focal Length–Effect of Sensor Sizes 200
6.9 Focal Length–Effect of Sensor Sizes, con't. 201
6.10 Lenses—A Tower of Babel 202
6.11 Zoom Lenses—Introduction 203
6.12 Zooming—Fixed Lens Cameras 204
6.13 Zooming—SLRs 205
6.14 Zoom Lenses—Optical and Digital 206
6.15 Normal Lenses 207
6.16 Wide Angle Lenses 208
6.17 Wide Angle Lenses, con't. 209
6.18 Wide Angle Lenses, con't. 210
6.19 Distortion with Wide-Angle Lenses 211
6.20 Distortion with Wide-Angle Lenses, con't. 212
6.21 Long or Telephoto Lenses 213
6.22 Long or Telephoto Lenses, con't. 214
6.23 Perspective 215
6.24 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode 216
6.25 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 217
6.26 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 218
6.27 Macro Lenses and Macro Mode, con't. 219
6.28 Tilt-Shift Lenses 220
6.29 Lens Accessories 221
6.30 Lens Accessories, con't. 222
CHAPTER 7 ON-CAMERA FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ........... 223
7.1 Flash—The Beginnings 224
7.2 Built-in Flash 225
7.3 External Flash 226
7.4 External Flash, con't. 227
7.5 Ring and Twin Flash 228
7.6 Flash Accessories 229
7.7 Autoflash 230
7.8 Flash and Shutter Speeds 231
7.9 Flash and Distance 232
7.10 Red-eye Reduction 233
7.11 Fill Flash 234
7.12 Fill Flash, con't. 235
7.13 Flash Off 236
7.14 Slow Sync Flash—Automatic Modes 237
7.15 Slow Sync Flash—Manual Control 238
7.16 First and Second Curtain Sync 239
7.17 Controlling Flash Exposures—FE Lock 240
7.18 Controlling Flash Exposures—Flash Exposure Compensation 241
7.19 Controlling Flash Exposures—Flash Exposure Compensation 242
7.20 High-speed Sync 243
7.21 Stroboscopic Flash 244
7.22 Flash Guide Numbers 245
7.2 Built-in Flash 225
7.3 External Flash 226
7.4 External Flash, con't. 227
7.5 Ring and Twin Flash 228
7.6 Flash Accessories 229
7.7 Autoflash 230
7.8 Flash and Shutter Speeds 231
7.9 Flash and Distance 232
7.10 Red-eye Reduction 233
7.11 Fill Flash 234
7.12 Fill Flash, con't. 235
7.13 Flash Off 236
7.14 Slow Sync Flash—Automatic Modes 237
7.15 Slow Sync Flash—Manual Control 238
7.16 First and Second Curtain Sync 239
7.17 Controlling Flash Exposures—FE Lock 240
7.18 Controlling Flash Exposures—Flash Exposure Compensation 241
7.19 Controlling Flash Exposures—Flash Exposure Compensation 242
7.20 High-speed Sync 243
7.21 Stroboscopic Flash 244
7.22 Flash Guide Numbers 245
CHAPTER 8 STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY .......... 246
8.1 Professional Studios 247
8.2 Tabletop Studios 248
8.3 Using Studio Strobes 249
8.4 Using Continuous Lights 250
8.5 Using Multiple Flash Units 251
8.6 Understanding Hard and Soft Light 252
8.7 Creating Hard Light 253
8.8 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing 254
8.9 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing, con't. 255
8.10 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing, con't. 256
8.11 Creating Soft Light—Light Tents 257
8.12 Choosing a Background 258
8.13 Choosing a Background—Dropping it Out 259
8.14 Choosing a Background—Light Panels 260
8.15 Positioning the Camera 261
8.16 Positioning Lights—Introduction 262
8.17 The Main Light 263
8.18 The Fill Light 264
8.19 The Background Light 265
8.20 The Rim Light 266
8.21 Putting it All Together—Exposure and White Balance 267
8.2 Tabletop Studios 248
8.3 Using Studio Strobes 249
8.4 Using Continuous Lights 250
8.5 Using Multiple Flash Units 251
8.6 Understanding Hard and Soft Light 252
8.7 Creating Hard Light 253
8.8 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing 254
8.9 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing, con't. 255
8.10 Creating Soft Light—Reflecting and Diffusing, con't. 256
8.11 Creating Soft Light—Light Tents 257
8.12 Choosing a Background 258
8.13 Choosing a Background—Dropping it Out 259
8.14 Choosing a Background—Light Panels 260
8.15 Positioning the Camera 261
8.16 Positioning Lights—Introduction 262
8.17 The Main Light 263
8.18 The Fill Light 264
8.19 The Background Light 265
8.20 The Rim Light 266
8.21 Putting it All Together—Exposure and White Balance 267
CHAPTER 9 DISPLAYING PHOTOS .......... 268
9.1 Displaying & Sharing Digital Photos—Introduction 269
9.2 E-mailing Digital Photos 270
9.3 E-mailing Digital Photos, con't. 271
9.4 Social Networking 272
9.5 Slide Shows—On the Computer 273
9.6 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen 274
9.7 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen, Con't. 275
9.8 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen, Con't. 276
9.9 Digital Frames 277
9.10 eBooks—PDF Files 278
9.11 Creating a Photo Web Site 279
9.12 Photo Blogs 280
9.2 E-mailing Digital Photos 270
9.3 E-mailing Digital Photos, con't. 271
9.4 Social Networking 272
9.5 Slide Shows—On the Computer 273
9.6 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen 274
9.7 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen, Con't. 275
9.8 Slide Shows—On the TV or Screen, Con't. 276
9.9 Digital Frames 277
9.10 eBooks—PDF Files 278
9.11 Creating a Photo Web Site 279
9.12 Photo Blogs 280
CHAPTER 10 PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHS ......... 281
10.1 Printing—Introduction 282
10.2 Printing Colors—CMYK 283
10.3 Printers—How an Inkjet Printer Works 284
10.4 Printers—How a Dye Sub Printer Works 285
10.5 Printers—Drivers 286
10.6 Prints—On-line 287
10.7 Prints—Locally 288
10.8 Prints—Printing Paper 289
10.9 Prints—Inks 290
10.10 Prints—Matting and Mounting for Protection 291
10.11 Prints—Matting and Mounting for Protection, con't. 292
10.12 Prints—Framing for Presentation 293
10.13 Prints—Hanging for Display 294
10.14 Prints—Storing Archivally 295
10.15 Photo Albums—Sheet Protectors 296
10.16 Photo Albums—Album Kits 297
10.17 Photo Albums—Outside Printers 298
10.18 Photo Albums—Desktop Publishing 299
10.19 Printing Photos 300
10.20 Printing Photos—Exploring Print Sizes 301
10.21 Understanding Pixels per Inch 302
10.22 Exploring Pixels Per Inch 303
10.2 Printing Colors—CMYK 283
10.3 Printers—How an Inkjet Printer Works 284
10.4 Printers—How a Dye Sub Printer Works 285
10.5 Printers—Drivers 286
10.6 Prints—On-line 287
10.7 Prints—Locally 288
10.8 Prints—Printing Paper 289
10.9 Prints—Inks 290
10.10 Prints—Matting and Mounting for Protection 291
10.11 Prints—Matting and Mounting for Protection, con't. 292
10.12 Prints—Framing for Presentation 293
10.13 Prints—Hanging for Display 294
10.14 Prints—Storing Archivally 295
10.15 Photo Albums—Sheet Protectors 296
10.16 Photo Albums—Album Kits 297
10.17 Photo Albums—Outside Printers 298
10.18 Photo Albums—Desktop Publishing 299
10.19 Printing Photos 300
10.20 Printing Photos—Exploring Print Sizes 301
10.21 Understanding Pixels per Inch 302
10.22 Exploring Pixels Per Inch 303
Copyright 2011 by Dennis Curtin