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f you are serious about learning photography this is the book needed to get <br />
started. This authoritative classic, written by a leading international <br />
photography writer and lecturer has been updated by successful photographer, <br />
lecturer and best-selling Photoshop Elements author, Philip Andrews. Benefit <br />
from his skill, experience and knowledge quickly as you learn how to use <br />
photography creatively, from scratch. All the fundamental basics are covered: <br />
how to select and compose a good picture; how different cameras operate, whether <br />
film or digital; how to use the camera’s controls – shutter speed, focus, zoom, <br />
flash etc; advice on how best to tackle different subjects – people, places, <br />
animals, landscapes, or close-ups, as well as invaluable scanner and printing <br />
techniques.<br />
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Table Of Contents<br />
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Part 1<br />
1 Seeing and photographing 1<br />
2 Using the viewfinder – framing up 5<br />
3 Creating a point of emphasis 9<br />
4 Picking lighting conditions 13<br />
5 Pattern, texture and shape 16<br />
6 Using color 20<br />
Projects Developing a personal approach 23<br />
Part 2<br />
Camera, Sensors and Film 25<br />
7 Camera principles 25<br />
8 The camera 28<br />
9 Sensors 41<br />
10 Films 44<br />
11 Scanners 49<br />
Part 3<br />
Creative Use of Camera Controls 55<br />
12 Shutter speeds and movement 55<br />
13 Focus and aperture 57<br />
14 Choice of exposure 62<br />
15 Changing focal length 70<br />
16 Flash and its control 76<br />
Projects 82<br />
Part 4<br />
Tackling Different Photographic Subjects 84<br />
17 People 84<br />
18 Places 89<br />
19 Animal portraits 98<br />
20 Landscapes 103<br />
21 Close-up subjects 110<br />
Projects Tackling self-set themes 117<br />
Part 5<br />
Troubleshooting 119<br />
22 Film users: assessing the results from the lab 119<br />
23 General shooting faults 124<br />
24 Digital users: checking images on the desktop 128<br />
Part 6<br />
Using the Studio 132<br />
25 Layout and lighting 132<br />
26 Photographing people in the studio 136<br />
27 Photographing objects in the studio 141<br />
Projects 145<br />
Part 7<br />
Digital Processing and Printing 147<br />
28 Introducing the digital photography tools 147<br />
29 First steps in image processing 153<br />
30 Editing techniques 159<br />
31 Printing your digital files 172<br />
Part 8<br />
Black and White Film Processing and Printing 178<br />
32 Processing a film 178<br />
33 Contact printing 184<br />
34 Enlarging 191<br />
Projects 203<br />
Part 9<br />
Experimental and Constructed Images 204<br />
35 Letting the image move 204<br />
36 Exploring reflections 210<br />
37 Using lens attachments 212<br />
38 Combining pictures 216<br />
39 Manipulating prints 224<br />
Projects 232<br />
Part 10<br />
Presenting and Assessing Your Work 234<br />
40 Finishing off 234<br />
41 Presenting pictures in sets 238<br />
42 Non-print-based presentation 243<br />
43 Evaluating your results 252<br />
Appendices 255<br />
Appendix A Computer connection types 255<br />
Appendix B Camera memory cards 255<br />
Appendix C Digital camera sensor sizes and resolution (megapixels) 257<br />
Appendix D Suggested starting speeds/apertures for difficult night scenes 258<br />
Appendix E Scanner connections 258<br />
Appendix F What resolution should I pick? 259<br />
Appendix G ISO settings and their uses 260<br />
Appendix H Minimum shutter speeds to stop camera shake 261<br />
Appendix I Settings to control depth of field 261<br />
Appendix J Suggested starting speeds to freeze the action of different events <br />
262<br />
Appendix K Flash guide numbers, apertures and distance 262<br />
Appendix L Rollfilm and sheet film cameras 263<br />
Appendix M Using a hand-held meter 265<br />
Appendix N Batteries 267<br />
Appendix O Health and safety in photography 268<br />
Appendix P Chemically treating black and white prints 269<br />
Glossary 272<br />
Additional technical details on the pictures in this book 282<br />
Index 285<br />
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Product Details<br />
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* ISBN: 0240519671<br />
* ISBN-13: 9780240519678<br />
* Format: Textbook Paperback, 304pp<br />
* Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books<br />
* Pub. Date: March 2005<br />
* Edition Description: Older Edition<br />
* Edition Number: 4<br />
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