Digital Photography Masterclass

4 Contents......Page 6
8 introduction......Page 10
mastering your camera......Page 13
12 shutter settings......Page 14
14 depth of field......Page 16
16 image analysis......Page 18
18 quality settings......Page 20
20 color settings......Page 22
22 image sharpness......Page 24
24 image analysis......Page 26
26 Assignment: city lights......Page 28
30 auto-exposure and mid-tones......Page 32
32 under-exposure......Page 34
34 image analysis......Page 36
36 over-exposure......Page 38
38 using exposure meters......Page 40
40 image analysis......Page 42
42 Assignment: still life......Page 44
46 increasing contrast......Page 48
48 dynamic range......Page 50
50 reflectors and fill-in......Page 52
52 image analysis......Page 54
54 Assignment: high dynamic range......Page 56
58 lens qualities......Page 60
60 methods of focusing......Page 62
62 zoom and perspective......Page 64
64 image analysis......Page 66
66 zoom or prime lenses......Page 68
68 aperture and working distance......Page 70
70 image analysis......Page 72
72 Assignment: urban nature......Page 74
76 seeing color......Page 78
78 white balance......Page 80
80 key colors......Page 82
82 saturated color......Page 84
84 image analysis......Page 86
86 Assignment: city streets......Page 88
developing your skills......Page 93
92 format and proportion......Page 94
94 balance and imbalance......Page 96
96 shapes within the image......Page 98
98 image analysis......Page 100
100 suggesting movement......Page 102
102 working with picture planes......Page 104
104 image analysis......Page 106
106 position and perspective......Page 108
108 composing with color......Page 110
110 image analysis......Page 112
112 Assignment: composition on location......Page 114
116 catching the moment......Page 118
118 image analysis......Page 120
120 time of day......Page 122
122 the waiting game......Page 124
124 image analysis......Page 126
126 Assignment: pet portrait......Page 128
130 low light levels......Page 132
132 image analysis......Page 134
134 hard and high light......Page 136
136 direction of light......Page 138
138 using shadows......Page 140
140 image analysis......Page 142
142 Assignment: light and shadow......Page 144
146 full and fill flash......Page 148
148 off-camera lighting......Page 150
150 multiple lights......Page 152
152 image analysis......Page 154
154 Assignment: flash portrait......Page 156
the digital darkroom......Page 161
160 shape and crop......Page 162
162 histograms......Page 164
164 curves and tone......Page 166
166 burn and dodge......Page 168
168 white balance correction......Page 170
170 hue and saturation......Page 172
172 step by step: curves and tone......Page 174
174 step by step: adjusting shape and color......Page 176
176 noise and dust......Page 178
178 sharpness and blur......Page 180
180 refined sharpening......Page 182
182 step by step: clean up and sharpen......Page 184
184 working in RAW......Page 186
186 processing RAW images......Page 188
188 Assignment: basic image enhancement......Page 190
192 color to black and white......Page 194
194 toning the image......Page 196
196 duotone and multitone......Page 198
198 step by step: converting to monochrome......Page 200
202 removing distractions......Page 204
204 practical filters......Page 206
206 filter effects......Page 208
208 step by step: recasting an image......Page 210
212 Assignment: image effects......Page 214
216 the power of layers......Page 218
218 layer blend modes......Page 220
220 masks and selections......Page 222
222 step by step: hand-coloring......Page 224
224 highlights and shadows......Page 226
226 high dynamic range......Page 228
228 step by step: elaborating the landscape......Page 230
234 step by step: portrait makeover......Page 236
240 Assignment: montaging images......Page 242
advancing your photography......Page 247
246 substance over style......Page 248
248 in conversation: Clay Enos......Page 250
251 images in depth......Page 252
254 Assignment: a revealing angle......Page 256
258 new faces, new clients......Page 260
260 in conversation: Eolo Perfido......Page 262
263 images in depth......Page 264
266 Assignment: capturing character......Page 268