The Beginner’s Photography Guide, 2nd Edition

Contents 6......Page 8
Introduction 8......Page 11
About this Book 10......Page 20
EQUIPMENT 12......Page 15
Introducing Equipment 14......Page 16
Anatomy of a dSLR 16......Page 18
Through the Viewfinder 22......Page 24
On the LCD Screen 23......Page 25
Other Camera Types 24......Page 26
Holding your Camera 28......Page 30
Lenses 32......Page 34
Camera Support 34......Page 36
Lighting 36......Page 38
Other Accessories 38......Page 40
JPEG or Raw? 40......Page 42
EXPOSURE 42......Page 45
Introducing Exposure 44......Page 46
What are Scene Modes? 48......Page 50
What are Auto and Advanced Modes? 50......Page 52
Taking Creative Control 52......Page 54
Why use Aperture Priority Mode? 54......Page 56
Keeping Everything in Focus 56......Page 58
Using a Shallow Depth of Field for Portraits 58......Page 60
Isolating a Subject From the Background 60......Page 62
Why use Shutter Priority Mode? 62......Page 64
Freezing Movement 64......Page 66
Freezing Extreme Movement 66......Page 68
Creating Moderate Movement Blur 68......Page 70
Creating Extreme Movement Blur 70......Page 72
Panning for Sharpness and Blur 72......Page 74
Taking Full Manual Control 74......Page 76
What are Metering Patterns? 76......Page 78
What is a Histogram? 78......Page 80
Fine-tuning Exposure 80......Page 82
Using Automatic Exposure Bracketing 82......Page 84
What is HDR Imaging? 84......Page 86
FOCUSING 86......Page 89
Introducing Focusing 88......Page 90
Using Multi-area and Single-point Autofocus 90......Page 92
Focusing and Reframing 92......Page 94
Controlling your Point of Focus 94......Page 96
Tracking a Moving Subject 96......Page 98
Focusing on High-speed Subjects 98......Page 100
LENSES 100......Page 103
Introducing Lenses 102......Page 104
What is Focal Length? 104......Page 106
Using a Wide-angle Lens Outdoors 108......Page 110
Using a Wide-angle Lens Indoors 110......Page 112
Using a Telephoto Lens for Portraits 112......Page 114
Using a Telephoto Lens for Distant Subjects 114......Page 116
Using a Macro Lens for Mobile Subjects 116......Page 118
Using a Macro Lens for Static Subjects 118......Page 120
AVAILABLE LIGHT 120......Page 123
Introducing Available Light 122......Page 124
What is the Colour of Light? 124......Page 126
Selecting the Correct White Balance 126......Page 128
Setting a Custom White Balance 128......Page 130
Using Reflectors to Add Light 130......Page 132
Using a Diffuser to Soften Light 132......Page 134
Working in Low Light Outdoors 134......Page 136
Working in Dimly Lit Interiors 136......Page 138
Exploiting Light and Shadow 138......Page 140
Exposing for the Highlights 140......Page 142
Creating a Halo of Light 142......Page 144
Creating a Silhouette 144......Page 146
How do you Work with Lens Flare? 146......Page 148
FLASH 148......Page 151
Introducing Flash 150......Page 152
What are Sync Speeds and Guide Numbers? 152......Page 154
Using Fill-flash 154......Page 156
Bouncing the Flash 156......Page 158
Using Flash at Night 158......Page 160
Using a Simple Lighting Set-up 160......Page 162
Painting with Light 162......Page 164
IMAGE ENHANCEMENT 164......Page 167
Introducing Image Enhancement 166......Page 168
Cropping for Impact 168......Page 170
Correcting Exposure 170......Page 172
Adjusting Contrast 172......Page 174
Boosting Colour 174......Page 176
Converting to Black and White 176......Page 178
Toning the Image 178......Page 180
Achieving Crisp Details 180......Page 182
Glossary 182......Page 184
Index 186......Page 188
Acknowledgments 192......Page 194