num_pages: 405
description: Comprehensive, up-to date, practical and easy to use, A Complete Guide to Digital Photography is the definitive reference for anyone who wants to get the most out of their digital camera. CHAPTER 1 Cameras, lenses and The digital features, types, pixels, memory, getting started, care, maintenance and cleaning. zoom, fixed, legacy, reverse lens macro, improvised lenses, tilt lens. software, plug ins, beanbags, stringpods, tripods, lightstands, cookies, filters, reflectors. CHAPTER 2 Taking great Photo image frame, composition, design, graphic elements, light and colour, focus, depth of field, exposure, white balance. Photo Portraits and people, still life, reportage, travel, architecture, landscapes, sports and action, weddings, gardens and flowers, children, pets and animals, abstracts. Creative creative white balance, cross polarizing, star effects, soft focus, zoom-burst, long daylight exposure, night photography, star trails, panning, time-lapse, shooting smoke, high-speed water drops, painting with light, TTV photography, shooting in stereo. Lighting off-camera flash, portable diffuser, snoot, portable grid spot, portable ringlight, portable beauty dish, studio strip light, studio ringlight, studio softbox, light cube. Moving camera vs camcorder, planning a shoot, filming, special effects, editing. CHAPTER 3 The Digital Basic digital saving, auto fix, cropping, straightening, resizing, sharpening, brightening and darkening, removing redeye, black and white. Advanced digital colour management, adjusting colours, levels, curves, advanced curves, channels, cloning, dodge and burn, layers, masks. Digital processing and digital Polaroid, cross processing , digital cyanotypes, digital lith, infrared, model world, panoramas, blurring backgrounds, adding movement, restoring old prints, wall art, inject transfers, scanner art.
language: English
title: Complete Guide to Digital Photography
publisher: Quercus