Photography
Edition: 11th ed., Student ed.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boston; Columbus
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780205933808
Copyright date: 2014
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Chapter 1 : Getting started.; title: Introducing the camera; title: Getting your camera ready; title: Focusing and setting the exposure; title: Taking your picture; title: What will you photograph?:; title: Some basic guidelines to get you started; title: Photographing people; title: Photographing places; title: Chapter 2 : Camera.; title: Basic camera controls; title: Shutter:; title: Shutter and light; title: Shutter and motion; title: Conveying motion in a still photograph; title: Aperture:; title: Aperture and light; title: Aperture and depth of field; title: Using shutter and aperture together; title: Choosing a camera; title: Keeping the camera steady; title: Photographer At Work: Photojournalist James Nachtwey; title: Chapter 3 : Lens.; title: From pinhole to lens; title: Lens focal length:; title: Normal focal length; title: Long focal length; title: Short focal length; title: Zoom lenses; title: Special-purpose lenses; title: Focusing your lens:; title: Manual focus; title: Automatic focus; title: Focus and depth of field:; title: Controlling depth of field; title: Zone focusing; title: Focusing on the hyperfocal distance; title: Perspective; title: Guidelines for buying a lens; title: Getting the most from your camera and lens; title: Photographer At Work: Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark; title: Chapter 4 : Exposure, sensors and film.; title: Exposure basics:; title: Equivalent exposures; title: How exposure meters work; title: In-camera exposure meters; title: Automatic exposure; title: How to meter:; title: Overall reading of a scene with average tones; title: Using different types of meters; title: Metering high-contrast scenes; title: Exposing for specific tones and bracketing; title: Hard-to-meter scenes; title: Histogram:; title: Measures a digital photograph; title: Three histograms for color; title: Exposure latitude and dynamic range:; title: How much can exposures vary?; title: Responding to light:; title: Silver and pixels; title: Selecting and using film; title: Film and sensor speed:; title: Speed and ISO; title: Grain and noise; title: Using filters; title: Extending beyond visible light:; title: Infrared photographs; title: Using exposure; title: Photographer At Work: Advertising photographer Clint Clemens; title: Chapter 5 : Light and color.; title: Color: Additive or subtractive; title: Color photographs: Three image layers; title: Color characteristics; title: Color balance:; title: Color changes throughout the day; title: Color temperature; title: Color casts; title: Mixed light; title: Color modes and gamuts; title: Color management; title: Photographer At Work: Another angle on sports-Walter Iooss, Jr.; title: Chapter 6 : Entering the digital darkroom.; title: Hardware and software:; title: Overview; title: Capturing detail:; title: Resolution and bit depth; title: Photographs are files:; title: File formats; title: Channels:; title: Color or black and white?; title: Importing your images:; title: Downloading from a camera/scanning; title: Making a scan; title: Setting up a workflow; title: Workflow applications; title: Photographer At Work: Digital storyteller Pedro Meyer; title: Chapter 7 : Image editing.; title: Digital post-processing: getting started; title: Choosing software; title: Your work area and tools; title: Image-editing workflow:; title: Step-by-step process; title: Adjusting shape:; title: Crop and rotate; title: Adjusting color and value:; title: Different approaches; title: Using levels; title: Curves; title: Adjusting all or part of an image:; title: Selection tools; title: Using layers; title: Other editing commands:; title: High dynamic range; title: Filters for special effects; title: Sharpening; title: Retouching; title: Composting; title: Photographer At Work: RetouchShoppe-Scalese and Villarreal; title: Chapter 8 : Printing.; title: Printers and printing:; title: Printer choices; title: Drivers and RIPS; title: Profiles and soft proofing; title: Papers and inks; title: Printing options:; title: Panoramic photographs; title: Printing in black and white; title: Displaying your work:; title: Internet-gallery and resource; title: Ethics: How far can you go?; title: Chapter 9 : Organizing, storing, and presenting work.; title: Image storage:; title: Size matters; title: Metadata: data about your files; title: Software to keep you organized; title: Archiving digital images; title: Archiving film and prints; title: Mounting a print:; title: Equipment and supplies you'll need; title: Dry mounting; title: Cutting an overmat; title: Framing and glazing; title: Chapter 10 : Lighting.; title: Direction of light; title: Degree of diffusion: from hard to soft light; title: Available light-outdoors; title: Available light-indoors; title: Artificial light:; title: Lights and other lighting equipment; title: Qualities of artificial light; title: Main light: the dominant source; title: Fill light: to lighten shadows; title: Lighting with flash:; title: Flash equipment; title: Basic flash techniques; title: Manual flash exposures; title: Automatic flash exposures; title: Fill flash: to lighten shadows; title: Controlling background brightness; title: Simple portrait lighting; title: Multiple-light portrait setups; title: Lighting textured objects; title: Lighting reflective objects; title: Lighting translucent objects; title: Using lighting; title: Photographer At Work: Dance photographer Lois Greenfield; title: Chapter 11 : Extending the image.; title: Using scale:; title: Pictures very large and very small; title: Multiple images:; title: More is better; title: Fabricated to be photographed; title: Photograph as object; title: Using projections; title: Making a book; title: Alternative processes:; title: Cyanotype printing; title: Platinum and palladium printing; title: Gum bichromate printing; title: Collodion and tintypes; title: Photogram: a cameraless picture; title: Pinhole photography; title: How to make a close-up photograph:; title: Close-up exposures; title: Copying techniques; title: Chapter 12 : Seeing photographs.; title: Basic choices:; title: Content; title: Framing the subject; title: Backgrounds; title: Basic design:; title: Spot/line; title: Shape/pattern; title: Emphasis/balance; title: More choices:; title: Using contrasts of sharpness; title: Using contrasts of light and dark; title: Placing the subject within the frame; title: Perspective and point of view; title: Looking at-and talking abou-photographs; title: Showing your work to editors and others; title: Chapter 13 : History of photography.; title: Invention of photography; title: Daguerreotype: designs on silver bright; title: Calotype: pictures on paper; title: Collodion wet-plate: sharp and reproducible; title: Gelatin/emulsion/roll-film base: photography for everyone; title: Color photography; title: Early portraits; title: Early travel photography; title: Early images of war; title: Time and motion in early photographs; title: Photograph as document; title: Photography and social change; title: Photojournalism; title: Photography as art in the 19th century; title: Pictorial photography and the photo-secession; title: Direct image in art; title: Quest for a new vision; title: Photography as art in the 1950s and 1960s; title: Photography as art in the 1970s and 1980s; title: Color photography arrives-again; title: Digital photography becomes mainstream; title: Gallery of contemporary photography; title: Troubleshooting; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography