Canon 50D: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: USA, Berkeley, CA
ISBN-13: 9780321613110
Table of contents: title: CHAPTER 1: THE 50D TOP TEN LIST  1; title: Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive; title: Right Out of the Box; title: Poring Over the Camera  2; title: Poring Over the Camera  4; title: 1. Charge Your Battery  5; title: 2. Turn Off the Shoot Without Card Setting  6; title: 3. Set Your JPEG Image Quality  7; title: 4. Turn Off the Auto ISO Setting  9; title: 5. Set Your Focus Point and Mode  11; title: 6. Set the Correct White Balance  12; title: 7. Set Your Color Space  15; title: 8. Know How to Override Auto Focus   16; title: 9. Review Your Shots  17; title: 10. Hold Your Camera for Proper Shooting  23; title: chapter 1 Assignments  24; title: CHAPTER 2: FIRST THINGS FIRST  27; title: A Few Things to Know and Do Before You Begin Taking Pictures; title: Poring Over the Picture  28; title: Poring Over the Picture  30; title: Choosing the Right Memory Card  32; title: Formatting Your Memory Card  32; title: Updating the 50D’s Firmware  34; title: Cleaning the Sensor  37; title: Using the Right Format: RAW vs. JPEG  38; title: Lenses and Focal Lengths  41; title: What is Exposure?  47; title: Motion and Depth of Field  50; title: chapter 2 Assignments  53; title: CONTENTS v*CHAPTER 3: THE BASIC ZONE  55; title: Get Shooting with the Automatic Camera Modes; title: Poring Over the Picture  56; title: Poring Over the Picture  58; title: Full Auto Mode  60; title: Portrait Mode  61; title: Landscape Mode  62; title: Close-up Mode  62; title: Sports Mode  64; title: Night Portrait Mode  65; title: Flash Off Mode  66; title: Creative Auto Mode  67; title: Why You Will Never Want to Use the Basic Zone Again  71; title: chapter 3 Assignments  72; title: CHAPTER 4: THE CREATIVE ZONE  75; title: Taking Your Photography to the Next Level; title: Poring Over the Picture  76; title: Poring Over the Picture  78; title: P: Program Mode  80; title: Tv: Shutter Priority Mode  83; title: Av: Aperture Priority Mode  87; title: M: Manual Mode  92; title: A-DEP: Auto Depth of Field Mode  95; title: How I Shoot: A Closer Look at the Camera Settings I Use  97; title: chapter 4 Assignments  98; title: CHAPTER 5: MOVING TARGET  101; title: The Tricks to Shooting Sports and More; title: Poring Over the Picture  102; title: Poring Over the Picture  104; title: Stop Right There!  106; title: Using Shutter Priority (Tv) Mode to Stop Motion  109; title: Using Aperture Priority (Av) Mode to Isolate Your Subject  112; title: Keep Them in Focus with AI Servo and Auto AF Focus Point Selection  113; title: Stop and Go with AI Focus AF  115; title: Manual Focus for Anticipated Action  116; title: Keeping Up with the Continuous Shooting Modes  118; title: A Sense of Motion  120; title: vi  CANON 50D: FROM SNAPSHOTS TO GREAT SHOTSTips for Shooting Action  123; title: chapter 5 Assignments  126; title: CHAPTER 6: SAY CHEESE!  129; title: Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits; title: Poring Over the Picture  130; title: Poring Over the Picture  132; title: Automatic Portrait Mode  134; title: Using Aperture Priority Mode  134; title: Metering Modes for Portraits  138; title: Using the AE Lock Feature  139; title: Focusing: The Eyes Have It  140; title: Classic Black and White Portraits  141; title: The Portrait Picture Style for Better Skin Tones  144; title: Detect Faces with Live View  144; title: Use Fill Flash for Reducing Shadows  148; title: Portraits on the Move  149; title: Tips for Shooting Better Portraits  151; title: chapter 6 Assignments  159; title: CHAPTER 7: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY  161; title: Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get the Most Out of Your; title: Landscape Photography; title: Poring Over the Picture  162; title: Poring Over the Picture  164; title: Sharp and in Focus: Using Tripods  166; title: Using A-DEP to Maximize Depth of Field  168; title: Selecting the Proper ISO  169; title: Using Noise Reduction  171; title: Selecting a White Balance  172; title: Using the Landscape Picture Style  175; title: Taming Bright Skies with Exposure Compensation  176; title: Shooting Beautiful Black and White Landscapes  178; title: The Golden Light  180; title: Where to Focus  182; title: Easier Focusing  184; title: Making Water Fluid  186; title: Directing the Viewer: A Word About Composition  187; title: Advanced Techniques to Explore  192; title: chapter 7 Assignments  200; title: CONTENTS vii*CHAPTER 8: MOOD LIGHTING  203; title: Shooting When the Lights Get Low; title: Poring Over the Picture  204; title: Poring Over the Picture  206; title: Raising the ISO: The Simple Solution  208; title: Using Very High ISOs  210; title: Stabilizing the Situation  211; title: Focusing in Low Light  213; title: Shooting Long Exposures  215; title: Using the Built-in Flash  217; title: Compensating for the Flash Exposure  221; title: Reducing Red-eye  222; title: 2nd Curtain Sync  224; title: Flash and Glass  227; title: A Few Words about External Flash  227; title: chapter 8 Assignments  228; title: CHAPTER 9: CREATIVE COMPOSITIONS  231; title: Improve Your Pictures with Sound Compositional Elements; title: Poring Over the Picture  232; title: Poring Over the Picture  234; title: Depth of Field  236; title: Angles 238; title: Point of View  239; title: Patterns 241; title: Color 241; title: Contrast 243; title: Leading Lines  244; title: Splitting the Frame  246; title: Frames within Frames  246; title: chapter 9 Assignments  248; title: Impress Your Family and Friends; title: Poring Over the Picture  252; title: Poring Over the Picture  254; title: Spot Meter for More Exposure Control  256; title: Mirror Lockup   259; title: Manual Mode  259; title: Avoiding Lens Flare  262; title: Bracketing Exposures  263; title: Macro Photography  265; title: Auto Lighting Optimizer  267; title: Using the Custom Settings Modes (C1 and C2)  268; title: The My Menu Setting  269; title: Conclusion 270; title: chapter 10 Assignments  271; title: INDEX 272