Understanding Your Digital Camera
Art and Techniques
Published on 1. November 2014
208 pages
978-1-84797-803-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book has been written for photographers who want to switch their camera off automatic mode and take control of its image-making potential. With visual examples throughout, it explains how to use the camera's settings and functions to take better and more creative photographs. By introducing new techniques based on concepts already taught, it explains the key principles of camera craft and thereby helps the photographer determine the outcome of the image they take. Many topics are covered including: a guide to photographic equipment; exposure and how to control the shutter, aperture and ISO settings; flash control, metering patterns, focus modes and drive options; colour settings, including white balance, picture styles and colour spaces and digital photographs are explained in terms of histogram, resolution, image size and quality settings.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Marlborough
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations; 378 Halftones, color
File size
33,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-803-5 (9781847978035)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2014
The Crowood Press Ltd
€21.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Tim Savage is a photographer, artist, teacher and writer. He regularly writes and illustrates features for many of the UK photographic magazines. He is known for his creative technical interpretations.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Inspiration
- 2 Understanding Light
- 3 Understanding Equipment
- 4 Understanding Lenses
- 5 Understanding the Viewfinder
- 6 Understanding Exposure (Auto and Program)
- 7 Understanding Scene Modes
- 8 Understanding Aperture
- 9 Understanding the Shutter
- 10 Understanding ISO
- 11 Understanding Manual Exposure Mode
- 12 Understanding the Built-In Camera Flash
- 13 Understanding External Camera Flash
- 14 Understanding Focus, Metering and Drive Modes
- 15 Understanding Colour: White Balance, Picture Styles and Colour Spaces
- 16 Understanding How to View, Access and Enhance Photographs
- 17 Understanding the Digital File
- 18 Understanding the Raw Format
- 19 Closing Thoughts
- Glossary
- Index
