The school of photography : beginner's guide
A comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to the essential photography skills 'The School of Photography' will take the beginner photographer to an advanced level in no time and fill any gaps in photography knowledge that may be holding you back from reaching your full potential. You'll be able to use your camera confidently in all the manual modes and apply the knowledge gained to any situation. The book will make you feel completely confident and ensure your shots stack up against any professional-looking photography. It's for people who want to take photography more seriously and will suit beginners, keen enthusiasts or anyone looking to make photography their profession.
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- ISBN: 9781781579084 (pbk.)
- Physical Description 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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General Note: | Includes index. |
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The School of Photography: Beginner's Guide : Master Your Camera, Clear up Confusion, Create Stunning Imagery
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Table of Contents
The School of Photography: Beginner's Guide : Master Your Camera, Clear up Confusion, Create Stunning Imagery
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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1 | Introduction to photography | 7 |
2 | Camera kits & essential equipment | 13 |
Types of camera | 14 | |
Essential equipment | 16 | |
3 | Introduction to camera settings | 19 |
Understanding modes | 20 | |
4 | Focusing best practices & settings | 23 |
Focusing basics | 24 | |
Focus settings | 25 | |
Focusing modes | 26 | |
5 | The art of composition | 31 |
Composition basics | 32 | |
Rules of composition | 36 | |
Composition recap | 46 | |
6 | Lenses & focal lengths | 49 |
Lenses | 50 | |
Focal lengths | 51 | |
Sensor sizes | 54 | |
7 | Metering | 59 |
Metering modes explained | 60 | |
Exposure compensation | 63 | |
Metering recap | 65 | |
8 | ISO | 67 |
9 | Apertures & depth of field | 73 |
Apertures & depth of field | 74 | |
Now for some maths | 76 | |
Apertures & depth of field recap | 84 | |
10 | Shutter speeds | 85 |
Shutter speed basics | 88 | |
11 | Balancing exposures | 99 |
Balancing exposures | 100 | |
How ISO affects exposure | 108 | |
12 | Resolution | 111 |
Resolution basics | 112 | |
Image quality explained | 114 | |
All about PPI | 116 | |
13 | Understanding light & white balance | 119 |
See the light | 120 | |
White balance | 124 | |
14 | Painting with light | 131 |
15 | Balancing exposures with flash | 135 |
Fill-in flash | 136 | |
Fill-in flash recap | 139 | |
16 | Post-production & using Raw files | 141 |
Working with Raw files | 142 | |
JPEG files | 144 | |
Processing a Raw file in Lightroom | 145 | |
Processing a JPEG in Photoshop | 149 | |
17 | End of book recap | 151 |
What you've learned | 152 | |
Index | 156 | |
Credits | 158 | |
Notes | 159 | |
About The School of Photography | 160 |