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Complete Digital Photography

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Complete Digital Photography

by: LONG

ISBN 13:
9781584502319
ISBN 10:
1584502312
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/23/2002
Publisher: Charles River Media
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Summary

An updated manual explains how to produce high-quality digital photographs, utilizing a variety of practical tutorials that introduce basic concepts, digital photographic techniques, choosing the right equipment, building a home studio, images editing processes, color and tone correction, special effects, and other topics. Original. (Beginner)

Acknowledgments

Introduction

(10)

Whom Is This Book For?

(2)

What Counts as ``Digital Photography?''

(1)

What Else Do You Need?

(1)

Digital 101: A Few Basic Ideas

(5)

How Good Are Digital Photos?

(12)

A Word about the Images in This Book

(1)

What's Wrong with Digital Cameras

(6)

Did You Hear Something?

(2)

Color Troubles

(2)

Detail and Aliasing

(1)

Exposure Problems

(1)

Too Much of a Good Thing

(1)

``Reason?! We Don't Need No Stinking Reason!''

(1)

Why You Want a Digital Camera

(2)

Why Digital Cameras Are Better than Point-and-Shoot Film Cameras

(1)

Next Steps

(2)

How a Digital Camera Works

(18)

Something Old, Something New

(1)

A Little Color Theory

(4)

How a CCD Works

(9)

Counting Electrons

(2)

Arrays

(5)

``One CCD, Hold the Interpolation''

(1)

Some Assembly Required

(1)

Compression and Storage

(2)

Meanwhile, Back in the Real World

(2)

Basic Photography: A Quick Primer

(12)

Lenses

(4)

Focal Length

(1)

Zooms and Primes

(1)

Exposure: Apertures, Shutter Speeds, and ISO

(5)

Reciprocity

(1)

Lens Speed

(1)

ISO, Or ``Try to Be More Sensitive''

(1)

Mostly the Same

(2)

Choosing a Digital Camera

(76)

Basic Anatomy

(1)

CCDs, Resolution, Image Size, and Compression

(14)

Resolution Categories

(7)

Image Resolution and Compression

(3)

Aspect Ratio

(2)

Camera Design

(13)

Point-and-Shoot Cameras

(2)

Prosumer

(1)

Prosumer SLR

(4)

LCD-Only Cameras

(1)

Professional SLR

(1)

Body Design and Construction

(2)

Status LCDs

(1)

Tripod Mount

(1)

How to Choose

(1)

Lenses

(10)

Lens Features

(2)

Digital Zoom

(1)

Focus

(1)

Shutters and Irises

(1)

Viewfinders

(7)

LCD Viewfinders

(2)

Optical Viewfinders

(2)

Electronic TTL Viewfinder

(1)

SLR Viewfinders

(2)

Exposure Control

(5)

White Balance

(1)

Metering

100

(1)

Exposure Compensation

101

(1)

ISO Control

101

(1)

Exposure Locks and Panoramas

102

(1)

Preset Exposure Modes

103

(1)

Sharpness and Saturation Controls

103

(1)

Shooting Modes

104

(5)

Priority Modes

105

(1)

Image Buffering

105

(1)

Continuous Shooting

106

(1)

Movie Mode

106

(2)

Black and White

108

(1)

Self-Timers and Remote Controls

108

(1)

Camera Performance

109

(1)

Flash

110

(2)

Playback Options

112

(1)

Storage and Input/Output

113

(9)

Transferring and Viewing Images

114

(1)

Storage

115

(5)

How Much Do You Need?

120

(1)

Media Tips

121

(1)

What's in the Box?

122

(3)

Batteries

123

(2)

Special Features

125

(2)

Compare for Yourself

127

(1)

What Should I Buy?

127

(2)

Building A Workstation

129

(18)

Choosing an Operating System

130

(1)

Macintosh

130

(1)

Windows

131

(1)

Building Your System

131

(7)

RAM

132

(1)

Processor Speed

132

(1)

Storage

133

(1)

Monitors

134

(4)

Software

138

(7)

Image Editing Applications

138

(4)

Panoramic Software

142

(1)

Wavelet Compression

143

(1)

Image Cataloging Software

143

(1)

File Recovery Software

144

(1)

Accessories

145

(1)

Ready! Aim!

146

(1)

Shooting

147

(50)

Initial Camera Settings

148

(13)

Choosing a Mode

149

(2)

Image Size and Compression

151

(2)

White Balance

153

(4)

Metering

157

(1)

Sharpness, Saturation, or Contrast

157

(2)

ISOs

159

(2)

Framing and Focusing

161

(15)

Focal Length

162

(4)

Focusing

166

(10)

Metering

176

(10)

What Your Light Meter Tells You

177

(4)

The Right Meter for the Job

181

(5)

Simple Flash Photography

186

(6)

Flash Modes

186

(5)

Flash White Balance

191

(1)

Power and Storage Management

192

(4)

Feel the Power

192

(2)

Media Baron

194

(2)

And That's Just the Beginning!

196

(1)

Manual Exposure

197

(42)

Motion Control

198

(4)

Depth of Field

202

(3)

Shutter Speed and Depth of Field

205

(2)

Tonal Control

207

(13)

Don't Know Much about Histograms

212

(5)

Details, Details

217

(3)

Adjusting Exposure

220

(13)

Exposure Compensation

220

(2)

Priority and Manual Modes

222

(1)

Automatic Reciprocity

223

(1)

ISO Control

223

(2)

Exposure Practice

225

(3)

An Intentional Underexposure

228

(2)

Another Underexposure

230

(1)

Manual Override

231

(2)

Of Brackets and Histograms

233

(2)

Exposing to Avoid Purple Fringing

235

(2)

Taking Control

237

(2)

Special Shooting

239

(38)

Macro Photography

240

(4)

Finding the Optimal Macro Focal Length

241

(1)

Macro Focusing

242

(1)

Poor Depth of Field

242

(2)

Black-and-White Photography

244

(7)

The Zone System

244

(3)

Infrared Photography

247

(4)

Shooting Panoramas

251

(9)

Preparing Your Camera

253

(3)

Panoramic Exposure

256

(1)

Shoot with Care

257

(3)

Shooting for the Web

260

(3)

Image Size and Quality

261

(2)

Consider the Legibility of the Image

263

(1)

Finally, a Use for That Digital Zoom!

263

(1)

Shooting for Video

263

(1)

Using Filters

264

(6)

Types of Filters

266

(3)

Lens Extensions

269

(1)

Shooting in Extreme Conditions

270

(5)

Dirt, Dust, and Sand and Digital Cameras

270

(1)

Water and Digital Cameras

270

(1)

The Camera That Came in from the Cold

271

(1)

Hot Weather and Digital Cameras

272

(3)

Halfway There

275

(2)

Preparing Your Images for Editing

277

(34)

Moving Pictures: How to Transfer and Organize Your Images

278

(3)

Make the Transfer

278

(1)

Organize Your Digital Media

279

(2)

Preparing Your Image Editor

281

(15)

A Little More Color Theory

281

(2)

Color Management Systems

283

(1)

Color Management Workflow

283

(2)

Configuring Your Color Management System

285

(10)

Soft Proofing in Photoshop 7

295

(1)

Preparing Your Image

296

(4)

New Image Resolutions

297

(1)

Resizing an Image

297

(3)

Tutorial: Understanding Resolution

300

(3)

Open the Image

300

(1)

Open the Image Size Dialog Box

300

(1)

Resize the Image without Resampling

301

(1)

Resize with Resampling

302

(1)

Tutorial: Cropping and Resizing an Image

303

(8)

Open the Image

303

(1)

Evaluate the Image

303

(1)

Perform the First Resizing

304

(1)

Crop the Image

305

(2)

Resize Again

307

(1)

Why You Should Resize First

308

(3)

Correcting Tone and Color

311

(38)

Histograms Revisited

312

(2)

Tutorial: Correcting an Image with Brightness and Contrast (Or Trying to, Anyway)

314

(3)

Open the Image

314

(1)

Adjust the Image's Brightness

314

(2)

Adjust the Contrast of the Image

316

(1)

Give Up

317

(1)

Levels

317

(1)

Tutorial: Using Levels Input Sliders

318

(5)

Open the Image

319

(1)

Adjust the Black Point

319

(2)

Adjust the White Point

321

(1)

Play with the Gamma Slider

322

(1)

Should You Worry about Data Loss?

323

(2)

Tutorial: Real-World Levels Adjustments

325

(6)

Open the Image

325

(1)

Set the Black Point

326

(1)

Set the White Point

327

(1)

Adjust the Gamma

327

(1)

Readjust the White Point

327

(3)

Save the Image

330

(1)

Curves

331

(3)

Tutorial: Correcting an Image with Curves

334

(4)

Open the Image

334

(1)

Set the Black Point

334

(1)

Set the White Point

335

(1)

Adjust the Gamma

336

(1)

Make Another Adjustment

337

(1)

Adjust the Sky

338

(1)

Levels and Curves and Color

338

(3)

Tutorial: Using Both Levels and Curves to Correct Color

341

(6)

Open the Image

341

(1)

Take a Closer Look

341

(3)

Make a Curves Adjustment

344

(1)

Make a Levels Adjustment

345

(2)

Don't Touch That Dial

347

(2)

Building Your Editing Arsenal

349

(30)

Brushes and Stamps

350

(4)

Brushes

350

(2)

Airbrushes

352

(1)

Rubber Stamp or Clone

352

(2)

Tutorial: Cloning Video Tutorial

354

(1)

Masks

354

(8)

Mask Tools

355

(1)

Selection Tools

356

(1)

Mask Painting

357

(1)

Color-Based Selection Tools

358

(1)

Special Mask Tools

358

(1)

Saving Masks

359

(2)

Sort of Masked

361

(1)

Tutorial: Creating Complex Masks

362

(7)

Open the Image

362

(1)

Create a Mask

363

(1)

Load the Mask

363

(1)

Fade the Background

364

(1)

Assess the Change

364

(2)

Create a Gradated Mask

366

(1)

Try the New Mask

366

(1)

Create Yet Another Mask

367

(1)

Fade the Background

368

(1)

Layers

369

(7)

Some Layer Basics

370

(4)

Adjustment Layers

374

(1)

Layer Masks

375

(1)

Other Editing Tools

376

(2)

Hue/Saturation

377

(1)

Selective Color

377

(1)

Unique Tools

378

(1)

The Right Tool for the Job

378

(1)

Essential Imaging Tactics

379

(48)

Workflow

380

(2)

Initial Cleanup

382

(6)

Removing Noise

382

(1)

Identifying Noise

382

(6)

Tutorial: Selective Blurring Video Tutorial

388

(6)

Removing Dust and Blotches

393

(1)

Tutorial: Cloning Video Tutorial

394

(1)

Correcting Barrel and Pincushion Distortion

395

(1)

Tutorial: Correcting Barrel Distortion

395

(4)

Open the Image

395

(1)

Create Guide Lines

395

(1)

Expand Your Canvas

396

(1)

Correct the Image

396

(2)

Try Again

398

(1)

Crop

398

(1)

Color and Tone Adjustment

399

(1)

Tutorial: Color Correction

400

(5)

Open the Image

401

(1)

Remove the Blue Cast

401

(2)

Desaturate the Background

403

(1)

Adjust the Levels of the Background

403

(1)

Adjust the White Point and Black Point

403

(2)

Tutorial: Color Correction Video Tutorial

405

(3)

Removing Red-Eye

407

(1)

Removing Color Fringing

407

(1)

Tutorial: Desaturating a Chromatic Aberration

408

(7)

Select the First Fringe

409

(1)

Create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer

409

(1)

Target the Offending Colors

410

(1)

Desaturate the Fringe

410

(1)

Target More Colors

411

(1)

Check the Results

411

(1)

Adjusting Tonal Range with Layers

412

(1)

Correcting White Balance

412

(2)

Correcting Vignetting

414

(1)

Saturation Adjustment

415

(2)

Increasing Contrast and Saturation with Layer Stacking

416

(1)

Decreasing Contrast and Saturation with Layer Stacking

417

(1)

Editing

417

(1)

Scaling

418

(3)

Scaling Down

419

(1)

Scaling Up

419

(2)

Sharpening

421

(4)

How Sharpening Works

421

(4)

Not All Sharpness Is Created Equal

425

(1)

More Tools to Come

426

(1)

Special Effects

427

(26)

Simulating Depth of Field

428

(1)

Tutorial: Shortening Depth of Field in an Image

428

(12)

Open the Image

429

(1)

Prepare a Gradient

429

(1)

Apply the Gradient to Your Mask

430

(2)

Apply the Blur

432

(1)

Alter Your Mask

432

(1)

Apply Your Final Blur

433

(7)

Converting Color Images to Grayscale

440

(3)

Conversion Methods

440

(3)

Creating ``Hand-Tinted'' Images

443

(3)

Adding Texture, Grain, and ``Film'' Look

446

(2)

Adding Grain

447

(1)

Tutorial: Adding Grain to an Image

448

(2)

Create a Layer of Noise

448

(1)

Change the Blending Mode

449

(1)

Lower the Noise Opacity

449

(1)

Compositing

450

(1)

Preparing to Print

451

(2)

Output

453

(24)

Choosing a Printer

454

(7)

Laser Printers

454

(2)

Dye-Sublimation Printers

456

(1)

Inkjet Printers

457

(2)

Media Selection

459

(1)

Ink Choice

460

(1)

Printing

461

(9)

Choosing a Resolution

461

(1)

Choosing a Resolution for a Laser Printer

462

(2)

Choosing a Resolution for an Inkjet Printer

464

(1)

Using Your Color Management System When You Print

465

(1)

Correcting Your Image for Print

466

(4)

Tutorial: Targeting an Image

470

(4)

Open the Image

470

(1)

Talk to Your Printer

470

(1)

Target the Image

471

(1)

Evaluate the Image

472

(1)

Web-Based Printing

473

(1)

Web Output

474

(2)

Conclusion

476

(1)

Appendix A Suggested Reading

477

(2)

Appendix B About the CD-ROM

479

(4)

Glossary

483

(16)

Index

499

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