Book description
This full-color book is designed to tap the exploding market in serious digital photography with over 250 pages of new and beautiful photos, essential photography how-to information and no-fail formulas for getting great digital pictures with the newly announced Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D. It goes above and beyond competitive digital SLR books with step-by-step techniques that cover exposure, composition, and professional shooting tips on perspective, impact, and more. Charlotte K. Lowrie, author of two previous Digital Field Guides (see below), is an acclaimed photographer who was managing editor of editorial content for MSN Photos and now writes online instructional content for Canon.
Charlotte K. Lowrie (Woodinville, WA) is a freelance editorial and stock photographer and an award-winning writer. Her work has appeared in Popular Photography & Imaging and PHOTOgraphic magazines, and she is the author of the bestselling Canon EOS Digital Rebel Digital Field Guide as well as Adobe Camera Raw Studio Skills, the Canon EOS 30D Digital Field Guide, and Teach Yourself Visually Digital Photography, Second Edition, all from Wiley. Charlotte also teaches photography classes through BetterPhoto.com.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Quick Tour
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I. Using the Digital Rebel XTi/400D
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1. Exploring and Setting Up the Digital Rebel XTi/400D
- 1.1. Camera and Lens Controls
- 1.2. Rear Camera Controls
- 1.3. The LCD
- 1.4. Viewfinder Display
- 1.5. Setting Up the Digital Rebel XTi/400D
- 1.6. About Media Cards
- 1.7. Setting the Date and Time
- 1.8. Choosing the File Format and Quality
- 1.9. Choosing a White-Balance Option
- 1.10. Choosing a Picture Style
- 1.11. Setting Monochrome Filter and Toning Effects
- 1.12. Changing File Numbering
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2. Using Your Digital Rebel XTi/400D
- 2.1. Mode Dial
- 2.2. Metering Modes
- 2.3. Exposure Compensation
- 2.4. Auto Exposure Bracketing
- 2.5. AE Lock
- 2.6. Evaluating Exposure
- 2.7. Focus and Autofocus Modes
- 2.8. Understanding Autofocus Point Selection
- 2.9. Using Drive Modes
- 2.10. Viewing and Playing Back Images
- 2.11. Erasing Images
- 2.12. Protecting Images
- 2.13. Using a Flash
- 2.14. Using the EOS Integrated Cleaning System
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1. Exploring and Setting Up the Digital Rebel XTi/400D
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II. Creating Great Photos with the Digital Rebel XTi/400D
- 3. Photography Basics
- 4. Let There Be Light
- 5. The Art and Science of Lenses
- 6. Composition Basics
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7. Techniques for Great Photos
- 7.1. Privacy Notes
- 7.2. Architectural Photography
- 7.3. Action and Sports Photography
- 7.4. Black-and-White Photography
- 7.5. Business Photography
- 7.6. Candid Photography
- 7.7. Child Photography
- 7.8. Environmental Portrait Photography
- 7.9. Event Photography
- 7.10. Fine-Art Photography
- 7.11. Flower and Macro Photography
- 7.12. Landscape and Nature Photography
- 7.13. Low-Light and Night Photography
- 7.14. Panoramic Photography
- 7.15. Pet and Animal Photography
- 7.16. Photojournalism
- 7.17. Portrait Photography
- 7.18. Still-Life Photography
- 7.19. Street Photography
- 7.20. Sunset and Sunrise Photography
- 7.21. Weather and Seasonal Photography
- 7.22. Wedding Photography
- 8. Downloading and Editing Pictures
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III. Appendixes
- A. Custom Functions
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B. Internet Resources
- B.1. Canon
- B.2. Photography Publications and Web Sites
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B.3. Photography Workshops
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B.3.1.
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B.3.1.1.
- B.3.1.1.1. Anderson Ranch Arts Center
- B.3.1.1.2. Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops
- B.3.1.1.3. BetterPhoto
- B.3.1.1.4. Brooks Institute Weekend Workshops
- B.3.1.1.5. Eddie Adams Workshop
- B.3.1.1.6. The Workshops
- B.3.1.1.7. Mentor Series
- B.3.1.1.8. Missouri Photo Workshop
- B.3.1.1.9. Mountain Workshops
- B.3.1.1.10. Palm Beach Photographic Centre Workshops
- B.3.1.1.11. Photography at the Summit
- B.3.1.1.12. Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures
- B.3.1.1.13. Santa Fe Workshops
- B.3.1.1.14. Toscana Photographic Workshop
- B.3.1.1.15. Woodstock Photography Workshops (The Center for Photography at Woodstock)
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B.3.1.1.
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B.3.1.
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Canon® EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D Digital Field Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470110072
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