Digital Photography in Available Light: Essential Skills, 3rd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Full Title
3. Copyright
4. Acknowledgments
5. Contents
6. Foreword
7. Introduction
8. Digital Cameras
   1. Introduction
   2. Megapixels
   3. The need for speed
   4. Prosumer digicams — closing the gap?
   5. Choosing a system
   6. Check list overview
9. Asset Management
   1. Digital asset management
   2. Workflow sequence
   3. Conclusion
10. Exposure
    1. Introduction
    2. Intensity and duration
    3. TTL light meters
    4. Interpreting the meter reading
    5. Reading exposure levels
11. Camera RAW
    1. Introduction
    2. Processing RAW data
    3. Processing activity
    4. White balance
    5. Tonal adjustments
    6. Noise reduction and sharpening
    7. Choosing a bit depth
    8. Choosing a color space
    9. Save or open
    10. Additional information
12. Framing the Image
    1. Introduction
    2. Communication and context
    3. Format
    4. Content
    5. Balance
    6. Subject placement
    7. The decisive moment
    8. Vantage point
    9. Line
    10. Depth
    11. Summary of basic design techniques
13. Creative Controls
    1. Introduction
    2. Focus
    3. Duration of exposure
    4. A creative decision
    5. Perspective
    6. Summary of basic camera techniques
14. Light
    1. Introduction
    2. Light source
    3. Intensity
    4. Quality
    5. Color
    6. Direction
    7. Contrast
    8. Exposure compensation
    9. Filtration
15. Lighting on Location
    1. Introduction
    2. Fill
    3. Reflectors
    4. Flash
    5. Choice of flash
    6. Guide numbers
    7. Flash as the primary light source
    8. Diffusion and bounce
    9. Fill-flash
    10. Flash as a key light
    11. Slow-sync flash
16. Post-production Editing
    1. Overview
    2. Sequential editing
    3. Stage 1 — Global adjustments
    4. Stage 2 — Local adjustments
    5. Stage 3 — Final adjustments
    6. Converting images to black and white
    7. Advanced tone control — part a
    8. Advanced tone control — part b
17. Panoramic Photographs
    1. Introduction
    2. Core steps in creating panoramas
    3. Shooting panoramas
    4. Producing panoramas
18. Landscape
    1. Introduction
    2. History
    3. Personal expression
    4. Expressive techniques
    5. Detail
    6. Night photography
    7. The constructed environment
    8. Assignments
19. Environmental Portraits
    1. Introduction
    2. Design
    3. Revealing character
    4. Connecting with new people
    5. Directing the subject
    6. Character study
    7. Assignments
20. The Photographic Essay
    1. Introduction
    2. Visual communication
    3. Capturing a story
    4. Working styles
    5. Editing a story
    6. Ethics and law
    7. Distribution and sale of photo-essays
    8. Assignments
21. Glossary
22. Index