Book description
Now that you’ve bought the amazing Nikon D750, you need a book that goes beyond a tour of the camera’s features to show you exactly how to use the camera to take great pictures. With Nikon D750: From Snapshots to Great Shots, you get the perfect blend of photography instruction and camera reference that will take your images to the next level! Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera.
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, photographer and author Rob Sylvan, and you will:
Learn the top ten things you need to know about shooting with the D750
Use the D750’s advanced camera settings to gain full control over the look and feel of your images
Master the photographic basics of composition, focus, depth of field, and much more
Learn all the best tricks and techniques for getting great action shots, landscapes, and portraits
Find out how to get great photos in low light
Learn the basics behind shooting video with your D750 and start making movies of your own
Fully grasp all the concepts and techniques as you go, with assignments at the end of every chapter
And once you’ve got the shot, show it off! Join the book’s Flickr group, share your photos, and discuss how you use your D750 to get great shots at flickr.com/group /nikond750_fromsnapshotstogreatshots.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
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1. The D750 Top Ten List
- Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box
- Poring Over the Camera
- Poring Over the Camera
- 1. Charge Your Battery
- 2. Set Your JPEG Image Quality
- 3. Set the Correct White Balance
- 4. Set Your Color Space
- 5. Choose Your ISO Setting
- 6. Set Your Focus Point and Mode
- 7. Know How to Override Auto Focus
- 8. Disable the Slot Empty Release Lock
- 9. Turn On Image Review
- 10. Review Your Shots
- Chapter 1 Assignments
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2. First Things First
- A Few Things to Know and Do Before You Begin Taking Pictures
- Poring Over the Picture
- Choosing the Right Memory Card
- Formatting Your Memory Card
- Updating the D750’s Firmware
- Cleaning the Sensor
- Using the Right Format: Raw vs. JPEG
- Lenses and Focal Lengths
- What Is Exposure?
- Motion and Depth of Field
- Chapter 2 Assignments
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3. The Auto Modes
- Get Shooting with the Automatic Camera Modes
- Poring Over the Picture
- Auto Mode
- Flash Off Mode
- Scene Modes
- Portrait Mode
- Landscape Mode
- Child Mode
- Sports Mode
- Close Up Mode
- Night Portrait Mode
- Other Scene Modes to Explore
- Effects Modes
- When You May Never Want to Use the Auto Modes Again
- Chapter 3 Assignments
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4. The Professional Modes
- Taking Your Photography to the Next Level
- Poring Over the Picture
- P: Program Mode
- S: Shutter Priority Mode
- A: Aperture Priority Mode
- M: Manual Mode
- User Settings Mode—Saving Your Favorite Settings to the Mode Dial
- Customizing My Menu
- How I Shoot: A Closer Look at the Camera Settings I Use
- Chapter 4 Assignments
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5. Moving Target
- The Tricks to Shooting Sports and More
- Poring Over the Picture
- Stop Right There!
- Using Shutter Priority (S) Mode to Stop Motion
- Using Aperture Priority (A) Mode to Isolate Your Subject
- The ISO Sensitivity Auto Control Trick
- Keep Them in Focus with Continuous-servo Focus and AF Focus Point Selection
- Stop and Go with 3D-tracking AF
- Manual Focus for Anticipated Action
- Keeping Up with the Continuous Shooting Mode
- A Sense of Motion
- Tips for Shooting Action
- Chapter 5 Assignments
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6. Perfect Portraits
- Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits
- Poring Over the Picture
- Automatic Portrait Mode
- Using Aperture Priority Mode
- Metering Modes for Portraits
- Using the AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) Feature
- Focusing: The Eyes Have It
- Classic Black and White Portraits
- The Portrait Picture Control for Better Skin Tones
- Detect Faces with Live View
- Use Fill Flash for Reducing Shadows
- Portraits on the Move
- Tips for Shooting Better Portraits
- Chapter 6 Assignments
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7. Landscape Photography
- Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get the Most Out of Your Landscape Photography
- Poring Over the Picture
- Sharp and In Focus: Using Tripods
- Selecting the Proper ISO
- Selecting a White Balance
- Using the Landscape Picture Control
- Turn On Exposure Preview
- Taming Bright Skies with Exposure Compensation
- Shooting Beautiful Black and White Landscapes
- The Golden Light
- Where to Focus
- Easier Focusing
- Making Water Fluid
- Directing the Viewer: A Word About Composition
- Chapter 7 Assignments
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8. Mood Lighting
- Shooting When the Lights Get Low
- Poring Over the Picture
- Raising the ISO: The Simple Solution
- Using Very High ISOs
- Stabilizing the Situation
- Focusing in Low Light
- Shooting Long Exposures
- Using the Built-in Flash
- Compensating for the Flash Exposure
- Reducing Red-Eye
- Rear Curtain Sync
- Flash and Glass
- A Few Words About External Flash
- Chapter 8 Assignments
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9. Advanced Techniques
- Impress Your Family and Friends
- Poring Over the Picture
- Spot Meter for More Exposure Control
- Manual Mode
- Avoiding Lens Flare
- Using the Sun Creatively
- Bracketing Exposures
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
- Active D-Lighting
- Shooting Panoramas
- Shooting with the Interval Timer
- Macro Photography
- Chapter 9 Assignments
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10. The Moving Picture
- Getting the Most Out of the D750’s Video Capabilities
- It’s All About the Lenses
- Recording with Live View
- Video Quality
- Sound
- Dedicating a Second Card to Video
- Focusing
- View Modes
- Accessories for Video
- Getting a Shallow Depth of Field
- Giving a Different Look to Your Videos
- Creating a Time-Lapse Movie
- Tips for Better Video
- Watching and Editing Your Video
- Chapter 10 Assignments
- 11. Accessorize
- 12. Creative Compositions
- Index
Product information
- Title: Nikon D750: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2014
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780134094397
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