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Welcome to
Using Your Digital Camera
A Guide To Great Photographs
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  • Preface
CHAPTER 1. CAMERA CONTROLS & CREATIVITY
  • Taking Photos in Automatic Mode
  • Good Things to Know
  • When Things Go Wrong
  • Types Of Digital Cameras
  • Understanding Image Size And Quality
    • Number Of Pixels
    • How an image is Captured
    • It's All Black And White After All
    • Image Formats
  • Exposure ControlsThe Shutter And Aperture
  • Choosing Exposure Modes
  • The Shutter Controls Light And Motion
  • The Aperture Controls Light And Depth of a Field
  • Using Shutter Speed And Aperture Together
    • Exposure—Faucets & Buckets Analogy
    • Exposure—Seesaw Analogy
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  • Composing Images
    • Monitors
    • ViewFinders
CHAPTER 2. CONTROLLING SHARPNESS
  • Eliminating Camera Movement
    • Holding The Camera
    • Supporting The Camera
    • Using The Self-Timer Or Remote Control
  • Increasing Sensitivity
  • Sharpness Isn't Everything
  • How To Photograph Motion Sharply
    • Speed Of Subject
    • Direction Of Movement
    • Distance To Subject And Focal Length Of Lens
  • Focus
    • Focus Settings
    • Focus Zones
    • Using Focus Lock
  • Depth Of Field
  • Circles Of Confusion
  • Controlling Depth Of Field
  • Using Maximum Depth Of Field
  • Using Shallow Depth Of Field
  • Conveying The Feeling Of Motion
CHAPTER 3. CONTROLLING EXPOSURE
  • The Importance Of Exposure
  • How Your Meter Works
    • Meter Averaging And Middle Gray
    • Types Of Metering
  • When Automatic Exposure Works Well
  • When To Override Automatic Exposure
    • Scenes Lighter Than Middle Gray
    • Scenes Darker Than Middle Gray
    • Subject Against Very Light Background
    • Subject Against Very Dark Background
    • Scenes With High Contrast
    • Hard To Meter Scenes
  • How Overriding AutoExposure Works
  • How To Override Automatic Exposure
    • Exposure Compensation
    • AutoExposure Lock(AE Lock)
    • Auto Exposure Bracketing(AEB)
  • Using Histograms
    • Evaluating Histograms
    • Highlight Warning
    • Clipped Pixels
    • Sample Histograms
  • Using The Raw Format
    • Advantages Of Using The Raw Format
    • Disadvantages Of Using The Raw Format

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CHAPTER 4. CAPTURING LIGHT & COLOR
  • Where Does Color Come From
  • White Balance
  • Color Balance And Time Of The Day
  • Sunsets & Sunrises
  • Weather
  • Color Choices
  • Photographing At Night
    • The Moon
  • The Direction Of Light
  • The Quality Of Light
  • Using Light And Color Creatively
CHAPTER 5. UNDERSTANDING LENSES
  • Introduction To Lenses
    • Lens Information
    • Image Stabilization
  • Understanding Focal Lengths
  • Zoom Lenses
  • Normal Focal Lengths
  • Short Focal Lengths
  • Long Focal Lengths
  • Portraits And Long Focal Lengths
  • Macro Mode And Macro Lenses
  • Perspective in a Photograph
  • Lens Accessories
CHAPTER 6. USING FLASH AND STUDIO LIGHTING
  • How Automatic Flash Works
  • Flash Sync And Shutter Speeds
  • Portraits with Flash
    • Positioning The Flash And Subjects
    • Red-Eye
  • Using Fill Flash
  • Controlling Flash Exposures
  • Using Slow Sync Flash
  • Using Available Light
  • Using an External Flash
  • Using Flash Creatively
  • Studio Lighting
    • Candidates For Studio Lighting
    • Lighting
    • Backgrounds
    • Focus And Exposure
    • Tips And Tricks
  • Portrait And Product Photography—Introduction
  • The Main Light
  • The Fill Light
  • The Background Light
  • The Rim Light
CHAPTER 7. EXPLORING SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Shooting Panoramas
  • Photographing In Black And White
  • Continuous Photography
  • Shooting Movies
  • Caring For Your Camera
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