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9780393057294

Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Digital Photography : 107 Lessons on Taking, Making, Editing, Storing, Printing, and Sharing

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    9780393057294

  • ISBN10:

    0393057291

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
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Summary

In 2003, digital camera sales will explode following a 35 percent increase in 2002. Rick Sammon, one of North America's most widely read photocolumnists, covers all the steps in the digital photographic process.Sammon begins with basic advice for those new to photography. Experienced film shooters will enjoy Sammon's ample coverage of Photoshop and digital image techniques. And in a bonus section, Sammon offers advanced tips such as taking glamour shots, producing e-books, and setting up a home studio.Sammon answers questions such as "How do I select a digital camera? How do I store my images? What are the first things I should do when using Photoshop?"Sammon's approach of "learning to see and seeing to learn" uses pairs of images, software screen shots, and the best photographs from his own vast library. The 107 lessons take the reader through each topic in friendly, concise steps. Includes a CD-ROM with "The Camera Looks Both Ways," a mini-course in photography. 1008 color illustrations.

Author Biography

Rick Sammon is a member of The Explorers Club and writes the popular "Camera Angles" column for the Associated Press as well as travel features. Readers of Popular Photography & Imaging, Outdoor Photographer, PCPhoto, Shutterbug, Studio Photography & Design, and eDigitalPhoto are also familiar with Rick's essays on photography. Guest host on "ESPN's Photo Safari," Rick has two photography series on the Do It Yourself Network. Rick lives in New York's Hudson River Valley with his wife and son

Table of Contents

The Camera Looks Both Ways ...p. xiii
Before We Beginp. 1
Photography or Bowling?p. 2
Let Me Introduce Myselfp. 4
Using This Bookp. 8
Film or Digital?p. 12
Seeing Picturesp. 16
Build on the Basicsp. 25
Camera Basicsp. 27
See the Lightp. 34
A Look at Lensesp. 39
The Zoom Lens Advantagep. 51
Shoot Sharp Picturesp. 56
Get a Good Exposurep. 63
Use Exposure Modes for Creative Controlp. 70
Bracketing and Spot Meteringp. 75
Pan to Create Motionp. 79
Focus on Autofocusp. 82
Be Aware of the Backgroundp. 86
Indoor Photography: To Flash or Notp. 90
Outdoor Flash Techniquesp. 97
Compose in Thirdsp. 103
Compose Creativelyp. 106
Crop Creativelyp. 110
Create a Sense of Depthp. 113
Picture a Person in a Scenep. 117
Reflect or Diffuse Natural Lightp. 120
Create Disequilibriump. 125
Landscapes and Naturep. 128
Filters for Outdoor Photographyp. 140
When the Weather Turns Badp. 148
Basic Field Gearp. 154
Cameras: The Way We Record Lightp. 156
Choose a Camera or Twop. 159
Pick a Picture Resolutionp. 169
Record Your Memoriesp. 173
Controlling Colorp. 176
Is What You See What You Get?p. 181
Not All Digital Cameras Think Alikep. 186
Welcome to the Digital Darkroomp. 188
Choose a Computerp. 191
Move Pictures into Your Computerp. 198
Scan Film and Printsp. 201
Save and Organize Your Photosp. 206
Choose a Printerp. 209
Pick Paper for Your Printerp. 214
Printing Concepts and Tipsp. 217
Working and Playing in Photoshopp. 220
Meet the Power of Photoshopp. 223
Calibrate before Opening Photoshopp. 226
Try Easy Tools Firstp. 230
Choose a File Format: JPEG or TIFFp. 240
Manage File Size and Image Sizep. 243
Increase the Canvas Sizep. 249
Choose a Color Modep. 251
Basic Image Adjustmentp. 253
Curves, Brightness, and Contrast Adjustmentp. 256
Take Control of Colorp. 259
More on Hue and Saturationp. 267
Use Threshold, Invert, and Posterizep. 270
Discover Duotonesp. 272
Work in Black and White, Photoshop Stylep. 276
Learn about Layersp. 281
Use Adjustment Layersp. 286
Be Selectivep. 289
Extract a Subject from Its Backgroundp. 293
Make Your Subject Stand Outp. 297
Have Fun with Digital Filtersp. 301
A Tour of Plug-Insp. 306
Special Effects with Actionsp. 314
Restore Old Photographsp. 319
Salvage Badly Damaged Photosp. 323
Rescue Image Detailsp. 325
Rescue Image Colorp. 330
Add Text to Your Photographsp. 334
Awaken the Artist Withinp. 338
Simple Artistic Techniquesp. 341
Frame with Photoshop Actionsp. 345
Too Much of a Good Thing?p. 348
Special Digital Effects and Techniquesp. 352
Add Action to Still Photosp. 354
Create the Magical Mirror Effectp. 358
Liquify Realityp. 363
Control Perspectivep. 366
Create Drop Shadowsp. 369
Design a Montagep. 371
Lighting Effectsp. 376
Create Flyers and Postersp. 380
More Fun with Digital Framesp. 384
Paint with the Art History Brushp. 388
More Photography Tipsp. 392
Taking vs. Making a Picturep. 394
Tell the Whole Storyp. 397
Take a Lot of Picturesp. 401
Look for the Detailsp. 404
Get to Know Your Subjectp. 407
Respect Your Subjectp. 410
Environmental Portraits vs. Head Shotsp. 412
Adventures in Wildlife Photographyp. 416
Close-Up Picture-Taking vs. Picture-Makingp. 425
Shoot Spectacular Sunrises and Sunsetsp. 431
Glamour Photographyp. 438
Shooting the City at Nightp. 443
Shoot in the Snowp. 447
Take the Fun Shots, Too!p. 453
Try 3-Dp. 455
Play with Print With Previewp. 457
Automate Contact Sheetsp. 459
Automate Picture Packagesp. 461
Turn Your Den into a Studiop. 463
Travel Totally Digitalp. 468
Digital Slide Showsp. 473
Going Freelancep. 476
Make Your Own E-Bookp. 480
Lost and Foundp. 483
Glossaryp. 485
Web Sites for Image-Makersp. 491
Recommended Readingp. 493
Acknowledgmentsp. 497
About the Authorp. 501
Good Luck!p. 503
Indexp. 505
Sidebars
Two Basic Rulesp. 33
Lens Tech Talkp. 50
Red-Eyep. 96
Filters for Black-and-White Film Photographyp. 147
Mixing Filter Typesp. 147
Gear You'll Need for Wet-Weather Shootingp. 153
The Multiplication Factor on Digital SLRsp. 168
When Auto White Balance Is a Good Choicep. 180
Take the Mac vs. Windows Testp. 197
Real World Colorp. 229
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