Compact and Digital Camera Handbook : The Comprehensive Guide to Choosing and Using the New Digital Imaging Technology

by LACEY, JOEL

• ISBN13: 9780609804230
• ISBN10: 0609804235
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Summary

Learn how to master the newest technology in photography to create stunning visual images With The Compact and Digital Camera Handbook, you will learn in clear and easy-to-understand instructions how to: pick the right camera for you set up shots work with both natural and artificial lighting use professional "tricks" with different lenses understand the differences among available software packages manipulate and retouch images using a variety of amazing effects and much more! Filled with loads of helpful tips and suggestions, this is the perfect handbook for the serious amateur who wants to learn as much as possible about the basics of compact and digital cameras as well as for the graphic and computer artist who must understand and use this revolutionary technology in order to stay competitive. With this indispensable book by the computer or in the darkroom, you will experience just how easy and gratifying it is to work in the breakthrough field of digital photography.

Author Biography

<b>Joel Lacey</b> is an international photographer and the author of Essential Camera Skills. He is a contributor to Amateur Photographer, where he specializes in digital imaging technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Cameras and equipment	p. 8
The main types of compact	p. 10
The 35mm compact camera	p. 14
The Advanced Photo System	p. 22
The digital camera	p. 28
Lenses	p. 36
Focusing systems	p. 42
Exposure	p. 48
Film	p. 56
Buying a camera	p. 64
Care and maintenance	p. 68
Eilm processing	p. 70
Accessories	p. 72
Techniques	p. 76
Composition	p. 78
Contrasting colors	p. 86
Landscapes	p. 90
People	p. 100
Still life	p. 110
Close-ups	p. 116
Black-and-white documentary	p. 120
Travel	p. 126
Animals	p. 132
Architecture	p. 138
Stained-glass windows	p. 144
Night scenes	p. 148
Sunsets	p. 156
Silhouettes	p. 164
Patterns	p. 168
Special effects	p. 174
Digital imaging	p. 184
Hardware	p. 186
Peripherals	p. 190
Software	p. 198
Digital darkroom	p. 202
Troubleshooting	p. 204
Self-test	p. 208
Glossary	p. 212
Suppliers	p. 218
Index	p. 220
Acknowledgments	p. 224
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