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9780321700995

Real World Digital Photography

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321700995

  • ISBN10:

    0321700996

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-09-23
  • Publisher: Peachpit Pr

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Summary

Whether you’re a serious photographer or a hobbyist, the advice and instruction found in this comprehensive, best-selling guide to digital photography will help you advance your skills to produce consistent professional results.

Real World Digital Photography addresses the wide range of topics surrounding digital photography, including up-to-date descriptions of the latest camera technologies, expert advice for taking better photographs, and tips and techniques for optimizing images to look their best in print and on the Web. Adventurous photographers can explore new sections explaining high dynamic range as well as panoramic and night photography. You’ll also learn how to establish an effective, efficient workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop — the two must-have tools for any serious photographer.

In Real World Digital Photography, Third Edition you’ll learn about:

-The essential technical considerations and professional skills to improve your photography

-How digital cameras work and the resulting impact on how and what you photograph

-Fundamentals of digital photography, including how to use lighting, composition, and lens choice to create compelling images

-How to establish a digital editing workflow that produces successful, repeatable, reliable results

-Practical image-editing techniques to improve tone and contrast, correct colors, enhance sharpness, and more

-How to photograph source images to create stunning high dynamic range and panoramic photographs

-The essential requirements of a professional color-managed workflow so that what you see is really what you print

-Expanding your creative options with night photography, time lapse, and stop motion photography

As you're reading the book, share your photographs with the authors and others reading it via the book's Flickr group at flickr.com/groups/RealWorldDigitalPhotography.

Author Biography

KATRIN EISMANN is an artist, teacher, and chair of the Masters in Digital Photography department at the School of Visual Arts. She wrote Photoshop Restoration & Retouching and Photoshop Masking & Compositing, and is co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom. www.katrineismann.com.

SEÁN DUGGAN is a fine art photographer, educator, and co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom and other books. He teaches online imaging classes for photographers at the Academy of Art University and leads digital photography workshops at venues across the country. www.seanduggan.com.

TIM GREY has written over a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles on digital photography and imaging, and speaks at events, workshops, and seminars around the world. He also publishes the Digital Darkroom Quarterly and the Ask Tim Grey newsletters. www.timgrey.com.

Table of Contents

Part One: Digital Photography Essentials

Chapter One: Nuts and Bolts of Digital Imaging
Resolution = Information
Bit Depth
Color Modes
File Formats
Understanding the Concepts

Chapter Two: How a Digital Camera Works
Lens to Imaging Sensor to Media
The Lens
The Viewfinder and LCD
The Shutter
The Imaging Sensor
Storing the Image
Flash
Types of Digital Cameras
How to Decide
How to Shop
Making a Final Decision

Chapter Three: Essential Accessories
Your Camera Bag
The Camera Manual
More Batteries
More Storage
The Importance of a Tripod
More Light
Lenses
Essential Filters
Dealing with Dust
Odds and Ends
What’s in Your Photo Studio?

Part Two: Digital Photography Techniques

Chapter Four: Digital Photography Foundations

Setting Up Your Digital Camera
Exposure Modes
Metadata
Taking the Image
Digital Photography Is Photography

Chapter Five: Seeing the Light
Measuring the Light
Exposure Compensation
Evaluating Exposure: Using the Histogram
White Balance
Evaluating Image Quality on the LCD Screen

Chapter Six: Multiple Exposures and Extending the Frame

Pano
HDR
Noise Reduction
Night Photography
Stop Motion
DSLR Video

Part Three: The Digital Darkroom

Chapter Seven: Building a Digital Darkroom

The Darkroom
The Computer
Backup
Printers
Essential Accessories
Software
Preferences and Color Settings
Ready for Images

Chapter Eight: Working in the Digital Darkroom
DAM Workflow Overview
Download
Converting RAW Files
Image Workflow
Keywording
Metadata
Protecting Your Images
Basic Tonal Adjustments
Basic Color Correction
Global Image Clean Up
Selective Image Clean Up
Sharpening
Improving the Light
Targeted Adjustments
Converting Color to Black and White
Back to Photography

Part Four: Output, Manage, and Present

Chapter Nine: From Capture to Monitor to Print

The Importance of Color Management
Understanding Limitations
Profiles
Monitor Profiling
Printer Profiling
Preparing to Print
Printing via Lightroom
Outside Printing
The Perfect Print

Chapter Ten: The Digital Portfolio
Presenting Photos Online
Protecting Photos Online
Digital Slide Shows
The Benefits of Sharing
Index

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