Compose, capture and edit stunning digital photographs, no matter your experience level. Master everything you'll need to make the best use of the technology and equipment available with this guide to the latest photographic tools and techniques. Whether you're using a cameraphone or the latest DSLR, renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang will help you hone and refine your photography skills.
This comprehensive photography companion shows you everything you need to do to start taking exquisite photographs. Beginning with core techniques, the updated Digital Photography: An Introduction progresses through a series of 15 projects that encourage you to practice and refine your skills.
Quick troubleshooting tips help you fix common image problems, including those related to distortion, color, detail, and backgrounds. Tom Ang also gives expert advice for developing images, from fine-tuning tuning to special effects.
Author(s): Tom Ang
Series: Digital Photography
Edition: 5
Publisher: DK Publishing
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: Vector PDF
Pages: 224
City: New York, NY
Tags: Photography; Art Studies
CONTENTS
06 Introduction
1 CORE SKILLS
10 Your first pictures
12 Picture composition
18 Focusing and depth of field
22 Movement blur
24 Influencing perspective
26 Changing viewpoints
28 Quick fix Leaning buildings
29 Quick fix Facial distortion
30 Color composition
34 Quick fix White Balance
36 Exposure control
38 Low-key images
40 Accessory flash
42 Quick fix Electronic flash
44 Electronic flash
2 PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS
52 Abstract imagery
55 Architecture
58 Documentary photography
62 Street photography
64 Vacations and travel
70 Weddings
72 Children
76 Landscapes
82 Cityscapes
86 Low-light photography
88 Animals
92 Panoramas
94 Live events
98 Portraits
102 Camera phone photography
3 IMAGE DEVELOPMENT
106 Workflow essentials
108 Downloading
110 Image management
112 Capture defects
114 Color management
116 Cropping and rotation
118 Quick fix Poor subject detail
119 Quick fix Poor subject color
120 Levels
122 Burning-in and dodging
124 Dust and noise
126 Sharpening
130 Blurring
134 Quick fix Image distractions
136 White balance
138 Color adjustments
140 Saturation and vibrance
142 Manipulation defects
144 Curves
148 Color to black and white
156 Vintage effects
158 Working with RAW
162 Duotones
164 Cross-processing
166 Tints from color originals
168 High dynamic range
172 Selecting pixels
176 Masks
178 Quick fix Removing backgrounds
180 Layer blend modes
186 Cloning techniques
188 Simple composite
190 Image stitching
4 BUYING GUIDE
194 Camera phones
196 Compacts
198 Mirrorless compacts
200 SLRs
202 Choosing lenses
206 Photographic accessories
210 Digital accessories
212 Electronic lighting
214 Computers
216 Computer accessories
218 Printers and other devices
220 Index
224 Acknowledgments
