The Photography Bible: A Complete Guide for the 21st Century Photographer

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-11-15
Publisher(s): F & W Media Inc
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Summary

Find all the information you'll ever need to know about photography in one book--from cameras and equipment to subjects and techniques, printing and processing and, of course, digital work. Indispensible reference for the complete beginner through to the experienced enthusiast.A general reference to all aspects of photography for the beginner through to the intermediate photographer. Covering all the basic questions from explaining what the different types of camera are and how they work, to different techniques for shooting various subject matter, to darkroom methods and how to manipulate and print digital images.Designed to appeal to anyone who owns a camera, it is an attractive, comprehensive manual for all photographers and the perfect gift for anyone interested in photography.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(2)
Cameras in the 21st century
35mm AF SLRs
8(2)
Digital AF SLRs
10(4)
Film compacts
14(2)
Digital compacts
16(4)
Medium-format SLRs
20(2)
Direct-vision cameras
22(1)
Other types of camera
23(1)
Choosing the right camera
24(2)
How cameras work
Autofocus
26(2)
Exposure
28(2)
Aperture
30(2)
Exposure systems
32(4)
Metering systems
36(2)
Image capture
Film
38(6)
Digital image sensors
44(2)
Image storage
46(2)
File formats
48(2)
System accessories
Lenses
50(2)
Specialist lenses
52(2)
Flashguns
54(2)
Filter systems
56(2)
Studio lighting
58(2)
Studio and camera accessories
60(6)
Image usage
Scanners
66(4)
Home printers
70(4)
Software
74(4)
Darkrooms
78(4)
Basic techniques
Composition
82(4)
Depth of field
86(4)
Shutter speed
90(2)
Focusing
92(2)
Using exposure
94(2)
Equipment techniques
Filter techniques
96(6)
Lens techniques
102(4)
Flash techniques
106(2)
Studio flash techniques
108(2)
Subject techniques
Colour
110(2)
Black and white
112(2)
Wildlife and nature
114(4)
People
118(4)
Lighting for portraits
122(2)
Children
124(2)
Landscapes
126(4)
The four seasons
130(4)
Water
134(2)
Action
136(2)
Still lifes
138(2)
Fine art
140(2)
Documentary photography
142(2)
Architecture
144(2)
Night photography
146(2)
Close-ups
148(2)
Patterns
150(2)
Sunsets
152(2)
Travel
154(2)
Special effects
156(4)
Painting with light
160(2)
After the photo
Photo clinic
162(2)
Storing and displaying pictures
164(2)
Making money from your pictures
166(2)
Historic moments in photography 168(2)
Glossary 170(4)
Acknowledgments 174(1)
About the author 174(1)
Index 174

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