| Description |
xv, 397 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. What is a photograph? -- 2. Cameras and how they work -- 3. Aperture and shutter speed relationships -- 4. Light meters -- 5. What is a good photographic exposure? -- 6. Film and film processing -- 7. Traditional darkroom printing -- 8. Working with light -- 9. Composition -- 10. Critiquing photographs -- 11. Creating digital photographs -- 12. Making good digital exposures -- 13. Camera raw files -- 14. Values and contrast in the digital darkroom -- 15. Photoshop selection and clean-up tools -- 16. Layers and composites -- 17. Converting a color image to grayscale -- 18. Film and digital color photography -- 19. Printing digital photographs -- Appendices -- Glossary |
| Summary |
"This pioneering book bridges the gap between traditional and digital camera and darkroom techniques, easing the transition from one system to the other while developing an understanding of the scope and importance of the evolution. Photography is investigated as a visual art throughout and cultural references provide a solid understanding of the power and significance of the medium. Readers learn not only how to make photographs7F 14but also how to evaluate their photographs from both technical and aesthetic viewpoints." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Photography.
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Photography -- Technique.
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Photography -- Digital techniques.
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| LC no. |
2006286257 |
| ISBN |
1418009385 paperback |
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9781418009380 paperback |
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