Index

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analogue cameras

35mm 15

compact 15

ISO setting 22-3, 26. 68, 76

large-format 14

lenses 82

medium-format 14-15

SLR 16

underwater 15

angle of view 82, 84

aperture 30, 54-65

creative composition 56-7

depth of field 58-9

selective focus 61, 65

shutter priority 68

stopping down 62-5

wide-open 60, 65

background, out-of-focus 57, 59, 60, 65, 74

black and white 148-63

changing colour to 153

colouring 156, 157

film 26

filters 150, 152, 158, 163

light 112, 115, 159, 163

printing 151, 154-6

sun prints/photograms 161, 163

tonal abstracts 160, 162, 163

toning 156, 157, 171

books and albums 182

buildings 28, 87, 102, 103, 112, 134

camera, types 14-15

camera bag 36-7

camera movement 69, 76-7, 79, 90

camera obscura 10

camera support 38

see also tripod

candlelight 120, 123

cellphone cameras 15

checklist, pre-shoot 39

chromogenic film 27

cleaning equipment 36

close ups 91, 92, 93

camera mode 19

composition 106, 107

exposure 46

lightboxes 121, 123

macro lenses 29, 91, 121, 129

telephoto lenses 88

clothing 140

colour 124-35

adding 127, 173, 177

balance 34-5, 39, 127, 145, 169, 177

correction/enhancement 127, 145, 169, 177

depth of field effect 56-7, 60, 65

emotional effect 128-9

film 27

filters 139, 141, 144

manipulating 130-1, 147

relationships 133, 135

saturated 130-1, 135, 141, 172

shutter speed effect 68

spectrum 152

unsaturated 132, 135, 153

composition 94-107

see also creative composition

filling the frame 100, 107

finding a theme 184-5

focal points 104-5, 107

horizontal/vertical format 98-9, 107, 176

perspective 102-3, 107

rule of thirds 97, 105, 107

viewpoint 101, 107

computers

see also Photoshop

black and white 153, 154, 157

downloading 25, 37

image enhancement 166-77

laptop 37

creative composition

aperture 56-9

black and white 151, 160, 162, 163

exposure 43, 51

filters 146, 147

image enhancement 127, 130, 131, 135, 166

lenses 82-3, 86, 88, 90

shutter speed 68-9, 73, 76-7

depth of field 56-65, 82

digital cameras

back-up copies 25

black and white 151, 152

cellphone 15

compact 15

composition 99

deleting images 21

downloading 25, 37

DSLR guide 16-21

factory presets 17, 19

formats 24-5

image enhancement 166-77

lenses 82

memory cards 25

storing images 180, 182

viewing images 20-1

digital transfer film 27

emotion 128-9, 139, 145

equipment

early days 10, 161

essentials 36-9

exposure 40-53

see also aperture; shutter speed

bracketing 45, 53

camera modes 18

choosing 44

and colour 130, 131, 135

compensation 32, 49

devices 30-2

high-key approach 40-1, 46-7, 53

low-key approach 48, 53

meters 31-2

multiple 51-3, 77

silhouettes 50, 53

sunrise/sunset 49, 53

film

see also analogue cameras

saturated colour 130

speeds 26

types 26-7

filters 136-47

black and white 150, 152, 158, 163

colour manipulation 145, 147

diffusing 143, 147

graduated 142, 147

on lights 144, 147

polarizing 130, 133, 141, 147

star 146

flash

colour balance 35

flashgun 33, 37, 39, 116

using 33, 116-18, 123

flowers

background colour 56, 129

close-up 8, 91, 93, 100, 104

lightboxes 121, 123

orientation of frame 99

focal length 28-9, 82-5

focal points 104, 105, 107

focusing

auto-focus 83

depth of field 56-65

hyperfocal distance 63

lock 29

modes 29

foreground, out-of-focus 61, 65, 68

gifts using photos 182, 183

grain 23

greetings cards 182-3

high-key photography 40-1, 46, 53

history of photography 10-11

holding the camera 18, 98

images

downloading 25, 37

enhancing 164-77

format 24-5

management 21, 178-85

quality 22-3

scanning 180-1

sharing 181, 182

storing 25, 180, 182

infra-red films 27

ISO 22-3, 26, 68, 76

JPEG format 24

landscapes

camera mode 19

colour balance 35

exposure 48, 49, 52

filters 139, 142, 147, 158, 163

focal points 104

light 111, 112, 122

posterization 175, 177

sunrise/sunset 49, 53, 83, 111, 139

lenses 28-9, 80-93

angle of view 82, 84

creative composition 82-3

perspective 85, 86-7, 88, 89, 93

prime 28, 84

telephoto 28-9, 82-3, 88-9, 93, 102-3

wide-angle 62, 82, 85-6, 89, 93, 102-3

zoom 28, 83-5, 90, 93

light 108-23

back-lit effect 128, 129, 132, 135

black and white 159, 163

candlelight 120, 123

and colour 130, 132

coloured filters 144, 147

daylight 112, 118, 123, 130, 159

from window 115

night photography 119, 123

single source 114

star filters 146

using flash 116-18, 123

using lightboxes 121, 123, 129

weather 113, 119

lightboxes 121, 123, 129

low-key photography 48, 53

macro lenses 29, 91, 121, 129

memory cards 25

meters, exposure 31-2

mood 128-9, 139, 145

movement 68-79, 90, 92-3, 119

multiple exposures 51-3, 77

night photography 119, 123

camera modes 19

shutter speed 68, 76, 77, 79

online galleries 182

perspective 28, 82, 85-9, 93, 102-3, 107, 133

photobooks 182

photograms 161, 163

Photoshop Elements 166

adding colour 130, 173, 176, 177

colour correction 127, 145, 169, 177

cropping 168, 177

hue/saturation 135, 172, 176, 177

posterization 175, 177

removing detail 170, 177

solarization 174, 176, 177

toning 157, 171, 177

pictures, framed 182

portraits

camera mode 19

depth of field 57, 59

environmental 89, 97, 99

exposure 43, 46

filters 143, 158, 163

flash 116

lens length 93

light 114, 115

mood and colour 129

multiple exposures 51, 53

perspective 89, 93

silhouettes 50, 53

solarization 174

posterization 175, 177

printing 151, 154-6, 181-2

RAW format 24

reflections, avoiding 116, 141

reflectors

fold-up 37-8

using window light 115

rule of thirds 97, 105, 107

scanning images 180-1

self timer 32

shutter speed 30-1, 66-7

blurring movement 73, 119

camera movement 69, 76, 79, 90

capturing movement 70

fast 72, 79

freezing movement 71-2, 79

movement to camera 75, 79, 119

panning 74, 79

slow 73, 79, 119

time exposure 77, 79

silhouettes 50, 53, 97, 111, 159, 160, 162

slide film 27

snow 42

solarization 174, 177

sports

camera mode 19

colour 134

lenses 88, 93

panning 74

shutter speed 68, 70-2, 74-5

still life 43, 58-9, 86, 104, 176

storing images 25, 180, 182

sun prints 161, 163

sunrise/sunset 49, 53, 83, 111, 139

texture 151

TIFF format 24-5

tone 56-7, 151, 160, 162, 163

transparency film 27

tripod 38, 62, 68, 77, 91, 119

underwater cameras 15, 126

vibration reduction 29

viewpoint 101

weather 113, 119, 130

white balance 34-5, 130

wildlife 83, 88, 107, 110, 132

zoom lenses 28, 83-5, 90, 92, 93

zooming movement 90, 92, 93