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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
COMPONENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?
ABOUT THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE
CAMERA METERING
UNDERSTANDING DEPTH OF FIELD
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 2: DIGITAL IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS
UNDERSTANDING BIT DEPTH
DIGITAL CAMERA SENSORS
IMAGE HISTOGRAMS
IMAGE NOISE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDING CAMERA LENSES
HOW LENSES WORK
USING WIDE-ANGLE LENSES
USING TELEPHOTO LENSES
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4: CAMERA TYPES AND TRIPODS
CHOOSING A CAMERA TYPE
CAMERA TRIPODS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: LENS FILTERS
UNDERSTANDING LENS FILTERS
UV AND HAZE FILTERS
COLOR FILTERS
PROBLEMS WITH USING LENS FILTERS
CHOOSING A FILTER SIZE
POLARIZING FILTERS
NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTERS
GRADUATED NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 6: USING FLASH TO ENHANCE SUBJECT ILLUMINATION
HOW FLASH AFFECTS SUBJECT APPEARANCE
CONTROLLING YOUR FLASH EXPOSURE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 7: WORKING WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND WEATHER
HOW TIME OF DAY AND CLOUDS AFFECT LIGHT
COMPONENTS OF ILLUMINATION
FOG, MIST, AND HAZE
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO PORTRAIT LIGHTING
USING A SINGLE LIGHT SOURCE
FILL LIGHTING
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 9: OTHER SHOOTING TECHNIQUES
REDUCING CAMERA SHAKE
USING SHUTTER SPEED CREATIVELY
UNDERSTANDING AUTOFOCUS
UNDERSTANDING COMPOSITION
SUMMARY
APPENDIX: CLEANING CAMERA SENSORS
OTHER POTENTIAL DUST REPOSITORIES
HOW TO LOCATE SENSOR DUST
BEST PRACTICES FOR KEEPING YOUR SENSOR CLEAN
SENSOR-CLEANING METHODS
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR SENSOR
ALTERNATIVES TO CLEANING SENSORS YOURSELF
INDEX
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