Langford's Basic Photography by Fox, Anna -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction Picture credits 1 WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHY?

Why Photography? How Photography Works Picture Structuring The Roles Photographs Play Changing Attitudes Toward Photography Personal Styles and Approaches Measuring Success

2 LIGHT: HOW IMAGES ARE FORMED

Light Itself Wavelengths and Colors Shadows When Light Reaches a Surface Light Intensity and Distance Making Light form Images

3 LENSES AND FILTERS: CONTROLLING THE IMAGE

Photographic Lenses Aperture and f-numbers Depth of Field How Depth of Field Works Depth of Focus Using Different Focal Length Lenses, Camera Kits Why Change Focal Length? Lens Kits Image Stabilization Close-up Equipment Lens Care Essentials and Extras Which Kit Works for You? Filters—How They Work

4 CAMERAS

The Essential Components Camera Types—Which is Best? Getting Started with Digital Cameras Digital Cameras Film Cameras

5 EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT

Factors that Determine What Exposure to Give Measuring Exposure for Continuous Light Practical Exposure Tips Measuring Exposure for Flash Practical Flash Exposure Tips Exposing Different Film Types

6 ORGANIZING THE PICTURE

Noticing Subject Features Structuring Pictures Through the Camera Where Photographs Go

7 LIGHTING

Principles and Equipment Basic Characteristics of Lighting Lighting Equipment Practical Lighting Problems Special Subjects

8 DIGITAL WORKFLOW

Before Making your First Photographs During the Shoot Downloading your Images Processing Raw Files Digitizing Film Filing for Output Archiving

9 DIGITAL POSTPRODUCTION

Photoshop Working with Color and Contrast Color Retouching Tools The Crop Tool (C) Panoramic Joiners with Photomerge Actions Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

10 FILM AND FILM PROCESSING

Silver Halide Emulsions Features Common to all Films Choosing Films for Black and White Films for Color Photography Storing Film—Before and After Exposure So Which Film is "Best"? Film Processing Processing Black and White (Silver Image) Negatives Processing Chromogenic (Color and Black and White) Negatives Processing Color Slides and Transparencies Permanence of Processed Results

11 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING: TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES

Making a Print Printing Papers Safelighting and Printing Paper Sensitivity Developing Prints Making Contact Prints "Straight" Enlarging Controls During Enlarging Common Print Faults Variations Chemical Afterwork Retouching Toning Tinting Etching Image Reduction and Bleach-Out Permanence and Archiving Darkroom Organization Equipment: The Enlarger

12 MOVING IMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Introduction Approaching Moving Images Moving Image Essentials Working for Offline and Online Screen Display Capturing and Remapping Time with Time-lapse Photography Basic Time-Lapse Photography Production Shooting DSLR Video Animated GIFs and Derivatives

13 FINISHING AND PRESENTING WORK

The Permanence of Prints Mounting Methods and Framing Spotting/Retouching Getting your Work Noticed Pictures on the Internet Building your Own Site

Appendices

Appendix A: Optical calculations Appendix B: Camera movements Appendix C: Expressing film response Appendix D: Chemical formulae Appendix E: Health and safety concerns Appendix F: Digital notebook Appendix G: Photography timeline

Glossary Index