[The Digital Photography Book 03] • The Digital Photography by Kelby, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: Using Flash Like a Pro, Part 2: Picking Right Up Where the Last Book Left Off

9 Things You’ll Wish You Had Known… …Before Reading This Book! That Was Only 6. Here Are the Last 3 Soft Light on Location (the Budget Way) Controlling Softness with an Umbrella Get More Control Using a Portable Softbox What Your Flash’s Groups Are For What Your Flash’s Channels Are For Using a Transmitter to Fire Your Flash How to See If All Your Flashes Will Really Fire Shorten the Time Between Flashes Recycle Faster with an External Battery Pack Another Recycle-Faster Tip Typical Power Settings for Your Flash Firing a Second Flash in Another Room Overpowering the Sun Getting the Ring Flash Look Using Small Flash What If Your Flash at Full Power Isn’t Enough? Lowering the Power of Your Pop-Up Flash When Not to Use a Diffusion Dome The Pro Trick for Better-Looking People Shots Two Other Gels You Really Need Sticky Filters Tips for Lighting Your Background with Flash Using That Little Flash Stand in the Box Where You Focus Affects Your Flash Exposure The Paid-Gig Flash Insurance Policy How High to Position Your Flash Which Side Should Your Flash Go On?

The Easy Way to a Pure White Background Strobes with Built-In Wireless Rock! Using a Set Background You’ve Got to Have Music During the Shoot The Beauty Dish Look Using Grid Spots Shooting Tethered Directly to a TV Monitor Getting Your Laptop Nearby for Tethering The Most Useful Inexpensive Accessories Why You’ll Love Rolling Light Stands Why You Need Sandbags Monolight vs. Battery Pack One Background, Three Different Looks Using a Ring Flash Using V-Flats for Fashion Catch Lights and Why You Want Them Reflectors: When to Use Silver or White Using a Gray Card to Nail Your Color Don’t Light Your Whole Subject Evenly The Difference Between Main and Fill Light Avoiding the Flash Sync Speed Black Bar

CHAPTER THREE: The Truth About Lenses: Which Lens to Use, When, and Why

When to Use a Wide-Angle Lens When to Use a Fisheye Lens When to Use a Telephoto Zoom When to Use Super-Fast Lenses When to Use an Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens When to Use a Super-Telephoto Lens Using a Teleconverter to Get Even Closer Lenses with VR or IS Built In Using Filters with Your Lenses The Deal on Lens Hoods When to Use a Macro Lens When to Use a Tilt-Shift Lens How to Clean a Lens When to Use the Manual Focus Ring Zoomed vs. Full-Frame Lenses Lens Vignetting and How to Remove It Why Some Lenses Have Two f-Stops (Like f/3.5–5.6) Tips on Changing Lenses When to Use an “All-in-One” Zoom When to Use a Lensbaby Lens What Makes It a Portrait Lens? Fixed-Length Prime Lenses vs. Zooms Shooting at Your Lens’ Sharpest Aperture But My Friend Has That Lens and He Shoots...

How to Create Real Reflections Mirrors for Those Hard-to-Light Places Lighting From Underneath The Advantage of Shooting Inside a Tent Using Continuous Lighting Mixing Daylight and Studio Lights Enhancing Highlights and Shadows in Post Making Your Own Product Table Special Wire for Hanging Products The Advantage of Using Strip Banks Using Foam Core A Dramatic Background for Products Use a Tripod Hide Distracting Stuff Clean It Before You Shoot It

CHAPTER FIVE: Shooting Outdoors Like a Pro: More Tips for Creating Stunning Scenic Images

Make a Packing List So You Don’t Forget Anything Show Movement in Your Shot Getting the Star Filter Effect Try Getting Creative with White Balance Let Great Light Be Your Subject Watch for Bright Spots The Three Keys to Landscape Photography Look for Clouds to Hold the Color How to Shoot Underwater, Part 1 How to Shoot Underwater, Part 2 It’s What You Leave Out of the Frame Shoot at the Lowest ISO Possible Not Sure What to Shoot? Try This! Keeping Unwanted Light Out Using a Graduated Neutral Density Filter How to Shoot for HDR What to Do with Your HDR Shots Scout Your Dawn Shoot Location Don’t Always Shoot Wide Angle Use Backlighting to Your Advantage Why We Get There Early Why You Should Shoot Panos Vertically Getting More Vibrant Landscapes Delete Now Instead of Later

If They Look Uncomfortable, Hand Them a Prop The Advantage of Having Your Subject Sit Shoot From Up Really High Shooting a ¾-View? Pick a Spot to Look At Get Everything Set Before They Arrive Super-Shallow Depth of Field for Portraits Using a Triflector for Portraits Using Scrims for Shooting in Direct Sun Shooting at the Beach Shooting on the Street Get a Model Release They Don’t Always Need to Be Smiling Overexpose on Purpose Put Multiple Photos Together to Tell a Story Get Out From Behind the Camera for Kids Don’t Shoot Down on Kids

Auto ISO Lets You Always Freeze the Action Using the Extra Focus Buttons on Long Glass Shooting Night Games with Super-High ISO The Advantage of Shooting From the End Zone The Two Most Popular Sports Shots Once You’ve Got the Shot, Move On! Turning Off the Beep Having Your Focus Auto-Track the Action Freezing Motion Doesn’t Always Look Good Avoid the Fence at All Costs Leveraging Daylight to Light Your Players Shoot From a Low Position Isolate Your Subject for More Impact Why You Want to Get in Tight Using a Second Camera Body? Get an R-Strap Tell a Story with Your Shots Full-Frame vs. Standard Digital Chip Don’t Have “Long Glass?” Rent It for the Week! Still Players Are Boring Another Reason to Keep Shooting After the Play You Don’t Have to Drag Around a Camera Bag Start Shooting Right Before the Game

Using Live View to Set Your White Balance Spot Metering Shooting Concerts and Events Shooting Home Interiors Shooting Time-Lapse Photography (Canon) Shooting Time-Lapse Photography (Nikon) Creating Multiple Exposures Do You Really Need to Read Your Histogram? Using an Online Photo Lab Shooting in Tricky Low-Light Situations Shooting Night Scenes Like Cityscapes How My Camera Is Usually Set Up What I Pack for a Landscape Shoot What I Pack for a Sports Shoot What I Pack for a Location Portrait Shoot What I Pack for a Travel Shoot What I Pack for a Wedding Shoot White Balance vs. Color Correction How Many Great Shots to Expect From a Shoot If Your Camera Shoots Video....

Can You Trust Your Camera’s LCD Monitor? Resetting Your Camera to the Factory Defaults Instant JPEG From RAW When to Shoot JPEG; When to Shoot RAW Built-In Sensor Cleaning Shortcut for Formatting Your Memory Card Make Sure You Have the Latest Firmware Don’t Get Burned by Shooting Without a Memory Card You Need to Copyright Your Photos Back Up Twice Before Formatting How You Press the Shutter Button Matters! Tuck in Your Elbows for Sharper Shots Don’t Let the Small Screen Fool You! Avoiding the Memory Card Moment of Doubt Shoot Multiple Shots in Low-Light Situations The High-Speed Memory Card Myth Do This Before You Close Your Camera Bag Why You Should Download Your User Manual The Photoshop Trick for Finding Dust Spots Shooting in Bad Weather

CHAPTER TEN: Yet Even More Photo Recipes to Help You Get “The Shot”: The Simple Ingredients to Make It All Come Together INDEX

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