The Everything Photography Book

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Pub. Date: 2003-11-01
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

Photographs have the ability to capture a brief moment in time -- and turn events into memories that can be saved and treasured forever. In The Everything Photography Book, professional photographer Eliot Khuner helps you do just that with step-by-step instruction on creating images that can be framed, placed in a photo album, or even creatively incorporated into a scrapbook for generations to come. From choosing the appropriate film and lighting to setting the flash and perfecting the focus, The Everything Photography Book is an easy-to-follow reference for any photographer -- beginner or pro! Whether you are taking pictures for fun -- or improving your skills for professional use -- The Everything Photography Book is an invaluable resource for mastering this popular hobby. Featuring dozens of black-and-white photos and an eight-page color insert, The Everything Photography Book will have you pointing and shooting in no time! Book jacket.

Author Biography

Eliot Khuner is a professional photographer who has photographed hundreds of weddings. Mr. Khuner, who lives in Berkeley, CA, teaches photography classes on behalf of the Professional Photographers of Northern California Sonia Weiss has been a reporter and writer for more than twenty years, and she has published hundreds of articles on a wide range of subjects in consumer and trade newspapers and magazines. Ms. Weiss lives in Rapid City, SD

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Top Ten Things You Need to Know about Photographyp. x
Introductionp. xi
The Joy of Photographyp. 1
Developments in a Dark Roomp. 2
Bringing Things into Focusp. 3
The Quest for Permanent Imagesp. 3
The Camera Comes of Agep. 7
Modern-Day Camerasp. 8
Getting to Know the SLR Camerap. 11
All about the Bodyp. 12
Inside the Camerap. 14
SLR Features and Functionsp. 15
Working with Automatic Programsp. 20
Point-and-Shoot Photographyp. 21
What Is Point-and-Shoot Photography?p. 22
What Makes Point-and-Shoot Photography Differentp. 23
Advantages of Point-and-Shoot Photographyp. 23
Disadvantages of Point-and-Shoot Photographyp. 24
Basic Features of Point-and-Shoot Camerasp. 27
Advanced Features of Point-and-Shoot Camerasp. 29
Buying Your Camerap. 33
Buying Basicsp. 34
Getting Specificp. 38
Making Your Purchasep. 41
Buying New Versus Usedp. 42
Your New Camera At Homep. 45
Getting to Know Your Camerap. 47
Holding the Camerap. 48
Leaving the Automatic Zonep. 50
Let There Be Lightp. 51
Controlling Exposures with Apertures and Shutter Speedsp. 55
Why Exposure Settings Are Importantp. 56
The Basics of Depth of Fieldp. 57
Focusing--Automatic and Manualp. 61
Camera Care and Feedingp. 62
Batteriesp. 64
Accessorizing Your Camerap. 65
Bagging Itp. 66
Strapping It Onp. 68
Keeping Things Steady--Tripods and Other Steadying Devicesp. 69
Lens Gearp. 73
Improving Flash Photographyp. 74
More Useful Gadgetsp. 76
More Gear to Think Aboutp. 78
Putting It on Filmp. 81
In Black and White and Living Colorp. 82
Color Print Filmp. 82
Color Slide Filmp. 83
Black-and-White Filmp. 85
Special-Purpose Filmp. 86
Film Speedsp. 87
Buying Your Filmp. 90
Storing Your Filmp. 92
Loading Your Filmp. 92
The World Through a Lensp. 95
Learning about Lensesp. 96
About the Aperturep. 99
All about "Normal" Lensesp. 100
Wide-Angle Lensesp. 101
Telephoto Lensesp. 103
Zoom Lensesp. 105
Choosing the Right Lens for the Right Jobp. 107
Buying Camera Lensesp. 109
Lens Care and Cleaningp. 111
Struck by Lightingp. 113
The Power of Lightp. 114
Shining Brightlyp. 114
Directional Lightp. 115
Nondirectional Lightp. 120
Measuring Lightp. 122
Working with Directional Lightp. 125
Working with Diffused Lightp. 128
Indoor Lightp. 128
More Ways to Play with Lightp. 131
Flash Photographyp. 135
Learning to Love Itp. 136
How Flash Worksp. 136
Types of Flashesp. 137
Going Beyond Built-in Flashp. 138
Synching Upp. 140
Using Your Flashp. 141
When a Good Flash Goes Badp. 146
Using a Flash Meterp. 149
Buying a Flashp. 149
Flash Care and Feedingp. 149
Taking Good Picturesp. 151
What Makes a Good Picture?p. 152
Basic Elements of Compositionp. 152
Center of Interestp. 153
Following the Linesp. 155
Leading Linesp. 160
Working with Repetition and Texturep. 161
Using Color Effectivelyp. 162
Using Point of View Effectivelyp. 163
Improving Your Imagesp. 167
Taking Your Pictures to the Next Stepp. 168
Fill the Framep. 168
Horizontal Versus Vertical Picturesp. 169
Framing Problemsp. 169
Exposure Problemsp. 172
Sharpen up Your Imagesp. 173
Bringing Life into a Cloudy Dayp. 174
Balancing Contrastp. 174
Masking a Busy Backgroundp. 175
Gaining Perspective in Scenic Shotsp. 176
Bad Group Picturesp. 177
Going Full Tiltp. 177
Testing, Testingp. 180
Photographing the Outdoorsp. 183
Getting the Big Picturep. 184
Choosing Outdoor Subjectsp. 184
Working the Seasonsp. 187
Lenses for Outdoor Photographyp. 190
Other Equipment for Outdoor Photographyp. 191
Realistic Versus Interpretive Photosp. 192
Object and Still-Life Photographyp. 193
Objects of Attentionp. 194
Where to Shootp. 194
Essential Equipmentp. 195
Film Choices for Object and Still-Life Picturesp. 203
Putting Together Your Shotp. 204
Getting into Actionp. 207
The Art of Shooting Moving Objectsp. 208
Winning Shooting Techniquesp. 209
Freezing Action with Flashp. 210
Panning the Actionp. 210
Blurring the Actionp. 212
Photographing Peoplep. 213
Getting Great People Picturesp. 214
The Smile Factorp. 214
Striking a Posep. 215
Taking Pictures of Individualsp. 217
Setting up the Classic Portraitp. 218
Environmental Portraitsp. 221
Locations for Environmental Portraitsp. 222
Shooting More Than Onep. 226
Choosing Film for Portraitsp. 228
Photographing Eventsp. 229
Know Your Placep. 230
Why Are We Here?p. 230
Two Approaches to Event Photographyp. 231
Essential Imagesp. 232
Tips on Shooting Essential Imagesp. 233
Gearing up to Photograph Eventsp. 239
Film Choices for Special Eventsp. 244
Taking Pictures People Wantp. 244
Picture Planning and Handlingp. 245
Someday My Prints Will Comep. 247
Getting Great Imagesp. 248
Directing the Processing Processp. 251
Directing the Printing Processp. 251
Dealing with Processing Problemsp. 253
Improving Your Printsp. 254
Show-and-Tell Timep. 255
Labeling and Storagep. 256
Going Digitalp. 261
The Digital Revolutionp. 262
Advantages of Digital Photographyp. 262
Disadvantages of Digital Photographyp. 263
Is Digital Right for You?p. 264
Using a Digital Camerap. 265
Choosing a Digital Camerap. 267
Bells and Whistlesp. 270
What Comes Nextp. 271
Learning More about Photographyp. 272
Selling Your Workp. 274
Going Prop. 277
Glossaryp. 279
Additional Resourcesp. 287
Indexp. 292
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