Digital photography has arrived once and for all. No longer do photographers have to be defensive because they prefer digital. Thanks to new technologies, digital cameras at all ends of the price spectrum can rival their film counterparts. If you have shifted from traditional to digital photography, and need to know what's different about shooting digital, this is the book for you. Now in its third edition, this bestseller has been fine-tuned and updated to provide you with the most current information on today's cameras that you'll find anywhere. Whether you're new to photography, or new to digital photography, you'll learn how to take the best possible shots. Even though your camera may pack an image sensor instead of film, taking good pictures still involves understanding apertures, shutter speeds, and metering techniques, as well as a few other issues that film shooters don't face. Fortunately, digital cameras also provide some unique tools to help you get the shot right the first time.

    Covering everything from the inner workings of your camera to the subtle intricacies of your image editing software, the book is divided into four sections. The first section provides a basic technical foundation that will prepare you for the rest of the book. It details the basics of how digital cameras work and gives you a quick photography primer. The second part explores everything you need to know to make an informed decision about which camera, computer, and software is right for you. In section three, you'll progress to the nitty gritty of shooting, including metering, choosing the right exposure, using histograms, flash photography, and much more. In the final section, you'll learn about digital editing and correction techniques, along with the various methods for outputting your images (print and electronic). If you're new to photography, you'll learn the basic theory that photographers have studied for decades, as well as the latest tools and techniques made possible by the shift to digital. If you're an experienced film photographer, you'll see how to translate the knowledge you already have into the digital realm.

    Features:

* Includes completely revised and updated coverage
* Provides new, detailed coverage of camera evaluation,
    including the latest technologies and affordable SLR cameras
* Includes completely re-written explanations and examples of
    metering and exposure, including hands-on tutorials
* Covers Photoshop CS and of Photoshop Elements 2.0
* Includes many new tutorials on improved methods for
    correcting and enhancing photos, and addresses the most
    common types of corrections users want to make
* Provides new and expanded coverage of the basic questions
    camera purchasers have, including how many pixels are
    needed, how to reduce red eye, shooting inside versus
    outside, etc.

   

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 How a Digital Camera Works
Chapter 3 Basic Photography: A Quick Primer
Chapter 4 Evaluating an Image
Chapter 5 Choosing a Digital Camera
Chapter 6 Building a Workstation
Chapter 7 Shooting
Chapter 8 Manual Exposure
Chapter 9 Special Shooting
Chapter 10 Preparing Your Images for Editing
Chapter 11 Correcting Tone and Color
Chapter 12 Building Your Editing Arsenal
Chapter 13 Essential Imaging Tactics
Chapter 14 Special Effects
Chapter 15 Output
Appendix A Suggested Reading
Appendix B About the CD-ROM

Author Description

Ben Long (San Francisco, CA) is a successful writer, producer, videographer and author. He is the author of the first two editions of this book, as well as the best-selling The Digital Filmmaking Handbook, second Edition and Making Digital Videos.