Digital SLR Settings and Shortcuts For Dummies E-Book

Doug Sahlin

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 509

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

Discover the easy path to taking brilliant and memorable photos The popularity of DSLR cameras remains on the rise, yet these digital cameras still present a challenge to novice photographers who lack a foundation in photography skills. This straightforward-but-friendly guide walks you through the 100 most common photos that amateur photographers like to include in their personal portfolios and offers specific advice on getting the correct exposure settings, composition, and lighting while sparing you the technical jargon. Seasoned author and photographer Doug Sahlin includes more than 300 full-color photos on everything from family portraits and pets to nature and sporting events, all aimed at providing you with inspiration as you work to find your own individual style. * Skips the technical jargon and shows you where to start for optimal exposure settings. * Offers shortcuts, tips, and advice for setting the camera to make specific shots and making impromptu adjustments when needed * Includes more than 300 full-color photos of people, nature, sports, events, and places that serve as example and inspiration * Helps you get the best photographs from your DSLR while you work with movement in action photos, finicky lighting with fireworks or amusement parks at night, or distance, blur, and intricate details * Walks you through troubleshooting the most common digital photography problems Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies delivers the starting point for getting the necessary settings so you can get great digital photos.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies

Foolish Assumptions

Conventions Used in This Book

What You Don’t Have to Read

What I Encourage You to Read

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Action

Part II: Animals

Part III: Landscapes and Nature

Part IV: People

Part V: Places

Part VI: Things

The Appendix: Beyond Point and Shoot Photography

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Action

Part I: Chapter 1: Children Playing Sports

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 2: Runners

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 3: Bikers

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 4: Sporting Events

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 5: Race Car (Stop-Action)

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 6: Race Car (Motion Blur)

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part I: Chapter 7: Horse Racing

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Animals

Part II: Chapter 8: Wading Birds

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 9: Birds in Flight

Setting Your Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 10: Birds of Prey

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 11: Small Birds

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 12: Pet Birds

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 13: Cats Playing

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 14: Cat Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 15: Dogs Playing

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 16: Dog Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 17: Animals at a Zoo

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 18: Animals in the Wild

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 19: Dangerous Animals in the Wild

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part II: Chapter 20: Fish in a Public Aquarium

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Landscapes and Nature

Part III: Chapter 21: Desert

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 22: Forest

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 23: Landscapes

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 24: Landscape Panorama

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 25: Mountains

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 26: Swamps

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 27: Sunrise

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 28: Beach at Sunset

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 29: Ocean Waves

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 30: Lakes

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 31: Rivers

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 32: Streams

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 33: Still Water (Reflections)

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 34: Waterfall

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 35: Landscapes in Stormy Weather

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 36: Flower Close-Up

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 37: Insect and Other Creepy Crawly Close-Ups

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 38: Lightning

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 39: Nature Details

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 40: Rain

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 41: Rainbows

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 42: Snow

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Precautions

Part III: Chapter 43: Starry Skies

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 44: Star Trails

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part III: Chapter 45: Nature in Foggy Weather

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: People

Part IV: Chapter 46: Children Playing

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 47: Artist Creating

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 48: Adults Playing Sports

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 49: Candid Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 50: People of Other Cultures

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 51: Child’s Birthday Party

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 52: Family Gathering

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 53: Graduation

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 54: Parades

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 55: Wedding (Journalistic)

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 56: Wedding (Traditional)

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 57: Wedding Formals

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 58: Wedding Reception

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 59: Backlit Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 60: Self-Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 61: Beach Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 62: Double Exposure

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 63: Candlelight Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 64: A Happy Couple

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 65: Formal Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 66: Portrait of a Person at Work

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 67: Extreme Close-Up Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 68: Head-and-Shoulders Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 69: Group Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 70: Lifestyle Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 71: Outdoor Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 72: Newborn Baby Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 73: Portrait by Window Light

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 74: Portrait of a Mature Person

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 75: Musicians

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 76: Silhouette Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 77: Man and His Best Friend

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 78: High Key Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part IV: Chapter 79: Low Key Portrait

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Places

Part V: Chapter 80: Churches

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 81: City Skyline

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 82: City at Dusk

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 83: City Streets at Night

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 84: City in Wet Weather

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 85: Street Life

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 86: Amusement Park

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 87: Marinas

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 88: Famous Places

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part V: Chapter 89: Historical Landmarks

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Things

Part VI: Chapter 90: Buildings

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 91: Architectural Details

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 92: Famous Buildings

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 93: Lighthouses

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 94: Cars and Motorcycles

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 95: Boats

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 96: Ferris Wheels

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 97: Fireworks

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 98: Still Life

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 99: Flower Arrangement

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Part VI: Chapter 100: HDR Photography

Setting the Camera

Taking the Picture

Troubleshooting

Appendix: Beyond Point and Shoot Photography

Getting to know your camera

Previewing images

Understanding how exposure works in the camera

Controlling depth of field

Understanding shooting modes

Understanding focal lengths

Choosing a camera bag

Using filters

Steadying the camera with a tripod

Choosing other accessories

Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies®

by Doug Sahlin

Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies®

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About the Author

Doug Sahlin is an author and photographer living in Venice, Florida. He is a professional photographer specializing in fine art photography. He also photographs weddings and events and writes books about computer applications like Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Photoshop. Doug’s latest books have been about digital photography. In the past years he’s written Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies, Digital Portrait Photography For Dummies, and Canon EOS 7D For Dummies. To find out more about Doug and see some of his work, visit www.dasdesigns.net.

Dedication

This book is for the lovely and talented Roxanne, also known as “Nature Girl.” Thank you for coming into my life. I love you, Sweetheart.

Author’s Acknowledgments

Photography is my passion, and I love to share information with other photographers. That’s why I was so excited when Steve Hayes discussed the concept of this book with me. Thank you, Steve, for bringing this book to fruition. Many thanks to Nicole Sholly for doing a stellar job of coordinating everything with the editorial team at Wiley and for keeping me on my toes. Kudos to Mike Sullivan for making sure all the technical aspects of this book were correct. Thanks to literary agent extraordinaire Margot Hutchison for her part in this project.

Thanks to my friends and fellow authors for their support and inspiration. Hats off to my family for their continued support, especially Karen and Ted. Thanks to the furry kids, Niki and Micah, for being a constant source of amusement. And thanks to the lovely Roxanne for coming into my life and sharing my passion.

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Introduction

Many people graduate to a digital SLR and think it’s the ticket for creating great photos. Well it is, but there’s a bit of technique involved. Part of that is your creativity and the way you see the world around you. You translate the vision that is in your head into an image when you capture it with your digital SLR.

To fully master your digital SLR and create compelling photos, you have to venture forth into a brave new world that involves making decisions about settings that will enable you to capture the images you see in your mind’s eye. This does not happen when you shoot in your camera’s Automatic mode. When photographers have the urge to branch out, they turn to the manual for help. And then they get more confused. Which is where this book comes in. My goal in writing this book was to demystify taking photographs with a digital SLR.

About Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies

If you need to know how to photograph your children playing sports, there’s a chapter for that. If you want to know how to photograph a racecar traveling 200 miles per hour, there’s a chapter for that as well. In fact there are 100 chapters that show you which settings to use to take specific images.

Some of the things you can do with this book include learning to

Determine which shooting mode to use for each picture-taking scenario.

Photograph marathoners running, bicyclists racing, and horses galloping.

Photograph artists at work, waterfalls, and pet birds.

Photograph a newborn baby, animals in the wild, and city skylines.

Overcome the challenges and pitfalls inherent to certain picture-taking scenarios. (I include a “Troubleshooting” section at the end of each chapter to help you overcome these challenges.)

Master depth of field to control what's in focus.

Make the histogram work for you.

Calculate the 35mm equivalent of a focal length.

In addition, you’ll learn many tips and tricks from a professional photographer who’s been there, done that.

Foolish Assumptions

There are certain prerequisites for using this book effectively. First and foremost, you must have a digital SLR with at least one lens. Second you must have the desire to break free from the point and shoot mentality and stop using the automatic and scene modes. You must also have the desire to be a better photographer. Your digital SLR is a wonderful tool for expressing to others how you see the world. But it takes some thought and creativity to create a picture that makes people give it more than just a casual glance. If you have the desire to break free from the mode of point and shoot photography, read on.

Conventions Used in This Book

To help you navigate this book efficiently, I use a few style conventions:

Terms that I want to emphasize are italicized (and defined).

Web site URLs are shown in a special monofont typeface, like this.

Numbered steps that you need to follow are set in bold.

What You Don’t Have to Read

This book is designed to show you how to master specific picture taking scenarios. You don’t have to read every chapter in this book, only the ones that pertain to the pictures you want to take. If you really want to cut to the chase, you don’t have to read the introductory paragraph in each chapter.

What I Encourage You to Read

I do suggest that you read the “Setting the Camera” section of each chapter. This section shows you the logic behind the settings I suggest you use to take each type of picture. I also suggest that you read the steps in the “Taking the Picture” section as they contain important information and tidbits related to taking the photo. So if you’re in a real hurry to learn how to take a picture of your wife twirling a baton while cooking tacos — kidding — or any picture scenario in this book, all you need to do is open the book to the chapter, dial the Camera Settings into your camera, read through the steps, and take the picture. And please take lots of pictures. That’s how you’ll master the settings and steps and make them your own.

I also strongly suggest that you read the appendix: “Beyond Point and Shoot Photography.” This appendix contains a lot of information about digital photography, including some very important information about the sensor in your camera model, and the difference it can have on the way a lens sees the scene in front of you. All digital camera sensors are not created equal.

If you don’t have time to read the entire appendix, please read “Understanding focal lengths.” This section takes about five minutes to read and demystifies what different focal lengths will do and how these focal lengths react on cameras with different size sensors.

How This Book Is Organized

Digital SLR Settings & Shortcuts For Dummies is split into six parts. You don’t have to read it sequentially, and you don’t even have to read all the chapters in any particular part. You can use the Table of Contents and the index to find the information you need and quickly get your answer. In this section, I briefly describe what you’ll find in each part.

Part I: Action

This part of the book shows you how to photograph action. If you’ve wanted to photograph a marathon runner, a bike racer, or freeze a racecar dead in its tracks, you’ll find out how to take those kinds of pictures in this part. You’ll learn some creative techniques for portraying motion artistically as well.

Part II: Animals

If you want to create a portrait of your cat, take a picture of your dog catching a Frisbee, or photograph birds, I show you how to take these kinds of pictures and more in this part of the book. I also show you which settings and techniques to use to photograph animals in the wild, dangerous animal, and birds of prey.

Part III: Landscapes and Nature

If you live near a beautiful state park, or are going on vacation to a place like Yosemite, this is the section where I show you the settings you use to capture great pictures of the landscapes and nature you find there. In this section, I show you the settings to use to take pictures of waterfalls, sunsets, mountain ranges, rainbows, flowers, and much more.

Part IV: People

Whether you want to create a great portrait of your wife, or capture a candid shot of your child being himself, this is the part of the book where I show you how to take these types of pictures. You’ll also find settings you use to photograph weddings, people at work, and so on.

Part V: Places

There are interesting things in the places you visit and the place where you live. In this part, I show you how to photograph these things. So if you have a beautiful church, historic buildings, or memorable skyline you want to photograph, check out the chapters in this part.

Part VI: Things

If you’ve had your share of photographing people and places, you may be interested in photographing things like buildings, lighthouses, cars, motorcycles, and so on. If so, the chapters in this section are right up your alley.

The Appendix: Beyond Point and Shoot Photography

The appendix introduces you to the wonderful world of digital SLR photography. It demystifies technical photography terms in non-technical lingo. It introduces you to the different shooting modes you’ll use and discusses other items such as lens focal lengths, how an image is exposed, and much more.

Read this appendix before you read any other part of the book, and you’ll have a huge heads up on the information I discuss in each chapter.

Icons Used in This Book

What’s a Dummies book without icons pointing you in the direction of really great information that’s sure to help you along your way? In this section, I briefly describe each icon I use in this book.

The Tip icon points out helpful information that is likely to make your job as a photographer easier.

This is like a virtual piece of string. When you see this icon, it contains a fact that you should remember to help you perform the task at hand more efficiently.

This icon notes a pitfall that your friendly author has discovered so that you won’t make the same wrong move.

When you see this icon, you’ll find an interesting technique to try that’s associated with the photograph I show you how to create.

Where to Go from Here

Now that you’ve read the Introduction, you have a good idea of what’s in this book. To learn the settings and steps involved in taking a specific photograph, jump to the Table of Contents or index. Find the chapter for the type of photograph you want to take, read that chapter, and take some photographs.

Refer to this book whenever you need settings to take a specific type of photo. But first I recommend you read the appendix, “Beyond Point and Shoot Photography.” After you do, the individual chapters will be much easier to digest.

Use your camera often, take lots of pictures, and have a great time taking pictures of the people, places, and things that matter to you.

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Part I

Action

If you like action such as a marathon runner racing toward the finish line, a horse and rider negotiating a steeplechase obstacle, or a race car gobbling up asphalt at top speed, but don’t know how to capture the beauty of motion and speed with your digital camera, the chapters in this part will get you going in the right direction. In this part, I show you the settings to use to freeze action and to artistically depict the beauty of athletes and machinery in motion.

Chapter 1: Children Playing Sports

Corbis Digital Stock

Camera Settings

Metering Mode: Evaluative

Drive Mode: Single Shot or Continuous

Shooting Mode: Shutter Priority

Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a second