Shooting Great Digital Photos For Dummies, Pocket Edition E-Book

Mark Justice Hinton

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

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

Make your photos better than ever with these great tips!

Photography is fun, and thebetter your photos, the morefun you'll have. This little bookis packed with advice to help you set up super shots, make the most of lighting, explore exposure, and sharpen your focus. Learn to take advantage of your camera's settings, and watch your confidence grow as your images improve.

Open the book and find:

• Creative ways to play with lighting

• All about getting close-up shots

• How to focus on a moving target

• Composition tips

• Things you should know when using manual mode

Leseprobe

Shooting Great Digital Photos For Dummies,®Pocket Edition

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Whom This Book Is For

Icons Used in This Book

Chapter 1: Fast and Easy Picture Taking

Setting Image Quality

Using Preset Scene Modes

Shedding Some Light on Your Subject

Finding the light

Using contrast

Taking Some Fun Shots

Shooting close-ups in Macro mode

Shooting from unexpected angles

Zooming in on your subject

Holding Hollywood in your hands

Reviewing Photos on Your Camera

Chapter 2: Getting the Right Exposure

Understanding Exposure

Setting the shutter speed

Changing the aperture

Setting ISO

Shooting in Manual mode

Using a Tripod

Chapter 3: Composing Better Shots

Seeing through the Lens

Nailing your focus

Working with depth of field

Metering to evaluate scene brightness

Composing the Photograph

Finding a focal point

Reducing background clutter

Following the Rule of Thirds

Avoiding mergers

Looking for balance

Finding leading lines

Keeping the horizon straight

Framing the subject

Creating a mood with distance

Using texture and shape

Chapter 4: Photographing Special Subjects

Capturing People and Animals

Taking a portrait

Getting the group

Capturing animals in the shot

Documenting Events

Freezing action

Photographing a birthday, graduation, or wedding

Taking in food

Picturing Land, Sky, and Sea

Shooting landscapes and vistas

Working at night

Weathering the storm

Chapter 5: Taking Photos of Places and Scenery

Enabling Settings for Scenery

Taking a Landscape Photo

Shooting a Sunrise or Sunset

Taking Photos at Night

Snapping City Scenes

Capturing a Panorama

Chapter 6: Ten Tips for Better Photos

Know Your Camera

Become One with Your Camera

Change Your Perspective

Take Lots of Pictures

Back Up Your Photos

Learn to Edit

Share and Participate

Add Metadata

Use a Tripod

Add Hardware Extras

Glossary

Shooting Great Digital Photos For Dummies,®Pocket Edition

by Mark Justice Hinton with Barbara Obermeier

Shooting Great Digital Photos For Dummies®, Pocket Edition

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