Download or read book On the Road with Your Digital Camera written by Michael A. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the Road with Your Digital Camera" outlines the facts that a beginning digital photographer needs to know in order to be successful while traveling. Rather than merely focusing on digital photography technique, this book offers in-depth coverage of topics such as planning and preparing for photography trips (researching locations, camera choice, and maneuvering through security and customs) and issues the traveling digital photographer may encounter on the trip (weather, obstructions, photo etiquette, legal restrictions and releases). Current travel photography books cover film photography and digital photography only briefly, if at all. In keeping with technological changes, this book focuses strictly on digital travel photography and addresses topics unique to this technology. It also focuses less on the art of digital travel photography and more on the practicalities of traveling with and setting up equipment.
Download or read book Shooting Digital written by Mikkel Aaland and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-02-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, full-color guide to the art of taking amazing photos with a digital camera Aimed at photographers of all levels and ranges of interest, this new edition of Aaland's popular guide takes readers beyond the technology of the latest cameras and equipment to teach them the unique aesthetics of the digital image. Helpful examples explain how to take full advantage of RAW file formats, JPEG 2000, panorama automation, and more. Mikkel Aaland (San Francisco, CA) is an award-winning photographer and author whose photography has been published in magazines and exhibited around the world.
Download or read book Using Your Digital Camera written by Dave Johnson and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the digital revolution and take better pictures than you've ever dreamed possible. Intimidating technical terms become easy to understand, and forbidding bells and whistles become easy to manipulate. With detailed illustrations, see how the camera works. Learn to use memory cards. Then master the art of editing pictures on your PC, including special editing effects to enhance a photo's mood, transform its background, or delete clutter. Quickly, you're ready to print pictures on your printer and e-mail them to your friends. Later sections show you how easy it is to add accessories such as close-up, telephoto, and wide-angle lenses, remote controls, and software for editing and storage. Along the way: first-person accounts of "disasters and how I fully recovered."
Download or read book The Photographer s Field Guide written by Michael Freeman and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2009-09-07 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether on a weekend city break or a month-long trekking vacation, more and more of us are travelling with the hope of taking striking photos that capture the essence of our time away. Often these are more than just photos for our friends and family to enjoy, with an increasing number of talented amateurs uploading their images to photo agencies and earning extra income from selling rights. So whether you're a keen amateur photographer travelling for business or pleasure, or a budding professional with a specific assignment, The Photographer's Field Guide has all the information you need to help you successfully capture the many photographic opportunities that await. Divided into five sections, the book will help you to prepare for the trip, provide invaluable practical advice for when you're travelling and offer - through superb images from one of the world's most respected travel photographers - guidance on how, what and when to photograph.
Download or read book Using Your Digital Camera written by George Schaub and published by Amphoto Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading writer/photographer delivers a one-stop source photographers will deem invaluable.
Download or read book Understanding Your Digital Camera written by Tim Savage and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written for photographers who want to switch their camera off automatic mode and take control of its image-making potential. With visual examples throughout, it explains how to use the camera's settings and functions to take better and more creative photographs. By introducing new techniques based on concepts already taught, it explains the key principles of camera craft and thereby helps the photographer determine the outcome of the image they take. Many topics are covered including: a guide to photographic equipment; exposure and how to control the shutter, aperture and ISO settings; flash control, metering patterns, focus modes and drive options; colour settings, including white balance, picture styles and colour spaces and digital photographs are explained in terms of histogram, resolution, image size and quality settings. Fully illustrated with 378 colour photographs.
Download or read book Shooting Digital written by Mikkel Aaland and published by Sybex. This book was released on 2003-08-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be a part of the revolution." —Leo Laporte, TechTV Shooting Digital is the authoritative guide to getting the most out of your digital camera. Noted photographer and best-selling author Mikkel Aaland has drawn on his 28 years of experience in the field and collected wisdom and images from more than 30 contributors, many of them professional photographers who shoot digital every day. The result is a wealth of pro tips, shooting techniques, and technical recommendations, accompanied by stunning photographs. Whether you're a digital photographer honing your skills or a film photographer making the transition to digital, you'll be inspired and equipped to get consistently great results. Through straightforward explanation and illustrative examples you'll learn how to: Use digital-specific techniques to take great pictures of people, events, sports, landscapes, buildings, and products Fully exploit the minimovie capabilities of your digital camera Recognize and compensate for the dreaded shutter release lag Use the LCD preview to turn portrait subjects into collaborators Create stunning panoramas and object movies Work with RAW data, the holy grail of digital photography Extend the tonal range of digital cameras Archive your digital images while on the road And much more...
Download or read book Understanding Digital Cameras written by Jon Tarrant and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007-02-16 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Digital Cameras will help you to: * Choose the right camera, lens and output option to capture the perfect image * Develop great technique, whatever your style or subject matter * Be inspired! Showcasing a wide range of images, plus the work and insights of guest photographers This key resource for all photographers will help you get the very best from today's sophisticated digital cameras. Discover which type of camera, lens, lighting and printer is right for you with clear explanations and close-ups of camera settings and menus. A key tool to improve your photography is to see comparison images side by side. Tarrant shoots the same scene with different equipment or a different approach, to show exactly what a camera and technique can or can't do. He also shows you images that haven't worked - and explains precisely why. In this book you will learn essential photographic techniques, before moving on to specific genres: people, nature, action shots and working in the studio. Detailed captions throughout explain which camera and lens was used for each shot and highlight key factors in getting the right exposure, lighting and composition. There is an essential troubleshooting guide to printing errors such as smudges, lines and colour casts. Discover how to produce fine art prints and optimize images for the Web. Plus key technical information on digital and optical quality and colour management. Packed with tips, clear explanations, with all photography terms defined, box outs with key information, and showcasing a wide range of image styles and subjects, this book (and a camera!), is all you need to start creating great images! Jon Tarrant has spent many years as an award-winning professional photographer and much-published photographic writer. He is former editor of the British Journal of Photography, to which he still contributes, and of Professional Photographer and HotShoe International magazines.
Download or read book Road to Seeing written by Dan Winters and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After beginning his career as a photojournalist for a daily newspaper in southern California, Dan Winters moved to New York to begin a celebrated career that has since led to more than one hundred awards, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography. An immensely respected portrait photographer, Dan is well known for an impeccable use of light, colour, and depth in his evocative images. In Road to Seeing, Dan shares his journey to becoming a photographer, as well as key moments in his career that have influenced and informed the decisions he has made and the path he has taken. Though this book appeals to the broader photography audience, it speaks primarily to the student of photography--whether enrolled in school or not--and addresses such topics as creating a visual language; the history of photography; the portfolio; street photography; personal projects; his portraiture work; and the need for key characteristics such as perseverance, awareness, curiosity, and reverence. By relaying both personal experiences and a kind of philosophy on photography, Road to Seeing tells the reader how one photographer carved a path for himself, and in so doing, helps equip the reader to forge his own.
Download or read book Digital Cameras and Equipment For Dummies written by Julie Adair King and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to choose, use, equip, and maintain your digital camera Which digital camera best suits your needs? How many megapixels do you really need? How do you store and protect your photos? Which features areessential and which are expensive frills? Find the answers for buying, using, and caring for your digital camera in this little book! Open the book and find: How to choose between point-and-shoot and SLR Money-saving shopping pointers Insight on the best photo editing software Advice on memory cards and storage Camera maintenance and emergency care tips
Download or read book HOW TO DO EVERYTHING WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA 4 E written by Dave Johnson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a simple solution for learning how to get the most out of your digital camera, how to take better photos, and what to do with your images once they’ve been captured. Written by an award-winning photographer, How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera, Fourth Edition is just the book you need! Loaded with clear explanations and step-by step-details, the book explains the different components of a variety of digital cameras and how to use them. Coverage includes flash and lighting tips, action and outdoor photography, various image-editing packages, and finally, organizing, storing, sharing, and printing digital images. The new edition of this best-seller has been updated to include details on removable storage devices and the latest utilities and photo-sharing facilities.
Download or read book Show Me the Proof written by Stephen H. White and published by Lead + Learn Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outcry from parents and citizens everywhere. Educators must be able to provide evidence of improvement, but how? Each person in the educational system must be a part of the assessment team superintendents, principals, teachers, and parents."
Download or read book How to Photograph Absolutely Everything written by Tom Ang and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by renowned photographer, author, and broadcaster Tom Ang, this book delivers exactly what the title promises and tells you how to photograph absolutely everything. Avoiding intimidating technical jargon, Tom explains the basic elements of photography - light, color, composition, and focus - then goes on to show how to make them work for you. From still lifes to children's parties, thunderstorms to sunsets, close-ups to panoramas, every photographic subject, technique, and challenge is covered. Using step-by-step photographs and instructions, Tom shows you how to take the best possible picture in any situation. Want to photograph city lights at night, animals in action, a family portrait? Tom makes it easy. Employing a user-friendly "recipe" formula, he shows you the best approach for each subject, gives expert tips on improving an image, and tells you how to set up your camera - so you really can't go wrong. Inspiring galleries at the end of each section describe alternative techniques to try for every subject. There are also tips on basic post-production, showing how to crop, improve color and contrast, and remove unwanted elements of an image. How to Photograph Absolutely Everything guarantees to make a better, more confident photographer of absolutely everyone who reads it.
Download or read book Digital Photography For Dummies written by Julie Adair King and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to evaluate digital cameras, compose and capture scenes, adjust color balance, crop out unwanted elements, sharpen focus, apply special effects, and prepare images for printing.
Download or read book IPod ITunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap written by Brian Tiemann and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "IPod + ITunes for Windows and Mac's short, clearly written, well-illustrated lessons let you zero right in on that one particular task you need to figure out right now - and then let you get back to listening to your favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks on your iPod."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book OpenStreetMap written by Jonathan Bennett and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be your own cartographer.
Download or read book Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies written by Peter Weverka and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-10 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a Gigabook? A collection of just about everything you need to know on a topic, all in one convenient place! Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies takes the best from five other For Dummies books and squeezes out everything but the most important stuff. This single super-sized reference — more than 800 pages’ worth — gives you a go-to guide on everything connected with Windows XP, PCs and peripherals, the Internet, Office 2003, and Money 2004. You might think of it as a “greatest hits” collection. Want to know how to set up, navigate, use, and maintain Windows XP? It’s all in Book I. Book II covers the care and feeding of PCs in general and takes you on a complete tour of peripherals—those add-ons that make computing cool. Want to explore the world via the World Wide Web? Check Book III. And if you finally have to do some work, check into Book IV, where you’ll get the complete story on Office 2003 and Money 2004. You’ll discover how to: Customize Windows XP, set up user accounts, and share files Work with digital photos, Windows Media Player, and Windows Movie Maker Choose a printer, scanner, game hardware, and additional storage Set up a wireless home network Get online safely, protect your kids, create your own Web pages, and cruise for bargains on eBay Use Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint Manage your finances with Microsoft Money Windows XP Gigabook For Dummies is packed with information that’s easy to find and even easier to understand. Keep it handy for reference—you’ll be gigapleased with how useful it is!
