Digital photography essentials

Your first photos

Ten pillars of photography

preparing your camera

Scene modes

Viewing and sharing

Elements of composition

Image analysis: working with lines

Perspective and viewpoints

Quick fix: framing issues

Composing with color

Image analysis: order from chaos

Visual toolkit: composition solutions

Zoom lenses

Optimizing image quality

Focusing on the essentials

Close-ups

Image analysis: macro world

Quick fix: capture problems

Exposure metering

Excessive dynamic range

Inage analysis: hyper-dynamic range

Quick fix: incorrect exposure

High and low key

Exposure time and motion blur

Working inlow light

Image analysis: the lady with the lamp

Stability during capture

Using aperture

Image analysis: the beauty of blur

Plane of focus

Visual toolkit: focal length

Lighting fundamentals

Image analysis: lighting the way

Visual toolkit: partnership with light

Portable flash

Studio lighting set-ups

Lighting small objects

image analysis: on location

ISO and noise

Color settings

Image size and format

Quick fix: optical techniques

Expansive panoramas

Effects filters

Portraiture

Visual toolkit: informal posing

Child photography

Image analysis: in conversation

Art photography

Visual toolkit: Arts of the visual

Image analysis: suburban moonrise

Quick fix: creative block

Plantlife and gardens

Animal photography

Image analysis: cloudy waters

Live events

Image analysis: transfigured night

Documentary photography

Image analysis: cafè culture

Travel photography

Image analysis: crowded clichès

Quick fix: ethical questions

Architectural photography

Interior worlds

Landscape photography

Inage analysis:chasing rainbows

Workflow strategies

Quick fix: file problems

File formats

Image strategies

Color management

Picture selection

Pictures for a purpose

Working in RAW

Processing RAW files

Asset management

processing pipeline

Removing dust

Quick fix: claening clearing

Working with noise

Trimming and resizing

Refining shapes

Correcting levels

Adjusting tone

Visual toolkit: levels and curves effect

Burn and dodge

Image analysis: writing with light

Controlling shadows and highlights

Tone-mapping brillance

Correcting white balance

Color refinements

Enhancing tone and color

Image analysis: entrancing color

Saturation and vibrance

Quick fix: digital corrections

Sharpness and blur

Adaptive sharpening

Cloning techniques

Selection methods

Protective masks

Quick fix: selecting pixels

Removing image content

Quick fix: retouching faces

Working with layers Visual toolkit: layer blend modes

Cut out and composite

Converting to black and white

Working in duotone

Image analysis: evocative tones

Emulsion-based effects

Visual toolkit: recreating darkroom effects

Changing colors

Image analysis: embellishing reality

Cropping for effect

Aging an image

Text in images

Art effects

Visual toolkit: digital filters

Redirecting the image

Showing your images

Preserving your images

Print set-up

Presenting your prints

Online printing

Earning wiht photos

The filmmaking revolution

Building your kit

Adjusting to shooting video

Lighting for video

Recording sound

Camera techniques

Downloading and importing

Video editing

Working with sound

Making your first film

Selecting a digital camera

Choosingthe right lens

Accessories

Flash and accessories

Computer hardware

Photographic software

Looking after equiptment

Internet resources

Further reading.

Quick-start in photography. Your first photos ; Ten pillars of photography ; Preparing your camera ; Camera basics ; Scene modes ; Viewing and sharing

Commanding photo-technique. Elements of composition ; Image analysis : working with lines ; Perspective and viewpoints ; Quick fix : framing issues ; Composing with color ; Image analysis : order from chaos ; Visual toolkit : compositions solutions ; Zoom lenses ; Optimizing image quality ; Focusing on essentials ; Close-ups ; Image analysis : macro world ; Quick fix : capture problems ; Exposure metering ; Excessive dynamic range ; Image analysis : hyper-dynamic range ; Quick fix : incorrect exposure ; High and low key ; Exposure time and motion blur ; Working in low light ; Image analysis : the lady with the lamp ; Stability during capture ; Using aperture ; Image analysis : the beauty of blur ; Plane of focus ; Visual toolkit : focal length ; Lighting fundamentals ; Image analysis : lighting the way ; Visual toolkit : partnership with light ; Portable flash ; Studio lighting set-ups ; Lighting small objects ; Image analysis : on location ; ISO and noise ; Color settings ; Image size and format ; Quick fix : optical techniques ; Expansive panoramas ; Effects filters

Mastering photo-subjects. Portraiture ; Visual toolkit : informal posing ; Child photography ; Image analysis : in conversation ; Art photography ; Visual toolkit : arts of the visual ; Image analysis : suburban moonrise ; Quick fix : creative block ; Plantlife and gardens ; Animal photography ; Image analysis : cloudy waters ; Live events ; Image analysis : transfigured night ; Documentary photography ; Image analysis : café culture ; Travel photography ; Image analysis : crowded clichés ; Quick fix : ethical questions ; Architectural photography ; Interior worlds ; Landscape photography ; Image analysis : chasing rainbows

Optimizing workflow. Workflow strategies ; Quick fix : file problems ; File formats ; Imaging strategies ; Color management ; Picture selection ; Pictures for a purpose ; Working in RAW ; Processing RAW files ; Asset management

Enhancing images. Processing pipeline ; Removing dust ; Quick fix : cleaning and clearing ; Working with noise ; Trimming and resizing ; Refining shapes ; Correcting levels ; Adjusting tone ; Visual toolkit : levels of curves effects ; Burn and dodge ; Image analysis : writing with light ; Controlling shadows and highlights ; Tone-mapping brilliance ; Correcting white balance ; Color refinements ; Enhancing tone and color ; Image analysis : entrancing color ; Saturation and vibrance ; Quick fix : digital corrections ; Sharpness and blur ; Adaptive sharpening

Manipulating images. Cloning techniques ; Selection methods ; Protective masks ; Quick fix : selecting pixels ; Removing image content ; Quick fix : retouching faces ; Working with layers ; Visual toolkit : layer blend modes ; Cut out and composite ; Converting to black and white ; Working in duotone ; Image analysis : evocative tones ; Emulsion-based effects ; Visual toolkit : recreating darkroom effects ; Changing colors ; Image analysis : embellishing reality ; Cropping for effect ; Aging an image ; Text in images ; Art effects ; Visual toolkit : digital filters ; Redirecting the image

Sharing images. Showing your images ; Preserving your right ; Print set-up ; Presenting your prints ; Online printing ; Earning with photos

Making movies. The filmmaking revolution ; Building your kit ; Adjusting to shooting video ; Lighting for video ; Recording sound ; Camera techniques ; Downloading and importing ; Video editing ; Working with sound ; Making your first film

Equipment and resources. Selecting a digital camera ; Choosing the right lens ; Accessories ; Flash and accessories ; Computer hardware ; Photographic software ; Looking after equipment ; Internet resources ; Further reading.