Understanding Digital Cameras: Getting the Best Image from Capture to Output, available from Focal Press guides you with all photography basics, using numerous illustrations, on the right equipment for your specific job. It is essential in helping you pick what type of camera, lens, printer and software to choose, for your particular genre, by showing you the same scene side by side with different equipment and approaches.
"Understanding Digital Cameras" will also help you even after you shoot your images with the best camera and lens. It is an essential guide for common printing errors, and for working with imaging software.
Choose the right camera, printer and software to capture the perfect image and produce the best print or image for the Web
Improve the creativity of your digital pictures - without having to use a computer
Packed with color images, diagrams and charts for easy, visual learning
Showcasing a wide range of images, plus the work and insights of guest photographers
Contents
- Introduction
- Digital World
- Digital Camera Features
- Digital Lenses
- Camera Settings
- Exposure and Lighting
- Digital Images
- Pictures of People
- Close-Up Photography
- Landscape Photography
- Action Photography
- Printing Systems
- Printing Problems
- Fine Art Printing
- Imaging Software
- Color Management
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Digital Technicalities
About the Author
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.