Cengage Learning provides you with an informative and practical guide to photography in the 21st century, their book, Complete Digital Photography, Sixth Edition, by Ben Long. Cameras are more complicated these days than in the days of film and photomats. Long takes you through every step of the process from shooting to post-production, so you can finally free your memories from their digital prison. With an easy-to-understand style, the author starts with the basic fundamentals of photography, like composition and exposure. He also provides insight on the right equipment for your shooting needs. And when it comes to post-production, the sixth edition features new material about Photoshop CS5, Camera RAW, Micro Four Thirds cameras, and post-production. Tutorials and exercises can be found throughout the book to help you practice what you read about.
- Features NEW coverage of Photoshop CS5, Camera RAW, Micro Four Thirds cameras, and post-production, and a revised and more user-friendly organizational structure
- Walks readers through all aspects of digital photography
- Includes detailed tutorials with accompanying media
- Teaches the artistry of photography, as well as the techniques
- Written by an experienced photographer and author who has lectured on the subject worldwide
1. Eyes, Brains, Lights, and Images 2. Getting to Know Your Camera 3. Camera Anatomy 4. Image Transfer 5. Image Sensors 6. Exposure Basics 7. Program Mode 8. Advanced Exposure 9. Finding and Composing a Photo 10. Lighting 11. Raw Shooting 12. Special Shooting 13. Workflow 14. Editing Workflow and First Steps 15. Correcting Tone 16. Correcting Color 17. Image Editing in Raw 18. Masking 19. Black and White Conversion 20. Layers, Retouching, and Special Effects 21. Panoramic Stitching and HDR Merging 22. Output
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