Book description
If you're ready to jump into digital photography or would like to increase the skills you already have, David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual is just what you need. Bestselling author David Pogue provides a no-nonsense guide to the entire process, including how to: buy and use a digital camera; get the same photographic effects as the pros; manage the results on your Mac or PC; edit photos; and, finally, share the results with your adoring fans -- on paper, online, or on mugs, jigsaw puzzles, and blankets.
After reviewing hundreds of digital cameras and photo services in his weekly New York Times column, David Pogue knows digital photography. With this new Missing Manual you will:
- Get expert advice on how to choose a digital camera, including information on the only specs that matter. (Hint: it's not about megapixels).
- Learn the basics of lighting, composition, and shooting lots of photos
- Understand how to choose the best camera settings for 20 different scenarios
- Unravel the problems of correcting images and storing them
- Learn David's tips and tricks for sharing and printing images
- Get a special troubleshooting section you can turn to when things go wrong
David Pogue's witty, authoritative voice has demystified the Mac, Windows, iPods and iPhones for millions of readers. Now, he offers step-by-step instructions and plenty of friendly advice to help you join in the fun and get real satisfaction from digital photography.
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Table of contents
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David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
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- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- I. The Camera
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II. The Shoot
- 3. Taking the Shot
- 4. The Ten Decisions
- 5. The Anti-Blur Chapter
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6. How They Did That
- The Frozen Sports Shot
- The Speeding Vehicle
- The Panorama
- The Silky Brook
- Trailing Car Lights
- Fireworks
- Lightning
- The Star-Trails Shot
- The Stunning Landscape
- The Classic Sunset
- The Prize-Winning Kid Shot
- Theater Shots
- The Undersea Stunner
- The Not-Boring Vacation Shot
- The Wedding Shot
- The Ultra-Closeup
- The Blurry-Background Portrait
- The Outdoor Portrait
- Existing-Light Portraits
- The Self-Portrait
- The Indoor-Flash Portrait
- The Nighttime Portrait
- The Exploding Zoom
- 7. The SLR Chapter
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III. The Lab
- 8. Camera Meets Computer
- 9. The Digital Shoebox
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10. Fixing Your Photos
- Opening a Photo for Editing
- Notes on Zooming and Scrolling
- Backing Out, Undoing, and Restoring
- Rotate
- Cropping
- Straightening
- Fixing Color
- Redeye
- Retouching Scratches and Hairs
- Fine-Tuning Exposure
- Boosting Contrast
- Color Correction
- Automatic White-Balance Correction
- Saturation
- Sharpening
- Cheesy Effects
- Copy and Paste for Edits
- External Editing Programs
- Juicy Bonus Features
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IV. The Audience
- 11. Photos on Paperâand Everything Else
- 12. Electronic Photos
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V. Appendixes
- A. Where to Go From Here
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B. The Top Ten Tips of All Time
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Take a lot of shots.
- Take a lot of shots.
- Half press the button to eliminate shutter lag.
- Get close.
- Don't buy into the megapixel myth.
- To get the blurred-background effect, back up and zoom in.
- Turn off the flash whenever you can.
- Turn on the flash for sunny outdoor portraits.
- No tripod? Improvise.
- Use the self-timer when sharpness counts.
- Exploit the magic hour.
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Take a lot of shots.
- C. Photo Credits
- Index
- About the Author
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Product information
- Title: David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596555702
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