The Nikon D90 Companion
Practical Photography Advice You Can Take Anywhere
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Release Date: March 2009
Pages: 304
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With Ben Long's creative tips and technical advice, you have the perfect, camera-bag-friendly reference that will help you capture stunning pictures anywhere, anytime. The Nikon D90 Companion will show you how to:
- Take creative control and go beyond automatic settings
- Learn the basic rules of composition
- Capture decisive moments, including fast-moving objects
- Discover ways to use a flash indoors and outdoors
- Learn about different lenses, and the best time to use them
- Understand the options for shooting RAW, and whether it's right for you
- Use the D90's ability to shoot high definition video
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Getting to Know the Nikon D90
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Resetting the Camera's Defaults
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Snapshot Shooting in Auto Mode
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The Viewfinder Status Display
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The LCD Control Panel
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Viewing Your Images
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Using Scene Modes
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Snapshot Tips
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Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Nikon D90
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What Is an SLR Anyway?
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Cleaning and Maintenance
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Body Parts
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The Nikon D90 Menu System
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Holding the Camera
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The Lens
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More Auto Practice
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Chapter 3 Playing Back Images
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Image Review
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Image Playback
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Erasing Images
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Protecting Images
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Chapter 4 Image Transfer
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Media Cards
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Transferring from Your Camera
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Installing the Nikon Software
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Transferring Images to a Windows Computer
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Transferring Images to a Macintosh Computer
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Using Nikon Transfer for Mac or Windows
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Transferring Images Manually Using Windows or the Mac
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Using the Camera to Select Images for Transfer
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Organizing Your Images
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After You've Transferred Your Images
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Chapter 5 Photography 101
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Over- and Underexposure
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Exposure Mechanisms
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Why There Are Two Ways to Control Light
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Thinking Again About Auto Mode
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Summing Up
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Chapter 6 Program Mode
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Switching to Program Mode
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Focusing Revisited
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Focus Modes
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Getting Creative with Flexible Program
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Vibration Reduction: Help with Handheld Shooting
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Changing ISO
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White Balance
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Release Mode and the Self-Timer
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Choosing an Image Size and Format
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Summing Up Program Mode
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Chapter 7 Advanced Exposure
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The Light Meter Revisited
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Using Exposure Compensation to Over- or Underexpose
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Using the Histogram
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Using Priority Modes to Control Exposure
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Manual Mode
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Exposure Bracketing
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Scene Modes Revisited
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Picture Controls
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Creating a Better Exposure with Fill Flash
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Active D-Lighting: The Virtual Flash
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A Word About Dynamic Range
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In-Camera Retouching and Editing
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Choosing a Color Space
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Summing Up
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Chapter 8 Finding and Composing a Photo
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Learning to See Again
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How to Make a Photo
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Practice
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Chapter 9 Specialty Shooting
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Live View
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Shooting Panoramas
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Low-Light Shooting
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Shooting Video
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Shooting Multiple Exposures
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Chapter 10 Flash Shooting
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Controlling Existing Light
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Using the D90's On-Camera Flash
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Red-Eye Reduction
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Using an External Flash
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Chapter 11 Raw Shooting
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What Is Raw?
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Why Use Raw?
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Raw Hassles (the Disadvantages)
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Shooting Raw with the Nikon D90
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Processing Your Raw Files
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Chapter 12 Customizing the D90
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My Menu and Recent Settings
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Custom Settings
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Lenses
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