Written by bestselling author Jeff Wignall ("The Joy of Digital Photography"), this conveniently sized take-along guide is geared expressly to the novice digital photographer. It covers the important basics any beginner needs to know, from equipment (like D-SLRs, lenses, and flash) to technique (white balance, the effects of aperture settings and shutter speed). Best of all, because it's organized by topic into bite-size chunks of information, this highly illustrated manual--complete with graphs, tips, and trouble shooting charts--guarantees photographers quick and easy access to exactly the information they want, when they want it. The final two chapters move beyond technique to discuss creativity and composition, and also provide must-know advice on downloading, sharing, organizing, and printing digital pictures. Packed with professional insight and tips, "Focus On Digital Photography Basics" is the one-stop resource for the burgeoning digital photographer. "Subjects include: "Learning About Lenses - Getting Good Exposures - Mastering Light - Using Electronic Flash - Downloading and sharing photos - Creativity and composition

The Leica D-Lux 4 is one of the most capable and versatile digital cameras of all the "point-and-shoot" models currently available. However, its profusion of menus and controls and its ability to perform so many photographic functions, coupled with a user's manual that can be hard to decipher, have led to frustration for some photographers in learning how to use the camera to its full potential. Photographer's Guide to the Leica D-Lux 4 is the first guidebook that explains the features and capabilities of Leica's widely acclaimed compact digital camera. Written in plain English and illustrated with numerous color photographs and illustrations, the book covers all features, functions, and controls of this remarkable camera. This guidebook goes beyond the owner's manual to provide step-by-step explanations of topics such as autofocus, aperture priority and shutter priority shooting, recording video, exposure compensation, using flash, and the various methods of viewing pictures. It also covers more advanced topics not addressed at all in the owner's manual, including infrared photography and street photography. In addition, the book discusses selecting and using accessories that are available for the camera, including cases, filter adaptors, and external flash. The book also includes a quick-reference section that sets out step-by-step guides to how to accomplish certain common photograph tasks, such as taking a portrait, taking action shots, or using the self-timer, for those users who need to start taking pictures without taking time to dig through the user's manual to find the correct settings. The book provides information that is hidden in the user's manual or not even mentioned at all, such as a short-cut method for navigating the menu system and the tricks to using the camera's small but very useful joystick control to the best advantage. The book provides patient explanations, guidance, and useful information for the beginning photographer as well as for the more advanced user who wants to enjoy the greatest possible return on his or her investment in this premium-quality camera.

"Photography Methods for the UFO Hunter" is the result of several years of research and investigation into techniques to capture video and photographs of Unidentified Flying Objects and ET. Many people have seen UFOs and demand better ways to prove their experience - this book shows ways to achieve better opportunities and chances to video record UFOs. This book carefully demonstrates for the reader step-by-step photography instructions from modifying off-the-shelf computer video equipment to photographing high speed UFO fly-over events. Containing easy to use "how-to" illustrations, "Photography Methods for the UFO Hunter," is meant for the reader who is curious about our universe and would like to collect first hand information and visual evidence on UFOs. This book is a resource for anyone who wants to learn new photography skills. Filled with a diverse collection of photographs extracted from actual UFO sightings, this educational book provides the reader with the learning tools for exploring the incredible hobby of UFO hunting and ET. Search the skies and expand your mind by using interesting and informative photography methods contained within these pages for capturing UFOs as photos or video.

The downside to the digital revolution is that it has thrown up new technical challenges that both experienced shooters and novices need to master: not only white balance, memory and digital formats, but also unfamiliar features such as predictive autofocus, multi-pattern metering and programmed exposure. Many photographers find themselves baffled by the plethora of options they now face when shooting, and retreat to their cameras default settings and pre-sets; but this not only compromises your results, it also takes all the fun out of successfully composing and capturing the perfect shot. Now, for the first time, expert advice on practical and aesthetic questions is available in the kind of book which anyone can pack with their camera, without worrying about size, weight or cost. Are you still baffled by your cameras shooting modes? Do you find that your pictures are poorly exposed? Do you aspire to shoot beautiful black and white images? All the expert advice you need, on the questions you want answered, is now accessible portable, practical and affordable: "The Camera Bag Companions".

The downside to the digital revolution is that it has thrown up new technical challenges that both experienced shooters and novices need to master: not only white balance, memory and digital formats, but also unfamiliar features such as predictive autofocus, multi-pattern metering and programmed exposure. Many photographers find themselves baffled by the plethora of options they now face when shooting, and retreat to their cameras default settings and pre-sets; but this not only compromises your results, it also takes all the fun out of successfully composing and capturing the perfect shot. Now, for the first time, expert advice on practical and aesthetic questions is available in the kind of book which anyone can pack with their camera, without worrying about size, weight or cost. Are you still baffled by your cameras shooting modes? Do you find that your pictures are poorly exposed? Do you aspire to shoot beautiful black and white images? All the expert advice you need, on the questions you want answered, is now accessible portable, practical and affordable: "The Camera Bag Companions".

3rd edition of this digital photography bestseller from Tom Ang Renowned photographer and digital expert Tom Ang shows you how to master the essentials of digital photography with this updated jargon-free guide. Discover all you need to know, from which camera to buy to posting images on the web. Understand what to look for when buying digital cameras and accessories. Follow the essentials of good picture taking and get expert tips on how to improve your techniques. Find inspirational ideas, projects, concepts and approaches to subject areas to fire your creativity. Plus, make the most of your digital images from image manipulation basics including fine tuning to special effects.

Just prior to the celebration of Milton Ross' 100th birthday, he attended a poetry writing class at the retirement park where he and his wife Ann reside. For one of his first assignments he wrote his "Thoughts on Being 100 Years Old" and at his birthday party read this aloud The reception was so enthusiastic that Milton was spurred on to continue writing. This resulted in a remarkable 2 years of creating poems about his family and friends, nature, and many major events throughout his long and fulfilling life. Even today as he turns 102, Milton looks and acts like a man many years younger. He continues his daily routine of an hour of exercises and stretching in the morning and twice daily pulls on his rowing machine of 100 strokes each. At the dinner table he continues to quote Chaucer and Shakespeare and remembers an incredible volume of family, social and political history. His hope is that you will enjoy the fruits of this labors and learn about his life and times and the long history that this collection provides.

Mastering the Nikon D7200 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D7200 camera, exploring the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. Darrell helps the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment, guiding readers through the features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a user-friendly manner, with suggestions for setup according to various shooting styles. Darrell's friendly and informative writing style allows readers to easily follow directions while feeling as if a friend dropped in to share his knowledge. The information in this book goes beyond the camera itself and also covers basic photography technique.

Examining a style of photography that has become increasingly popular with families, this in-depth analysis explores the most important aspects of mother and child portraiture. Summarizing advice from seasoned professionals, this helpful reference demonstrates how to create the right environment for the shoot as well as carefully select the best props, backgrounds, and lighting for mother and child while allowing them to interact naturally. Starting with mothers and newborns, this survey works its way up through toddlers to elementary and middle schoolers and concludes with teenagers. A vastly diverse collection of images that express each photographer's concept of what mother and child represent is also included. Filled with inspiring examples and no-nonsense techniques, this extensive overview also covers photographing moms with groups of children and extended sessions that offer potentially greater sales volume.

If you're a passionate photographer and you're ready to take your work to the next level, The Enthusiast's Guide book series was created just for you. Whether you're diving head first into a new topic or exploring a classic theme, Enthusiast's Guides are designed to help you quickly learn more about a topic or subject so that you can improve your photography. The Enthusiast's Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography: 50 Photographic Principles You Need to Know teaches you how to shoot compelling images at night and in low-light situations. Chapters are broken down into a series of numbered lessons, with each lesson providing what you need to improve your photography. In this book, which is divided into five chapters that include 50 photographic principles to help you create great images, photographer and author Alan Hess covers all the necessary gear and camera settings, as well as topics such as light painting, photographing the night sky, shooting great cityscapes, and post-processing techniques that will bring out the best in your photographs. Example lessons include: Using Manual exposure mode is the best way to go Focusing in low light Mounts, clamps, and other ways to keep the camera stable How high can you push the ISO Creating low-light portraits How to get those starburst street lights Correcting the tones in your image Written in a friendly and approachable manner and illustrated with examples that drive home each lesson, The Enthusiast's Guide to Night and Low-Light Photography is designed to be effective and efficient, friendly and fun. Read an entire chapter at once, or read just one topic at a time. With either approach, you'll quickly learn a lot so you can head out with your camera to capture great shots.

This new addition to Michael Freemans successful series of Complete Guides looks at the art of black and white photography in its entirety; from its greatest exponents to its applications in the digital age. Alongside the authors own images, you'll find the work of iconic black and white photographers - among them Ansel Adams, Ian Berry, Bill Brandt, Edward Curtis, Brett Weston and Edward Weston. From its historic roots, black and white photography in the digital age is thoroughly explored. Whether its obtaining the sharpest, freshest print or recreating the filmic feel of the masters, every shooting and digital processing technique youll ever need is included in this completely comprehensive volume. After you have digested the techniques for adjusting and perfecting your images, youll have the ability to create monochromatic masterpieces from any of your colour photographs. Whats more, the section on display will help you share your pictures with the world, whether as an exhibition quality print or using a fully optimised internet site.

The fundamentals of exposure and the essentials of lighting are explored in this photography reference that uses progressive images from portrait sessions as its basis of explanation. Starting with how light is perceived differently by the camera than the human eye, this resource clarifies the more complicated laws that govern light, breaking the rules down with clear, effective examples. Various light sources are investigated--from simple sunlight to advanced professional and studio systems--as well as the types of lighting units used at different times during the sessions. By adding or modifying one light at a time, a sequence of images shows how the desired effect was achieved, offering photographers step-by-step troubleshooting tips. Concise text paired with photo examples offer any portrait photographer the techniques needed to create perfectly lit images.

The Pinhole Camera is a practical how-to manual for making pinhole cameras and images.The techniques contained here are not difficult to master, and soon you will find yourself constructing your own cameras and making wonderful, innovative images. The content is divided into four parts, spanning fourteen comprehensive chapters.The Beginner Track, Advanced Track, and Creative Opportunities serve as an intuitive structure to the topics and techniques introduced so that both beginners and advanced artists can work at their own pace.

The art of photography can help us see ourselves just as much as it can help us see the world around us. But just how does photography become an act of self-discovery? How do we decode the meaning of images? This book addresses not only the acquisition of photographic skills and techniques, but also shows us how we can recognize the signs, and understand the meanings, contained within the images we make. The exercises in this book will enable both beginners and advanced students of photography, to sharpen their abilities and enhance their awareness, of themselves and the world. Teachers will find inside this volume a well-reasoned and coherent curriculum. It provides many valuable resources they can share with their class. Students will gain a greater understanding of the process of photographic education because each assignment is accompanied by a detailed rationale that explains not only what is being asked of them, but more importantly, why. Whether you intend it or not, after reading this book, your images will be more thoughtful, insightful, and indeed more beautiful, than ever before.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Produced in conjunction with CNET, the Web's most popular technology portal, the CNET Do-It-Yourself series offers computer, gadget, and software users exciting and innovative projects to help get more enjoyment and productivity out of the latest high-tech products. This book features: 24 self-contained projects; easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; and hundreds of clear photos and screen shots.

Correlating Time-of-Flight (TOF) camera systems provide a novel approach to indirect range measurement. These systems pack the accuracy of common one-point TOF range measurements inside each pixel of a digital video camera. The user therefore receives a complete depth map of the acquired scene. Simultaneously, the system provides a grayscale image of the scene thus delivering also the common data received from every 2D grayscale camera. Today, at least two different technical realisations of the measurement principle are available as prototype camera systems, though the problems - especially the core principal's systematic errors are yet to be completely understood and described. This book is the first of its kind, providing the user with solutions to problems that are likely to arise in real life applications. The measurement principle including its underlying model is discussed and an error analysis of the model is provided. A practical kick-start guide allows the user to quickly acquire acceptable range data from their TOF camera system.

The key features include the basics of photography, such as the nature of light, lens construction, and fundamental concepts, as well as sections on film, cameras, accessories, processing, and all other aspects of digital photography - from image capture to output. The book also deals with important subjects usually ignored in manuals, including critical theory, how to present images, ethical issues, and copyright. Practical exercises and summaries are included in each chapter, providing a complete set of tutorials.

The present book is based on the author's diploma thesis written at the Institute of Media and Phototechnology University of Applied Sciences Cologne and describes the recent development of digital interactive art and the usage of the graphical programming environment Max/MSP/Jitter. In the beginning, a brief overview of the present scientific discourse on the key issues interactivity and interface design are given. Furthermore, it portrays exceptional examples of digital art within the past five years, focusing on the main themes of digital installations and software art. This is followed by a description of Max's main features and programming methods, its extensibility with control devices and micro controllers, as well as differences to important alternative graphical programming environments such as Pure data and vvvv. The second part documents the whole process of creating an interactive installation using Max/MSP and its graphics extension Jitter. This includes a description of the creative concept, the different parts of the soft- and hardware as well as some of their important key techniques. Finally, a summary of user feedback and a personal reflection on the project is given. The book is dedicated to both technicians and artists seeking an introduction to the present digital interactive art and practical information about the new emerging graphical programming techniques like Max or Pure Data for creating meaningful interactive systems.

I was in Lille, France, with my wife, Liz, just after the Millennium, and saw an attractive window of a store selling wedding outfits. I saw that Liz's head and shoulders fitted neatly into the window, and photographed the composition. That image is not in this book, but that occasion stirred my imagination to notice windows in shopping-streets, and particularly the ones in which human life was reflected - namely those involved in fashion, peopled with display models. In 2004, I paid a visit to The London Eye, also with Liz, and, having taken a number of shots on that wet February morning, went home to discover how the use of filters in Photoshop can add excitement and interest to images which otherwise might be totally without merit. Some of the results of that venture are due to appear in a later volume, 'Painting with a Camera'. The use of filters is employed in the images in this book. Later in 2004, I visited my local city of Brighton, and spent a morning, exploring the Western Road shopping area, and had my first big haul of Fashion images. I had also been thrown out of Marks and Spencer for attempting to pursue my quarry off the street into the inner sanctum. Since that first morning, until 2007, in whatever city or town I found myself, I would have an eye open to capture the images available from brightly-designed windows. My favourite photography is that of wildlife, so the project may be quite complete, but I throroughly enjoyed the hunt during the four years when it was on.