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Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter: Get Professional Quality Photos with Your Compact Camera [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 229x152x14 mm, kaal: 326 g, Photos: 0 B&W, 250 Color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Jan-2010
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0470565071
  • ISBN-13: 9780470565070
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 229x152x14 mm, kaal: 326 g, Photos: 0 B&W, 250 Color
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Jan-2010
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0470565071
  • ISBN-13: 9780470565070
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An industry expert explains how to get beautiful photos from one's point-and-shoot camera, explaining how to capture proper exposure, create depth of field, use the appropriate flash settings and more, in a book with 250 full-color example photographs, accompanied by detailed explanations.

An industry expert explains how to get beautiful photos from one's point-and-shoot camera, explaining how to capture proper exposure, create depth of field, use the appropriate flash settings and more, in a book with 250 full-color example photos, accompanied by detailed explanations. Original.

Top photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon shares his best tips and tricks for getting high-quality images with your point-and-shoot camera

Prolific author and renowned photographer Rick Sammon shares essential tips, tricks, and advice from years of vast and unique photography experiences. Packed with pointers and helpful hints, this handy, full-color guide can travel with you on your journeys for getting stunning photographs taken with point-and-shoot cameras. You'll learn how to capture proper exposure, create depth of field, use the appropriate flash settings, and much more.

More than 100 techniques show you how to improve your compact camera skills and hundreds of lavish photos serve to motivate and inspire you. Aim your sights at taking stunning photos with this helpful guide by your side!

  • Top industry expert, Canon Explorer of Light, and bestselling author Rick Sammon shares invaluable advice for taking amazing photos with a point-and-shoot camera
  • Explains how to capture proper exposure, create depth of field, use the appropriate flash settings, and more, all using your point-and-shoot camera
  • Boasts hundreds of beautiful photos with accompanying explanations as to the various techniques Sammon used to get a specific shot
  • Motivates and inspires you to improve your compact camera skills to a whole new leve

You'll be grateful for the amazing advice Rick Sammon confesses in Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter.

Forward Full-Featured Compact Digital Cameras xvii
Rob Sheppard
Preface Compact Camera Photo Gallery; Believe It or Not xxv
Introduction Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter 1
Confession
2
Keep It Clean
4
See the Difference?
5
Noise
6
Lens Appeal
7
Check It Out
8
Uh-Oh
9
The Rescue
10
Plug In for Fun
11
Save As... What?
12
Compact Shooter's Gear Bag
13
A Heavier Load
14
Part I Compact Camera, Pro Results 15
People Pictures
16
Animals
17
Landscapes and City Scenes
18
Snow and Nature
19
Pro Studio
20
Tell a Story with Pictures
21
The Answers
22
Part II What Your Compact Camera Can and Can't Do 23
Image Quality
24
Digital Noise Difference
25
Getting Close to a Subject
26
Sunsets—and More on Subject Size
27
Maximum Wide-Angle View
28
Close-ups
29
Action Sequences
30
Shutter Lag
31
More on Shutter Lag
32
Always Ready for Fun
33
On-the-Spot Creativity
34
Know Your Camera
35
Good News
36
Part III Top Tips for Great Digital Pix 37
An Interesting Subject is Key
38
Go for Good Composition
39
Pick an Interesting Vantage Point
40
Focus on Auto Focusing
41
Fine-Tune Your Exposures
42
Be Aware of the Background
43
See the Light
44
Create a Sense of Depth
45
Control the Light On-Site
46
Check Your Exposures
47
Check Your Camera Settings
48
Watch for Lens Flare
49
Subtle Lens Flare
50
Use Your Radar
51
Dead Center is Deadly
52
See Eye to Eye
53
When You Think You Are Close Enough, Move Closer
54
When You Think You Are Done Shooting, Keep Shooting
55
Always Look Up, Always Look Down
56
The Name of the Game is to Fill the Frame
57
Don't Forget the Details
58
Frame It.
59
Don't Just Stand There
60
Do It In the Digital Darkroom
61
Look for Pictures within A Picture
62
Be Ready for Fun... and the Not So Fun
64
RAW Rules
65
Make Pictures, Don't Just Take Pictures
66
Always Carry a Camera
67
Don't Get Stuck
68
All Together Now
69
Develop Understanding
70
Part IV Light: The Main Subject in Every Photograph 71
What Our Eyes See vs. What Our Cameras See
72
Scene Brightness and ISO Settings
73
Photographing People Indoors in Low Light
74
Reducing and Increasing the Light
75
More on Increasing the Light
76
Contrast and Outdoor People Pictures
77
Diffuser in Action
78
Contrast in Scenic Pictures
79
The Color of Light
80
The Direction of Light
81
The Quality of Light
82
Finding the Light: Part I
84
Finding the Light: Part II
86
Controlling the Movement of Light
88
Part V Understanding ISO 89
Bright Light and Low Light Settings
90
Digital Noise Degrades Image Quality
91
Set Higher ISO to Stop Action
92
Increase ISO to Stop Your Movement
93
Lower ISO to Blur Subject Movement
94
Part VI Get the Best Image Quality: RAW and JPEG 95
When RAW Rules
96
When JPEGs are Okay
97
Settings for JPEG Image Quality/Compression
98
The Importance of Seeing the Light
99
RAW Really Rules with Panoramas
100
Part VII A Case for White Balance 101
Individual White Balance Settings
102
Auto White Balance
103
When White Balance Goes Wrong
104
When the Wrong White Balance Can Actually be Right
105
Correcting White Balance in Camera RAW
106
Part VIII Flash Settings: On, Off and Partial 107
Sunny Day Flash Shots
108
Fill Flash Outdoors In the Shade
109
Add Just a Touch of Flash
110
When Flash May Not Be a Good Idea
111
Adding an Accessory Flash
112
Part IX The Zoom Lens Advantage 113
Closer or Wider, It's Your Choice
114
Compose Creatively
115
Blur the Background
116
Blur the Background by Changing Position
117
Cool Close-Ups
118
Part X Setting the Mode 119
Fully Automatic Modes
120
Full Auto Mode
121
Portrait Mode
122
Sports Mode
123
Landscape Mode
124
Close-up Mode
125
Night Portrait Mode
126
Flash-Off Mode
127
Creative Exposure Modes
128
Program Mode
129
Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode
130
Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode
131
Manual Exposure (M) Mode
132
Exposure Bracketing
133
Metering Modes
134
Average
135
Center-Weighted Average Metering
136
Spot Metering
137
Focus Modes
138
One-Shot
139
Focus Lock
140
Focus Tracking
141
Manual
142
Drive Modes
143
Single Frame Advance
144
Rapid Frame Advance
145
Self-Timer
146
Part XI The Wonders of Infrared Imaging 148
From Drab to Fab
150
Black-and-White IR
151
Have Fun with Filters, Tool
152
Seeing in IR
153
Patios in IR
154
Part XII Photoshop Elements Confessions 157
#1: Quick Look at the Quick Mode
158
#2: The Full Mode is Full-Featured
159
#3: Save a Copy
160
#4: Crop Creatively
161
#5: Love Those Adjustment Layers
162
#6: The Touch of a Brush
163
#7: A Look at Levels
164
#8: Brightness/Contrast Basics
165
#9: See What Hue/Saturation Can Do For You
166
#10: The Super Shadow/Highlight Control
167
#11: Select Your Selections Carefully
168
#12: Do It with the Dodge/Burn/Sponge Tool
169
#13: Resize the Right Way
170
#14: Check-out Canvas Size
171
#15: Heal With the Spot Healing Brush
172
#16: Copy and Fix with the Clone Stamp Tool
173
#17: Wow 'ern With Black-and-White Images
174
#18: Have Fun with Effects
175
#19: Play With Plug-ins
176
#20: Sharpen As The Final Step
177
#21: Reward of RAW Files
178
Part XIII Expand Your Vision with HDR Imaging 179
Take at Least Three Shots
180
Generate HDR
181
Do It with Details Enhancer
182
The Fun Never Stops
183
Take HDR Inside, Too
184
Part XIV Shooting Panoramas 186
Getting Started
188
Pano from Adobe Bridge
189
Shoot Verticals
190
More Fun Awaits You
191
Expect Surprises, Too
192
A Truly Amazing Match
194
Shooting Panos in a Tight Spot
196
Experiment with Layouts
197
Expect to Crop
198
Part XV HDR + Panos + Way-Cool Imaging Fun 200
Shooting for an HDR Pano
202
Generate an HDR Image for Each Set of Images
203
Enter Photoshop Elements
204
Play in Photoshop Elements
204
Part XVI Make a Better Print 207
Shoot it Right
208
Calibrate your Monitor
209
Adjust your Photo
210
Size your Photo for Printing
211
Sharpen your Photo
212
Working with the Printer
213
Test your Print
214
Index 215
Rick Sammon, a Canon Explorer of Light, conducts photography workshops each year, documenting his travels with photos from such divergent locales as the Arctic, New Guinea, Botswana, and the Galapagos. He has written hundreds of articles and more than 30 books, including Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets (Wiley).