E-raamat: Simply Digital Photography

1 GETTING READY TO TAKE PICTURES. Set Up Your LCD for Optimum Use.
Viewfinder or LCD - Which to Use? Choose a Resolution and File Type. Choose a
Memory Card. Hold the Camera for Sharpness. Choose a Program Mode. Use Your
Camera's Autofocus. 2 TAKING A BETTER PICTURE THROUGH COMPOSITION. Simple
Pictures Work Best. Get Close to Your Subject. Find a Foreground. Watch Your
Background. The Rule of Thirds. When Centred Is Good. Where Heads Belong.
Watch Your Edges. Shoot Verticals and Horizontals. 3 USING LIGHT TO YOUR
ADVANTAGE. See the Light. Shadows Are Important. Light Can Hurt Your Photos
(What to Avoid). Low Front Light Can Be Beautiful. Make Textures Show Up with
Sidelight. Separate with Backlight. Add Impact with Spotlight. Turn On Your
Flash When the Light Is Harsh. Time of Day Changes the Light. Try Out Night
Light. 4 UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE AND WHITE BALANCE. What Your Camera Meter
Does. The Problem of Underexposure. The Problem of Overexposure. Correct
Exposure Problems. What Is White Balance? When to Use Auto White Balance.
When to Use Definite White Balance Settings. Use White Balance Settings
Creatively. 5 CHOOSING SHUTTER SPEED AND F-STOP. Control Exposure with
Shutter Speed and F-Stop. Stop Action with Fast Shutter Speeds. Blur Action
with Slow Shutter Speeds. Increase Depth of Field with Small F-Stops. Create
Shallow Depth of Field with Large F-Stops. ISO Settings Affect Exposure
Choices. 6 GETTING MAXIMUM SHARPNESS. Minimise Camera Movement. Focus on the
Most Important Part of the Subject. Choose F-Stop or Shutter Speed for
Appropriate Sharpness. Get Maximum Sharpness with a Tripod. Get Sharpness
with Other Camera Supports. 7 GETTING THE MOST FROM A LENS. Get a Big View
with a Wide-Angle Lens. Get a Tight View with a Telephoto Lens. Zoom for Best
Compositions. Choose Focal Lengths for Different Subjects. Closeups and
Lenses. Focal Length and People Photographs. How to Buy a New Lens. 8 INDOOR
AND NIGHT LIGHT PLUS FLASH. Deal with Artificial Light. Correct Colour with
White Balance. Use Appropriate Shutter Speed Technique. Brace the Camera for
Sharpness. Understand How Flash Works. Deal with Red-Eye Problems. Avoid
Flash Shadow Problems. Bounce Your Flash for More Natural Light. 9 EDITING
AND ORGANISING YOUR PHOTOS. Import Photos to Your Computer. Organise Photos
on a Hard Drive. Back Up Photos onto a Second Drive. Using Photoshop Elements
to Organise Photos. Edit the Good from the Bad. Using Photoshop Elements to
Rename Your Photos. Create a Slide Show with Photoshop Elements. 10 BASIC
ADJUSTMENTS WITH PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS. How Photoshop Elements Is Arranged. You
Cannot Hurt Your Photos. Crop Your Photos for Better Images. Fix Crooked
Horizons. Fix Grey Photos. Make Dark Photos Brighter. Correct Colour Easily.
Try Black and White. Size a Picture for Printing. Size Photos for E-mail.
Sharpen the Image. 11 ADDITIONAL CONTROLS WITH PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS. Using
Selections to Isolate Adjustments. Modify Your Selections. Increase Colour
Saturation Without Problems. Darken Specific Areas of a Photo. Lighten
Specific Areas of a Photo. Clone Effectively. What Layers Are About. 12
PRINTING PHOTOS. Start with a Good Photo for a Good Print. Using a Photo
Printer with Photoshop Elements. Set the Printer Driver Correctly. Make a
Good Print. INDEX.