Take your Best Shot: The Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

by Kevin Wilson

Overview

Written for complete beginners, this photography book is easy to read and understand, even if you have never worked with a camera before, or a budding photographer who wants to improve. It has step-by-step tutorials covering the basics of digital cameras and photographic techniques.

In this guide you'll explore

Types of cameras available

How digital cameras work

Camera Cards

Lenses and Filters

Techniques used to take better photographs

How to align and compose your photos

Suggested camera settings

Understanding f-stops, shutter speed and ISO

Understanding depth of field and focus

Taking photos and using shooting modes

How to transfer your Photos to your computer

Basic Photo Editing and Touchup

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913151720
Publisher:	Elluminet Press
Publication date:	06/23/2022
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
File size:	14 MB
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Table of Contents

About the Author 7

Acknowledgements 9

Digital Cameras 10

How a Digital Camera Works 11

Optics 11

Crop and Full Frame Sensors 12

Storage 14

Image Formats 16

Digital SLR (or DSLR) 17

Mirrorless Cameras 19

Bridge Cameras 20

Compact Point-and-Shoot 21

Smart Phone Camera 22

Some Points to Consider 23

Exploring your Camera 24

LCD Panels & Menus 25

Compact Cameras 26

SLR Cameras 27

Mirrorless Cameras 28

Optical vs Digital Zoom 29

Macro Modes 29

Light Metering Modes 29

Shooting Modes 30

Other Features 31

White Balance 31

Expose Compensation 31

Burst Mode 31

Time Lapse 31

Slomo 32

Filters & Effects 32

Panoramic 32

Timers 33

Image Stabilizers 33

Storage 33

Lenses 34

Lens Basics 35

Focal Length 35

Types of Lenses 36

Prime Lens 36

Zoom/Telephoto Lens 37

Macro Lens 40

Fisheye Lens 41

Lens Filters 42

UV Filters 43

Polarizing Filters 43

Neutral Density Filters 45

Other Equipment 46

Photography Tripods 47

Monopods 49

Video Tripods 50

Bags 50

Lighting 52

Light Sources 53

Light Modifiers 54

Reflectors 55

Types of Light 56

Lighting Angles 58

Front Lighting 58

Side Lighting 58

Back Lighting 59

Background Lighting 59

Composing your Shot 60

Lining up your Shots 61

Rule of Thirds & Golden Ratio 61

Golden Triangle 65

Horizon Lines 66

Leading Lines 67

Vanishing Points 68

Looking Room 69

Head Room 70

Depth 72

High Angle 74

Low Angle 75

Bird's Eye 76

Dutch Tilt 77

Depth of Field 78

Exposing your Shot 80

Aperture 81

Shutter 82

ISO 84

Exposure Triangle 85

White Balance 87

Metering 88

Focus Modes 89

Taking Pictures 90

Shooting Modes 91

Auto Mode (A+) 91

Aperture Priority (AV) 91

Shutter Priority (TV) 91

Full Manual Control (M) 91

Preset Scenes (SCN) 91

Low Light Photography 92

Night Photography 93

Using a Flash 94

Freezing the Action 96

Touching up Photos 98

Import Photos 99

Camera RAW 102

Opening 102

Reading a Histogram 103

Adjusting a Photo 105

Leveling Photos & Removing Lens Distortion 106

Video Resources 108

Using the Videos 109

Scanning the Codes 110

iPhone 110

Android 111

Index 112