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Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Digital Photography

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Contents
  • Introduction – 5
  • Equipment
    • Camera – 7
    • Optics – 13
    • Tripod – 19
  • File Format
    • JPG vs. Raw – 23
    • Shooting JPG – 28
    • Shooting Raw – 30
  • Taking the Shot
    • Creating Sharp Images – 32
    • Holding the Camera – 34
    • Exposure – 36
    • Aperture – 37
    • Shutter Speed – 39
    • ISO – 40
    • Exposure Revisited – 41
    • Exposure Modes – 42
    • Metering – 44
    • Metering Difficult Scenes – 45
    • Reading Histograms – 47
    • Protecting the Highlights – 55
    • Dynamic Range – 56
    • Light – 60
    • White Balance – 68
    • Depth of Field – 73
  • Composition
    • Center of Interest – 77
    • Thirds & Golden Triangle – 81
    • Triangles – 83
    • Color – 84
    • Art of Subtraction – 87
  • Field Issues
    • In the Field – 89
    • Forget Me Not List – 93
    • Leveling the Camera – 95
    • Polarizer – 96
    • GND Filter – 98
    • Scouting Locations – 101
  • Raw Workflow
    • Raw – 105
    • Best Workflow – 108
    • Camera Raw 6.0 – 109
    • Dialogue Box – 110
    • Workflow Options – 111
    • Histogram – 113
    • Basic Tab – 114
    • White Balance – 115
    • Exposure – 118
    • Recovery – 119
    • Fill Light – 120
    • Blacks – 121
    • Brightness – 122
    • Contrast – 123
    • Clarity – 124
    • Vibrance & Saturation – 125
    • Tone Curve – 127
  • Photoshop CS5
    • Best Workflow Again – 134
    • Layers – 136
    • Selections and Masks – 144
    • Color Balance – 154
    • Brightness/Contrast – 156
    • Levels – 158
    • Curves – 165
    • Hue/Saturation – 174
    • Interpolation – 177
    • Sharpening – 180
  • Sample Workflow
    • Introduction – 187
    • The Process – 188
    • The Image – 189
    • The Workflow – 190
  • Color Management
    • What’s All the Fuss About – 202
    • Camera – 205
    • Computer/Photoshop – 207
    • Monitor – 212
    • Soft Proof – 214
    • Printer – 217
    • Light Box – 221
  • About the Author