Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies - Brossura

Busch, David D.

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ISBN 10: 0764598031 ISBN 13: 9780764598036

Casa editrice: For Dummies, 2005

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Whether you own a Digital SLR camera or are thinking of buying one, with this guide, you’ll give it your best shot! It has info to help you choose the right camera and accessories, and then use them right. Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies covers the hardware, the software, and the techniques you need to take top-notch digital photos with your dSLR. This guide will get you clicking with information on:

• The advantages of a dSLR camera: more control over what portions of your images are in sharp focus; a more accurate viewfinder; lower levels of the annoying grain effect called noise; ability to capture the most fleeting action; more control over depth-of-field; ability to review your image immediately, upload the photo to your computer, make adjustments, and print a full-color print in minutes
• Choosing the accessories that will take your dSLR to the next level, depending on the type of photography you do and your current and future needs
• Megapixels, and matching pixels to print sizes and printers
• The components of a dSLR: lens; viewing system, aperture, shutter, light-sensitive component; medium for storing the captured image
• Accessorizing your dSLR with memory cards, filter add-ons (infrared, polarizers, neutral density, and special effects), electronic flash, tripods, and more

Once you get your hands on a dSLR camera (literally), this reference helps you use its features and controls to take great pictures. Complete with more than 300 color photos, lots of tables, and clear, step-by-step instructions for various situations, subjects, and calculations, Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies helps you refine your techniques with info on:

• Getting the exposure right with the histogram, the metering system, or Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual Exposure modes
• Achieving the right focus with manual focus or autofocus
• The scoop on lenses—prime, zoom, and special—and using them appropriately and creatively

• How to use interchangeable lenses, set up speedy continuous-shooting burst modes, apply selective focus, and shoot under the lowest light levels
• Special features of dSLR to reduce noise, cancel camera shake, do time-lapse photography, and shoot infrared photos
• Working with the RAW format, JPEG, or both
• Taking action, flash, or sequence photos or freezing the action
• Composition basics, including the Rule of Thirds, tips for shooting portraits or group photos, and more
• Using image editors to fix-up your photos (with cropping, tonal adjustments, color correction, spot removal, sharpening/blurring, and more), with step-by-step instructions for using Photoshop
• Compositing images
• Choosing your printer and evaluating your output options

With Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies, you won’t only get the how-to for various types of shots, you’ll see the results with great color photos. In no time, you’ll be taking great photos of your own.

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L'autore

As a roving photojournalist for more than 20 years, David D. Busch illustrated his books, magazine articles, and newspaper reports with award-winning images. He has operated his own commercial studio, suffocated in formal dress while shooting weddings-for-hire, and shot sports for a daily newspaper and Upstate New York college. His photos have been published in magazines as diverse as Scientific American and Petersen’s PhotoGraphic, and his articles have appeared in Popular Photography & Imaging, The Rangefinder, The Professional Photographer, and hundreds of other publications. He’s currently reviewing digital cameras for CNet and Computer Shopper.
When About.com recently named its top five books on Beginning Digital Photography, occupying the number one and two slots were Busch’s Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Mastering Digital Photography. His 80 other books published since 1983 include bestsellers like The Nikon D70 Digital Field Guide, The Official Hewlett-Packard Scanner Handbook, and Digital Photography For Dummies Quick Reference.
Busch earned top category honors in the Computer Press Awards the first two years they were given (for Sorry About the Explosion and Secrets of MacPaint, MacWrite, and MacDraw), and later served as Master of Ceremonies for the awards.

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Get the lowdown on megapixels, lenses, and filters

Choose the right camera and accessories, get perfect shots, and edit like a pro

Excited about that new digital SLR and eager to find inventive ways to put all its features to work? This book will help! It shows you (in rich, full color) exactly what you and your camera can do together. Discover the performance and creative advantages at your fingertips, sidestep hidden pitfalls, conquer the controls, produce perfect output, and uncover the secrets to terrific digital photos.

Discover how to

• Explore dSLR creative controls and options
• Improve quality with RAW, TIFF, or JPEG formats
• Change perspective with lenses
• Use histograms to optimize exposure
• Apply depth-of-field effectively

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• Editore: For Dummies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0764598031
• ISBN 13: 9780764598036
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 330