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The book every photographer should have!by nitecreature84
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The book itself covers all topics in photography technique. From the basics to the porfessional level this book is like having an encylopedia, but in a standard size paper back. The infomation in its pages on photography technique can be put to great use for digital or film photographers. The vast amount of knowledge in the book itself makes it a great value for the money, since it has information...
great book for beginnersby Anonymous
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This book is great for all info that is photographic.
Great Beginner and Amateur Photography Bookby Anonymous
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This book has helped explain almost all of the concepts of photography. The book is detailed in its descriptions of basic camera working as well as the descriptions of proper photographic settings to use. The only negative I have found with this book is the lack of basic principles for common shooting situations, Shooting inside in low light, flash usage, common mistakes and other basic skills a...
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The Photographer's Handbook
Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 1992
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Synopsis
A classic, bestselling photographer's manual is issued for the first time in paperback, revised and updated. More than 600 separate entries illustrated with 1,250 photographs, diagrams, and charts cover the entire range of subject matter, from choosing a camera to storing finished prints.
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The Photographer's Handbook
Table of Contents
| Cameras | |
| How the camera works | 10 |
| Direct vision | 12 |
| 35 mm single lens reflex | 14 |
| System cameras | 16 |
| Pocket and subminiatures | 17 |
| Roll-film single lens reflex | 18 |
| Twin lens reflex | 19 |
| View | 20 |
| Instant picture | 22 |
| Digital | 24 |
| Equipment selection | 26 |
| Lenses | |
| Basic principles | 28 |
| Varieties and functions | 30 |
| Equipment | |
| Exposure meters | 32 |
| Lighting | 34 |
| Accessories | 36 |
| Black and white film | |
| Basic principles | 38 |
| Film types | 40 |
| Formats | 45 |
| Black and white processing | |
| Materials | 46 |
| Procedures | 48 |
| Special techniques | 50 |
| Black and white printing | |
| Basic principles | 51 |
| Enlargements | 54 |
| Darkroom lay-out | 62 |
| Color film | |
| Basic principles | 64 |
| Film types | 68 |
| Color processing | |
| Negatives | 69 |
| Darkroom | 70 |
| Color printing | |
| Subtractive process | 71 |
| Additive process | 72 |
| Negatives and transparencies | 73 |
| Working with light | |
| Shooting into the light | 74 |
| The sun through the day | 78 |
| Night photography | 80 |
| Available light | 82 |
| Controlling light direction | 84 |
| Controlling light quality | 85 |
| One lamp | 86 |
| Two lamps | 87 |
| Multiple lighting | 88 |
| Lighting for portraits | 90 |
| Lighting interiors | 92 |
| Special lighting techniques | 94 |
| Flash techniques | 96 |
| Special flash techniques | 100 |
| Special problems | 102 |
| Using lenses | |
| Lens types | 104 |
| Close-up | 106 |
| Photomicrography | 110 |
| The ultra wide-angle lens | 114 |
| The wide-angle lens | 116 |
| The normal lens | 118 |
| The long lens | 120 |
| The extra long lens | 122 |
| The zoom lens | 124 |
| The shift lens | 126 |
| Special effects | 127 |
| Lens attachments | 128 |
| Focusing techniques | 130 |
| Working with black and white | |
| Determining exposure | 132 |
| Obtaining high contrast | 134 |
| Obtaining low contrast | 136 |
| High key effects | 138 |
| Low key effects | 140 |
| Using the weather | 142 |
| Filters | 144 |
| Working with color | |
| Basic principles | 145 |
| Color theory | 146 |
| Harmonies | 148 |
| Contrasts | 149 |
| Strong color | 150 |
| Muted color | 152 |
| Modifying color | 154 |
| Filter effects | 156 |
| Controlling movement | |
| Fundamentals | 161 |
| Shutter speed selection | 162 |
| Moving the camera | 164 |
| Sport photography | 166 |
| Recording action | 170 |
| Using strobe lights | 172 |
| Light trail techniques | 173 |
| Composition | |
| Fundamentals | 174 |
| Viewpoint | 176 |
| Shape and form | 178 |
| Perspective | 180 |
| Pattern and texture | 182 |
| Relationships of distance | 184 |
| Framing | 186 |
| Still life | 187 |
| Landscape | 188 |
| Architecture | 190 |
| Cities and towns | 192 |
| Photographing people | |
| In the studio | 194 |
| Conveying personality | 196 |
| Formal portraits | 198 |
| Close-up | 200 |
| Using viewpoint | 201 |
| Babies and children | 202 |
| Candid portraits | 204 |
| Super-imposing portraits | 205 |
| Group portraits | 206 |
| Self portraits | 209 |
| On vacation | 210 |
| Special occasions | 211 |
| Studio techniques | |
| Studio lay-out | 212 |
| Lighting | 214 |
| Lighting for reflections | 216 |
| Creating backgrounds | 218 |
| Using the view camera | 220 |
| Photographing food | 222 |
| Creating illusions | 224 |
| Fashion photography | 226 |
| Make-up procedure | 228 |
| Special make-up | 230 |
| Nudes | 231 |
| Projected images | 234 |
| Artificial effects | 236 |
| Simulating backgrounds | 238 |
| Special darkroom techniques | |
| Variations in film processing | 240 |
| Negative after-treatment | 242 |
| Special films | 243 |
| Sandwiching negatives | 244 |
| Solarizing prints and films | 248 |
| Controlling contrast | 250 |
| Optical effects | 251 |
| Using the baseboard | 252 |
| Vignetting | 254 |
| Adding texture | 255 |
| Multiple images | 256 |
| Variations in paper processing | 260 |
| Toning prints | 262 |
| Coating processes | 263 |
| Photograms | 264 |
| Printing with chemicals | 266 |
| Negative retouching | 267 |
| Print retouching | 268 |
| Montage | 270 |
| Surrealistic montage | 272 |
| Coloring black and white prints | 274 |
| Copying | 276 |
| Modifying color | 278 |
| Special projects | |
| Wildlife | 280 |
| Underwater | 285 |
| Remote operation | 289 |
| Aerial photography | 290 |
| Panoramas | 292 |
| Night sky | 294 |
| 3D and stereo photography | 299 |
| Scale models | 302 |
| Instructional sequences | 303 |
| Slide and tape presentation | 304 |
| Flick book | 306 |
| Using contact sheets | 307 |
| Storage and display | |
| Filing and mounting | 308 |
| Framing | 310 |
| Viewing transparencies | 312 |
| Fault analysis | |
| Camera and operator errors | 314 |
| Film processing errors | 315 |
| Print processing errors | 316 |
| Working in photography | |
| Education and training | 317 |
| Professional practice | 318 |
| The law | 320 |
| Glossary | 321 |
| Index | 346 |
| Acknowledgments | 352 |
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