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Book Description

Today's DSLRs have manuals running to hundreds of pages, but they neglect one crucial fact: great photographers do not just simply know how to navigate menus, they also understand how their camera works and how to get the best possible pictures from it.

The DSLR Field Guide shares Michael Freeman's decades of professional photography experience with digital technology--from the anatomy of a DSLR, though to making the most of the camera's many settings so you can operate it with speed and accuracy, confident that you will be achieving the best possible result.

Michael Freeman is the author of the global bestseller, The Photographer's Eye. Now published in sixteen languages, The Photographer's Eye continues to speak to photographers everywhere. Reaching 100,000 copies in print in the US alone, and 300,000+ worldwide, it shows how anyone can develop the ability to see and shoot great digital photographs.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. The Digital Environment
    1. DSLRs
    2. DSLR Controls
    3. The Digital Sensor
    4. Data Transfer
    5. The Imaging Processor
    6. Camera Menus
    7. Image Resolution
    8. File Formats
    9. Compression vs. Image Quality
    10. Measuring Exposure
    11. Controlling Dynamic Range
    12. Real World Dynamic Range
    13. Coping with Contrast
    14. Lenses
    15. Macro and Close-up Lenses
    16. Stitching Images
    17. Creating HDR Images
    18. The Zone System
    19. Applying the Zone System
    20. Common Lighting Scenarios
    21. Noise
    22. White Balance
    23. Managing Color
    24. Color Targets for Consistent Color
    25. Creating a Camera Profile
    26. Memory
    27. A Wireless Option
    28. Editing In-camera
    29. Powering the Camera
    30. Electricity Abroad
    31. Caring for your Camera
    32. On-camera Flash
    33. Off-camera Flash
    34. Continuous Lights
    35. Tripods
    36. Camera to Computer
    37. Traveling with Equipment
  8. Image Editing
    1. The Digital Photography Workflow
    2. Computer Requirements
    3. Monitor Types
    4. Calibrating your Monitor
    5. Color
    6. Managing Color
    7. Regular Downloads
    8. Intermediate Storage
    9. Image Browsers
    10. Databases
    11. New Workflow Software
    12. Captions and Keywords
    13. Long-term Storage
    14. Basic Optimization
    15. Advanced Optimization
    16. Optimization Tips and Tricks
    17. Shooting Raw
    18. Working with Photoshop and Raw
    19. Advanced Raw Adjustment
    20. Tone with Histograms and Levels
    21. Tone Adjustments with Curves
    22. Shadows/Highlights Tool
    23. Sharpening
    24. Basic Sharpening
    25. Advanced Sharpening
    26. Increasing Image Size
    27. Resizing Software
    28. Digital Color Spaces
    29. Adjusting Colors
    30. Memory Colors
    31. Fixing Noise
    32. Fixing Lens Distortion
  9. Reference
  10. Glossary
  11. Index
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