Chapter

Contents

1: Introduction to Film and Digital Cameras

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Camera Types
1.3 How a film camera works
1.4 How a digital camera works
1.5 Resolution
1.6 Manual, automatic and semi auto camera systems
1.7 Lens Technology
1.8 Basic science of light and colour
1.9 White balance, colour casting and colour temperature with warm and cool tones
1.10 Scanning photos and using the scanner as a camera

2: Detachable SLR Lens and when to use them

2.1 Wide angle
2.2Telephoto
2.3 Macro
2.4 Filters, UV, Polarizing, Neutral Density, graduated, warm up filters
2.5 The lens hood

3: Composition and shooting techniques

3.1 Reportage and Portraits
3.2 Landscapes
3.3 Balance
3.4 Holding and Handling a camera

4: Exposure and how it works

4.1 Shutter speed
4.2 Aperture
4.3 Depth of field
4.4 Relationship between shutter speed and aperture
4.5 Light metering
4.6 Exposure compensation
4.7 Introduction to flash

5: Lighting Systems

5.1 The flash unit
5.2 TTL fill flash
5.3 Flash compensation
5.4 Manual flash
5.5 Diffusing the flash
5.6 Bounce flash
5.7 Red eye
5.8 Remote flash units
5.9 Slow sync flash photography
5.10 Basic Studio Lighting
5.11 Backgrounds
5.12 Natural light
5.13 Studio apparatus
5.14 Tungsten lights
5.15 Halogen studio lights

6: Image editing software

6.1 File formats and resolution
6.2 Screen resolution
6.3 Basic images adjustments
6.4 Basic filters
6.5 Working in Layers
6.6 Selections
6.7 Cropping an image
6.8 The Clone Stamp Tool
6.9 Inserting text into photos
6.10 File optimisation for print and web
6.11 RGB and CMYK printing methods
6.12 Colour balance, curve graphs and gamma
6.13 Actions, recording and batch conversions
6.14 Colour management and screen calibrations

7: Raw files and Raw Converters

7: Raw files and Raw Converters

8: Types of Photography and tips

8.1 Landscape
8.2 Portrait
8.3 Panorama
8.4 Reportage and photojournalism
8.5 Still life
8.6 Commercial product and fashion photography
8.7 Macro or close up
8.8 Sports and action
8.9 Fine arts photography

9: Press photography and tips

9.1 Getting started
9.2 What is involved
9.3 Reportage
9.4 Travelling

10: Freelance photography and tips

10 Freelance photography and tips

11: Marketing your Photography

11.1 Stock Libraries
11.2 Websites

12: Your Photography Business

12.1 Payment for your photos
12.2 Delivering your photos to your clients
12.3 Conclusion