The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography

Lorna Yabsley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2013
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-1-4463-0316-0 (ISBN)

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This is the only complete guide to photography that is designed specifically for women looking to improve their photo skills. With inspirational case studies and examples from professional and semi-pro women photographers, user-friendly explanations and image critiques, this book is a practical toolkit for busy girls who enjoy photography.

This is the only complete guide to photography that is designed specifically for women looking to improve their photography skills for pleasure and profit. With inspirational case studies and examples from professional and semi-pro female photographers, user-friendly technical explanations and image critiques, this book is a practical and useful toolkit for busy girls who enjoy photography.

Becoming an accomplished and competent photographer needs to be approached in three stages:

- Understand your camera and learn how to drive it

- Composition - tune in and understand your subject

- Post production - share and print

However, rather than explain every technical function from the outset, the aim of this book is to demystify the jargon and take you, step by step, back to the basic fundamental principals of photography; first putting you in control of the camera which will, in turn, free up the composition and creativity. The more advanced features of the camera and in-depth processes can be explored once the basic principals are understood.

This is a fun, contemporary photography book that will become your essential tool for taking your passion for photography to the next level.

Lorna Yabsley has worked at the high end' of the photographic industry for over 25 years with her unique style being widely emulated. Coming into the business at an early age from an arts background, she learnt her craft working alongside some of Britain's leading photographers. She then became the founder and principal photographer at Bangwallop, making her the go-to source in contemporary photography. http://www.bangwallop.co.uk

Introduction

Section 1 Understanding your camera

This section is a guide to understanding the different types of cameras
and lenses, modes and functions. Learn how to use the camera and lenses –
'getting off auto' using A 'aperture priority' and S 'shutter priority'
and M 'manual' taking full control of exposure. Understanding ISO and
how to use the meter.

TOP TIPS
Providing more detailed explanations on the more technical aspects of each subject.

Cameras – smart phone, compact, bridge, micro system, DSLR, medium & large format

Lenses – prime, macro, wide angle, zoom, telephoto

Exposure – controlling ISO, aperture, shutter & using your meter

Composition – basic composition guides, recording an image, file types and image quality:

Selecting metering modes

Selecting focus mode

Evaluating exposure and using a histogram

Section 2 Composition and approach by subject

The principals of composition. How to tune in and 'ways of seeing'.
Aspect ratio and the nonsense of 10x8”. Using your gear to best effect.
Pushing boundaries and breaking rules.

Subjects

The subject chapters are full of great images with explanations on how
the images were achieved from a composition perspective and tips on how
to approach each subject matter.

people – babies, children, teens and families

events – weddings, parties, celebrations

animals & wildlife – landscape & nature

travel

product & still life

Section 3 Understanding post production

A step-by-step, basic guide

Photo software explained

What you do and don’t need to know

An introduction to lightroom

File types – jpeg, raw, tiff advantages of shooting RAW files and introduction to RAW processing

Workflow – downloading & backing up, cataloguing your images and understanding meta-data

Basic post production – digital manipulation, print/sharing basic editing, cropping, colour correction and retouching.

Print & sharing – exporting for print and email.

Section 4 Turning pro and profitable – busy girl case studies

Lemon Zebra – Two mums who have specialise in a school
photography business.

Rona Wheeldon – photography for flower arranging business.

Lola Rose – Creative wedding photographer.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.10.2013
Zusatzinfo	250 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Newton Abbot
Sprache	englisch
Maße	11 x 220 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Fotografieren / Filmen
ISBN-10	1-4463-0316-0 / 1446303160
ISBN-13	978-1-4463-0316-0 / 9781446303160
Zustand	Neuware