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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Gearing Up for Great Pictures | |
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| Getting the Right Gear | |
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| How Much Camera Do You Need? | |
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| Manual Exposure Controls | |
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| Focal Length: With Digital, It's Different | |
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| Manual Focusing Mechanisms | |
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| Control Accessibility | |
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| Traditional vs. Electronic Viewfinder | |
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| Filter and Converter Compatibility | |
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| Tripod Mount | |
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| Lighting Solutions | |
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| Built-in Flash | |
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| Reflectors | |
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| Auxiliary Flash Units | |
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| "Hot" Lights | |
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| Setting Up the Digital Darkroom | |
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| Computer Central: Is Your System Fit for Duty? | |
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| Software | |
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| Exploring Creative Controls | |
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| Image Resolution | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| Compression | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| Image File Format | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| Exposure Modes | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| ISO | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| Flash Modes | |
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| Focus Modes | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommendations | |
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| White Balance | |
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| Creative Impact | |
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| Recommended Setting | |
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| Features to Ignore (or Turn Off) | |
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| Creative Scene Modes | |
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| Correction and Color Filters | |
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| Digital Zoom | |
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| Discovering the Secrets of the Pros | |
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| Taking Memorable Portraits | |
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| Basics of Digital Portrait Photography | |
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| Composing for Traditional Frame Sizes | |
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| Choosing Aperture and Shutter Speed | |
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| Taking Advantage of Portrait Mode | |
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| Finding a Flattering Camera Angle | |
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| Avoiding Focal Length and Distance Distortions | |
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| Casual Indoor Portraits | |
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| Using Flash | |
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| Boosting Exposure Through EV Compensation | |
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| Adding Reflected Light | |
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| Quick-Snap Portraits | |
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| Professional Head Shots | |
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| Outdoor Portraits | |
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| Exploring Product Photography and Other Still-Life Adventures | |
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| Creating a Still-Life Staging Area | |
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| Choosing a Backdrop | |
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| Avoiding Moire Patterns | |
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| Taming Reflections | |
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| Using a Polarizer to Reduce Reflections | |
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| Photographing Glass | |
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| Shooting Framed Art Under Glass | |
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| Photographing Art Glass | |
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| Shooting Architectural Subjects | |
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| Capturing Close-ups | |
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| Zooming vs. Moving | |
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| Snubbing Digital Zoom | |
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| Tweaking Camera Settings for Close-up Work | |
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| Choosing Resolution and Compression | |
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| Focusing at Close Distances | |
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| Previewing Your Shots | |
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| Sharpening Without Sandpaper | |
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| Lighting at Close Range | |
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| Exploring Macro Photography | |
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| Getting the Tough Shot: Low-Light and Action Photography | |
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| Helping Your Camera Cut Through Darkness | |
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| Adjusting Light Sensitivity (ISO) | |
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| Shooting Long Exposures | |
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| Using Slow-Sync Flash | |
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| Capturing Motion | |
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| Using Blur to Emphasize Motion | |
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| Freezing Action with a Fast Shutter | |
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| Speeding Up Your Camera's Response Time | |
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| Creating Panoramic Images | |
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| Setting Up for Panoramic Photography | |
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| Rotating Around the Nodal Point | |
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| Shooting the Pieces of Your Panorama | |
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| Stitching Your Panorama | |
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| Stitching Software | |
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| Preparing Your Images (and Computer) | |
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| Stitching the Seams | |
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| Choosing a Panorama Format | |
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| Manipulating Color | |
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| Tweaking Colors with White Balance | |
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| Warming Image Colors | |
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| Making Gray Skies Blue: Using a Polarizing Filter | |
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| Strengthening Saturation | |
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| Converting from Color to Black-and-White | |
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| Creating Color Effects | |
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| Printing and Sharing Your Photos | |
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| Becoming a Master Printer | |
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| Buying Your Next Photo Printer | |
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| Picking a Printer Type: Inkjet, Dye-Sub, or Laser? | |
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| Sorting Through Printer Specs | |
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| Inkjet Printing for the Long Haul: Archival Solutions | |
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| Preparing Your Picture for Printing | |
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| Balancing Output Resolution, Print Size, and Photo Quality | |
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| Adjusting Output Resolution by Resampling | |
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| Choosing Printer Properties and Other Printing Tips | |
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| Solving Color-Matching Problems | |
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| Understanding the Limits of Color Matching | |
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| Calibrating and Profiling Your Monitor | |
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| Fine-Tuning Printer and Monitor Colors | |
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| Diving into Color Management | |
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| Printing Black-and-White Inkjet Photos | |
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| Working with a Lab | |
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| Putting Pictures on the Screen | |
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| Setting the Image Display Size | |
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| Screen Pictures and ppi | |
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| How Screen Resolution Affects Display Size | |
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| Establishing the Image Display Size | |
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| Saving Your Image in a Screen File Format | |
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| Using JPEG Wisely | |
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| Creating a JPEG Copy of Your Photo | |
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| 256-Color Grayscales: GIF or JPEG? | |
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| Exploring New Ways to Share Photos | |
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| Online Photo Albums | |
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| Web-Based Image Galleries | |
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| Multimedia Slide Shows | |
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| Camera to TV Displays | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Online Resources for Digital Photographers | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Index | |