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Introduction | |
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Getting to Know Your Digital Camera | |
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Your Particular Kind of Camera | |
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Lens Options | |
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The LCD Screen | |
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EXIF: A Confusing Acronym for a Very Cool Feature | |
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Assignment: Familiarize Yourself with Your Camera and Learn How to View EXIF Data | |
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Figuring Out What to Shoot | |
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Previsualizing and Planning | |
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Photographing What You Love | |
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Take the Camera Everywhere | |
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Assignment: Begin Gathering Ideas | |
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File Formats, Quality Settings & Resolution | |
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Art as Ones and Zeros | |
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JPEG | |
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TIFF | |
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Raw | |
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Storage and Memory Card Options | |
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Pixel Resolution | |
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Assignment: Shoot JPEG, TIFF, and Raw | |
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Exposure | |
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The Exposure Triangle | |
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Assignment: Create Your Own Exposure Charts | |
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ISO | |
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Assignment: Learn about Noise | |
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Shutter Speed | |
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Assignment: Stop or Blur Action | |
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Aperture | |
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Assignment: Control Depth of Field | |
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Exposure Problems | |
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Using the Histogram | |
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Changing Exposure Settings | |
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Other Ways to Adjust Exposure: Lock, Compensate, or Recompose | |
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Assignment: Change and Control Your Exposure | |
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Light | |
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The Characteristics of Light | |
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Time of Day | |
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Understanding White Balance | |
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White Balance Choices | |
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Selecting an "Everyday" White Balance Setting | |
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Saving White Balance for When You're at Your Computer | |
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Assignment: Shoot the Same Scene throughout the Day | |
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Composition, or What Goes Where | |
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Will the Real Subject Please Stand Up? | |
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Move Closer | |
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The Truth about Digital Zooms | |
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Getting Superclose: Macro Modes and Lenses | |
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Assignment: Go Macro | |
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The Rule of Thirds | |
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Vertical vs. Horizontal | |
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Assignment: Apply the Rule of Thirds to a Vertical Composition | |
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Cropping in Camera vs. Cropping on the Computer | |
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Telephoto Lenses: Good for Getting Close and More | |
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Altering Your Point of View | |
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Assignment: Get Down, Get Up, Get Wacky, Get Wild | |
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Graphic Elements | |
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Framing | |
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Assignment: Make Use of Line, Shape, Pattern, and Framing | |
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Glossary | |
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Digital Camera Buyer's Guide | |
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The Very Least You Need to Know about Software | |
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Assignment: Print an Image | |
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Resources | |
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Further Reading | |
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Index | |