Photographer's Handbook

Name: Photographer's Handbook
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ISBN: 9780679742043

ISBN-10: 0679742042

ISBN-13: 9780679742043

Edition: 3rd 1992 (Revised)

Authors: John Hedgecoe

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A classic, bestselling photographer's manual is issued for the first time in paperback, revised and updated. More than 600 separate entries illustrated with 1,250 photographs, diagrams, and charts cover the entire range of subject matter, from choosing a camera to storing finished prints.

Book details

List price: $25.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/8/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Cameras


How the camera works


Direct vision


35 mm single lens reflex


System cameras


Pocket and subminiatures


Roll-film single lens reflex


Twin lens reflex


View


Instant picture


Digital


Equipment selection


Lenses


Basic principles


Varieties and functions


Equipment


Exposure meters


Lighting


Accessories


Black and white film


Basic principles


Film types


Formats


Black and white processing


Materials


Procedures


Special techniques


Black and white printing


Basic principles


Enlargements


Darkroom lay-out


Color film


Basic principles


Film types


Color processing


Negatives


Darkroom


Color printing


Subtractive process


Additive process


Negatives and transparencies


Working with light


Shooting into the light


The sun through the day


Night photography


Available light


Controlling light direction


Controlling light quality


One lamp


Two lamps


Multiple lighting


Lighting for portraits


Lighting interiors


Special lighting techniques


Flash techniques


Special flash techniques


Special problems


Using lenses


Lens types


Close-up


Photomicrography


The ultra wide-angle lens


The wide-angle lens


The normal lens


The long lens


The extra long lens


The zoom lens


The shift lens


Special effects


Lens attachments


Focusing techniques


Working with black and white


Determining exposure


Obtaining high contrast


Obtaining low contrast


High key effects


Low key effects


Using the weather


Filters


Working with color


Basic principles


Color theory


Harmonies


Contrasts


Strong color


Muted color


Modifying color


Filter effects


Controlling movement


Fundamentals


Shutter speed selection


Moving the camera


Sport photography


Recording action


Using strobe lights


Light trail techniques


Composition


Fundamentals


Viewpoint


Shape and form


Perspective


Pattern and texture


Relationships of distance


Framing


Still life


Landscape


Architecture


Cities and towns


Photographing people


In the studio


Conveying personality


Formal portraits


Close-up


Using viewpoint


Babies and children


Candid portraits


Super-imposing portraits


Group portraits


Self portraits


On vacation


Special occasions


Studio techniques


Studio lay-out


Lighting


Lighting for reflections


Creating backgrounds


Using the view camera


Photographing food


Creating illusions


Fashion photography


Make-up procedure


Special make-up


Nudes


Projected images


Artificial effects


Simulating backgrounds


Special darkroom techniques


Variations in film processing


Negative after-treatment


Special films


Sandwiching negatives


Solarizing prints and films


Controlling contrast


Optical effects


Using the baseboard


Vignetting


Adding texture


Multiple images


Variations in paper processing


Toning prints


Coating processes


Photograms


Printing with chemicals


Negative retouching


Print retouching


Montage


Surrealistic montage


Coloring black and white prints


Copying


Modifying color


Special projects


Wildlife


Underwater


Remote operation


Aerial photography


Panoramas


Night sky


3D and stereo photography


Scale models


Instructional sequences


Slide and tape presentation


Flick book


Using contact sheets


Storage and display


Filing and mounting


Framing


Viewing transparencies


Fault analysis


Camera and operator errors


Film processing errors


Print processing errors


Working in photography


Education and training


Professional practice


The law


Glossary


Index


Acknowledgments