Digital photography has arrived once and for all. No longer do photographers have to be defensive because they prefer digital. Thanks to new technologies, digital cameras at all ends of the price spectrum can rival their film counterparts. If you have shifted from traditional to digital photography, and need to know what's different about shooting digital, this is the book for you. Now in its third edition, this bestseller has been fine-tuned and updated to provide you with the most current information on today's cameras that you'll find anywhere. Whether you're new to photography, or new to digital photography, you'll learn how to take the best possible shots. Even though your camera may pack an image sensor instead of film, taking good pictures still involves understanding apertures, shutter speeds, and metering techniques, as well as a few other issues that film shooters don't face. Fortunately, digital cameras also provide some unique tools to help you get the shot right the first time.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 How a Digital Camera Works
Chapter 3 Basic Photography: A Quick Primer
Chapter 4 Evaluating an Image
Chapter 5 Choosing a Digital Camera
Chapter 6 Building a Workstation
Chapter 7 Shooting
Chapter 8 Metering and Exposure
Chapter 9 Special Shooting
Chapter 10 Workflow
Chapter 11 Corecting Tone and Color
Chapter 12 Raw Conversion
Chapter 13 Building Your Editing Arsenal
Chapter 14 Images Tactics
Chapter 15 Special Effects
Chapter 16 Output