Book
Langford's starting photography : the guide to creating great images
Record details
- ISBN: 1138842230
- ISBN: 9781138842236
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Physical Description:
viii, 360 pages : illustrations (some color), charts ; 25 cm
print - Edition: Seventh edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. "A Focal Press Book"--cover. "Seventh edition first published 2016 by Focal Press."--t.p. verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Picture Making -- Seeing and photographing -- Using the viewfinder -- framing up -- Creating a point of emphasis -- Picking lighting conditions -- Pattern, texture and shape -- Using color -- Projects Developing a personal approach -- pt. 2 Camera, Sensors and Film -- Camera principles -- The camera -- The rise and rise of the camera phone -- Sensors -- Films -- Scanners -- pt. 3 Creative Use of Camera Controls -- Shutter speeds and movement -- Focus and aperture -- Choice of exposure -- Changing focal length -- Set for digital success -- Projects -- pt. 4 Tackling Different Photographic Subjects -- People -- Places -- Animal portraits -- Landscapes -- Creating black and white images -- Close-up subjects -- Action and sports photographs -- Going with the flow -- Projects -- pt. 5 Controlling Light -- The basics of great lighting -- Lighting for people photographs -- Lighting objects -- Outside shooting -- Flash and its control -- Layout and lighting in the studio -- Projects -- pt. 6 Photographic Workflow -- Demystifying the photographic process -- pt. 7 Digital Processing and Printing -- Introducing the digital photography tools -- Transferring pictures from the camera to computer -- Processing the picture file -- First steps in enhancing -- Editing techniques -- On-phone and in-camera enhancing -- Printing your digital files -- pt. 8 Experimental and Constructed Images -- Letting the image move -- Exploring reflections -- Using lens attachments -- Combining pictures -- Creative digital -- Print manipulation -- Projects -- pt. 9 Presenting and Assessing Your Work -- Finishing off -- Presenting pictures in sets -- Digital presentation -- Sharing Mobile Albums with Adobe Revel -- Sharing `on the fly' -- Evaluating your results -- pt. 10 Troubleshooting -- Film users: assessing the results -- General shooting faults -- Digital users: checking images on the desktop -- Appendices -- Appendix A Computer connection types -- Appendix B Camera memory cards -- Appendix C Digital camera sensor sizes and resolution [megapixels] -- Appendix D Suggested starting speeds/apertures for difficult night scenes -- Appendix E Scanner connections -- Appendix F What resolution should I pick? -- Appendix G ISO settings and their uses -- Appendix H Minimum shutter speeds to stop camera shake -- Appendix I Settings to control depth of field -- Appendix J Suggested starting speeds to freeze the action of different events -- Appendix K Flash guide numbers, apertures and distance -- Appendix L Using a hand-held meter -- Appendix M Batteries -- Appendix N Health and safety in photography -- Appendix O Black and white film processing and printing -- Appendix P Chemically treating black and white prints. |
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| Subject: | Photography |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Williamsburg Public Library | 770 LAN (Text)
Langford's Starting Photography: Given in memory of Jason Eggleston. [ JRH @ BC_WIL ]
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Given in memory of Jason Eggleston.
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110WIL0068165D | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
