Digital Photography Masterclass

362 Pages·2013·77.02 MB·English

by  Tom Ang

TOMANG
London, New York,
Melbourne, Munich, and Delhi
contents
Senior editor Nicky Munro
Designer Sarah-Anne Arnold
Editorial team Hannah Bowen, Diana Vowles, Bob Bridle
US editor Jenny Siklos
US senior editor Shannon Beatty
Design team Joanne Clark, Angela Won-Yin Mak,
Sharon Spencer
Creative retoucher Adam Brackenbury
Producer, pre-production Lucy Sims
Producer Linda Dare
Jacket designer Mark Cavanagh
Jacket editor Manisha Majithia
Jacket design development manager 8 introduction
Sophia Tampakopoulos
Managing editor Stephanie Farrow
Senior managing art editor Lee Griffiths
Publisher Andrew Macintyre
Art director Phil Ormerod
Associate publishing director Liz Wheeler mastering your camera
Publishing director Jonathan Metcalf
FSierscto Anmd eArmicearnic eadni teiodnit,i o2n0,0 280 13 tutorial 1 | key camera controls
Published in the United States by 12 shutter settings
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001-192336-August/2013 18 quality settings
Copyright © 2013 Dorling Kindersley Limited 20 color settings
Text copyright © 2013 Tom Ang
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Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, 24 image analysis
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copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. tutorial 2 | exposure control
Published in Great Britain by
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34 image analysis
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tutorial 3 | tonality and contrast 98 image analysis
100 suggesting movement
46 increasing contrast 102 working with picture planes
48 dynamic range 104 image analysis
50 reflectors and fill-in 106 position and perspective
52 image analysis 108 composing with color
54 Assignment: high dynamic range 110 image analysis
112 Assignment: composition on location
tutorial 4 | obtaining the best image
58 lens qualities tutorial 7 | perfecting your timing
60 methods of focusing 116 catching the moment
62 zoom and perspective 118 image analysis
64 image analysis 120 time of day
66 zoom or prime lenses 122 the waiting game
68 aperture and working distance 124 image analysis
70 image analysis 126 Assignment: pet portrait
72 Assignment: urban nature
tutorial 8 | using available light
tutorial 5 | obtaining ideal color
130 low light levels
76 seeing color 132 image analysis
78 white balance 134 hard and high light
80 key colors 136 direction of light
82 saturated color 138 using shadows
84 image analysis 140 image analysis
86 Assignment: city streets 142 Assignment: light and shadow
developing your skills tutorial 9 | portable sunlight
146 full and fill flash
tutorial 6 | mastering composition 148 off-camera lighting
150 multiple lights
92 format and proportion 152 image analysis
94 balance and imbalance 154 Assignment: flash portrait
96 shapes within the image
the digital darkroom tutorial 12 | advanced manipulation
tutorial 10 | perfecting the image 216 the power of layers
218 layer blend modes
160 shape and crop 220 masks and selections
162 histograms 222 step by step: hand-coloring
164 curves and tone 224 highlights and shadows
166 burn and dodge 226 high dynamic range
168 white balance correction 228 step by step: elaborating the landscape
170 hue and saturation 234 step by step: portrait makeover
172 step by step: curves and tone 240 Assignment: montaging images
174 step by step: adjusting shape and color
176 noise and dust
178 sharpness and blur advancing your photography
180 refined sharpening
182 step by step: clean up and sharpen tutorial 13 | travel photography
184 working in RAW
186 processing RAW images 246 substance over style
188 Assignment: basic image enhancement 248 in conversation: Clay Enos
251 images in depth
254 Assignment: a revealing angle
tutorial 11 | manipulating the image
tutorial 14 | portrait photography
192 color to black and white
194 toning the image 258 new faces, new clients
196 duotone and multitone 260 in conversation: Eolo Perfido
198 step by step: converting to monochrome 263 images in depth
202 removing distractions 266 Assignment: capturing character
204 practical filters
206 filter effects
208 step by step: recasting an image
212 Assignment: image effects
tutorial 15 | documentary photography tutorial 19 | wildlife photography
270 freedom of choice 318 gaining access
272 in conversation: Altaf Qadri 320 in conversation: Marion Hogl
275 images in depth 323 images in depth
278 Assignment: a day in the life 326 Assignment: inspiring vision
tutorial 16 | landscape and nature photography tutorial 20 | fine art photography
282 individual vision 330 vision over record
284 in conversation: Tamao Funahashi 332 in conversation: Emily Allchurch
287 images in depth 335 images in depth
290 Assignment: spirit of place 338 Assignment: creative expression
tutorial 17 | sports photography
294 beauty and power
296 in conversation: Duane Hart
299 images in depth
342 system set-up
302 Assignment: essence of sport
344 import and metadata
346 handling and archiving
tutorial 18 | architecture photography 348 image output
350 glossary
306 fidelity to spirit
354 index
308 in conversation: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre
360 acknowledgments
311 images in depth
314 Assignment: exploring light
introduction
For a few years, photography resembled a building site. We walked
between piles of rubble from the ruins of once-great manufacturers
who had not adapted to the new digital climate. We gazed upon the
abandoned edifices of established practices, wondering what was
to become of them, their glory days over. Between the destruction
and emptied spaces, however, new structures were springing up—
unpredictable shapes and unfamiliar forms. In fact, the new order
was growing so quickly that we could see it burgeon as we watched.
Now the transformation of photography is complete. While the digital
phenomenon was once seen as the enemy of traditional photography,
then became accepted as its greatest boon, the disorder of change
became the springboard for the most exuberant growth and vigorous
expansion ever seen in the history of photography.
If you are one who has been newly entranced by photography, you are
part of this truly tremor-inducing cultural, social, and visual revolution.
And this book is written for you. It is for those of you who enjoy the
creative rewards photography can deliver; those who simply delight in
making photographs, and those who choose to succumb to it as an
obsession. It is also for the many of you who will, by now, have tried
your hand at manipulating your images too. You are all joined by a
yearning to take your photography further.