Getting Started in Digital Photography: Improve Your Photo Skills and Take Better Pictures

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Contents
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gettingstartedindigitalphotography
Understandyourcamera
06 Introductiontodigitalcameras
Wetakealookatthekeyfeaturesofdigital
SLRsandCompactSystemCamerasandhow
theyinfluencethequalityofyourimages.
18 ProgramandScenemodes
Howdifferentfully-automaticmodeswork.
20 Aperture-priorityAEmode
Themostusefulexposuremodeexplained.
22 Shutter-priorityAEmode
Howtochooseanduseshutterspeeds.
24 Manualmode
TakefullcontrolbydiallingMformanual.
26 Autofocussystems
Howyourcamera’sAFsystemworksandhow

youcansetitupforsharpresultseverytime.
34 ImageQualitysettings
TheprosandconsofRawandJPEG.
36 UnderstandingISOratings
LearnhowtocontrolISOratings. 56meteringpatterns
38 Noisereduction
Phototechnique Choosing&usingkit
HowtotakecareofnoiseathighISOs.
40 ShootinginRaw 52 Fundamentalsofcomposition 100Lenses
Captureimagesinmaximumdetail. Wheretoplaceyoursubjectintheframe. Essentialadviceonoptics,includingthe
46 WhiteBalance 54 Thebasicsofexposure humblestandard50mm,wide-angles,
telephotosandmacrolenses.
HowWhiteBalanceaffectscolouraccuracy. Fundamentalsofexposureexplained.
112 Usingflash
48Customiseyourcamera 56 Meteringpatterns
Masterflashmodeswithourin-depthlookat
Setupyourcamerahowyoulikeit! discoverhowyourcameraexposesascene.
built-inandhotshoe-mountedflashguns.
58 Exposureoverrides
46whitebalance 124 Studioflash
Howyoucancontroltheexposuresystem.
expertadviceonhowtousestudioflash.
60 Fine-tuneyourexposures
128 Ourfavouritephotoaccessories
Improveresultsusingexposureaids.
Theessentialitemstoaddtoyouroutfi t,
62 Dominatingskies
includingremotes,tripodsandbags.
Howtoavoidunderexposinganimage 130Ensureperfectexposures
withsky-fi lledvistas.
Howtouseourfreegreycardtogiveperfect
64 Thebasicsofapertures
exposureseverytime.
Theimportanceofaperturesettings.
66 Aperturesandexposure
Howaperturechangestheimage.
68 Aperturesanddepth-of-field
Understandthisessentialrelationship.
70 Aperturesandlandscapes
Howtoensurepin-sharpscenics.
80fastshutterspeeds
72 Understandingdepth-of-field
Thebasicsofhowdepth-of-fi eldworksand
howtouseitforportraitsandclose-ups.
76 Theprincipleofshutterspeeds 30autofocus
thebasicsofusingshutterspeeds.
78 Shutterspeedsandexposure
Howshutterspeedsinfluenceexposures.
80 Usingfastshutterspeeds
howtofreezeamomentintime.
82 Capturemotioninlandscapes
Blurmovingelementsingeneralscenics.
84 Shoottraffictrails
Uselongexposuresforgreatnightshots.
86 Guidetodaylightportraits
turntopage122tofindoutabout
ourfantasticsubscriptionoffers howtocontrolandmanipulatedaylightin 38noisereduction
sunlight,cloud,shadeandforsilhouettes.
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6 Understandingyourdigitalcamera
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Interchangeable-
lens cameras
Understandinghowyourcameraworksiskeytogetting
thebestfromit.Wetakealookatthemainfeaturesyou’ll
findondigitalSLRsandCompactSystemCameras
UNTILVERYRECENTLY,ifyouwantedadigitalcamerawithinterchangeable
lenses,thenyourchoicewaseasy:mostofuswouldoptfora35mm-based
digitalSLR,(whileaminorityofproschoseamedium-formatDSLRcosting
tensofthousandsofpounds).However,inthelastcoupleofye ars,Comp act
SystemCameras(CSCs),alsoknownas‘hybrids’,havecomeontothescene,
offeringanalternativeoption.
ThislatestgenerationhasmanysimilaritiestoDSLRs,offeringvirtually
identicalspecifi cationsandoperatinginasimilarmanner,albeitwithoneor
twomajordifferences.Thehandling,featuresandperformanceofdigital
SLRshavebeenrefi nedandimprovedovertheyearssothatusersfi ndthem
assimpleaspossibletooperate.Itmakessensethen,sincemost
manufacturersofCSCsalsoproducedigitalSLRs,thatCSCsfeaturesimilar
operatingsystemstotheirSLRcounterparts.NotonlydoesthismeanCSCs
havethepotentialtobegreatperformersasitstechnologyisalreadyquite
advanced,butitmakesthecrossoverfromonecameratypetoanotherfairly
easyforthosewhowanttomakethetransition.
Inthissectionoftheguide,we’llbelookingatallthekeyfeaturesof
yourdigitalcamera,explainingwhattheydoandhowyoushoulduse
themtoimprovethequalityofyourimages.We’llalsobecomparing
andcontrastingthetwomaininterchangeable-lenscamerasystems.
Asyou’lldiscover,bothsharemanycommonareasandonlyafew
practicaldifferences.Inthismonth’sissue,weprovideageneral
overviewofacamera’smainfunctionsandlookindetailatthe
heartofeverydigitalcamera:theimagesensor.
Knowyourcamerainside&out!
Digitalcamerasboastanincredible
amountoftechnology.Ourguide
aimstoexplainallthekeyfeatures
andrevealafewsecrets,too.
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Anatomyofaninterchangeable-lenscamera
Findyourwayaroundyourdigitalcamerawithourannotatedguide.Asyou’ll
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discover,therearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesbetweenaDSLRandaCSC!
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DIDYOUKNOW?
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(DSLR)oraCompact Withyourcamerasettosingle-shotAF
SystemCamera(CSC),you andsingleframeadvance,onceyou
havepressedtheshutterreleasetotake
haveinyourpossessionan
theinitialimage,releasingitonlytothe
incrediblyimpressivepiece halfwaystagelockstheAFand
ofequipment.Yourcamera exposuresettingsforthenextshot.
ispackedwithcutting-edge
technologydesignedto
deliverperfectimagesfor
thevastmajorityofshooting
situations,aswellas,more
recently,HDvideo.Despite 1
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betterpictures.
KeyfeaturesandcontrolsfoundonDSLRs&CSCs
1)Shutterreleasebutton:The amoderatewide-anglelensand dothis.Withmostmodels,a 8)Microphone:Usedtorecord
shutterbuttonhasatwo-stage subjectswithinacoupleofmetres separateflashmodebuttononthe audiowhenshootingmovies.Can
action–presshalfwaytoactivate away.Allofferachoiceofflash four-waycontrolisusedtodothis. alsobeusedonsomecamerasto
theAFandmeteringsystemsand modes.Theautomodeisfi nefor 4)AFilluminatorlamp:Inlow ‘write’audionotestoimages.
fullydepressittotaketheexposure. capturingstandardlow-light light,yourcameracanstruggleto 9)Depth-of-field
Didyouknow? Ifyou’veleftyour portraits,butthereareanumberof focus.TheAFlamp,housedinthe preview:Oncepopular
cameraswitchedonforafew flashmodesonofferthatallowfor integralflashoronthefrontofthe onfi lmSLRs,thisisnow
minutesandit’senteredstandby farmorecreativity,including camerabody,fi resaflashburstora lesscommon.Usingit
modetopreservebatterypower, slow-syncandrear-curtainsync. patternedbeamoflighttoaidthe closesthelensiristotheselected
taptheshutterreleasegentlyto 3)Flash-upbutton: AFlockonthesubject. aperture,allowingyoutopreview
switchitbackon.Alsoworthnoting Presstopopupthe 5)Lensreleasebutton: theextentofdepth-of-fi eldinthe
isthatmanycamerashavea integralflash(ifyour Pressthisbuttontoallow viewfi nder.However,thisdarkens
customfunctionthatcanset camerahasone).While thelenstoberemoved. theviewfi nderimage,making
whethertheshutterreleaselocks somecamerasautomaticallyraise ittrickytouse,especiallywith
AF,exposureorboth. theflashwhenrequiredincertain Didyouknow?Nikon’s smallapertures.Cameraswith
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CSCslackthisfacility,cateringfor manualexposuremode. foundonthelensorthe overopticalviewfi nders.
flashviathehotshoemountonly. Didyouknow? Withsome camerabody,isusedto Didyouknow? Canonuserscan
ManyCSCslackinganintegralflash cameras,youcanpressandhold setthefocusingto usethisfunctionwithLiveView,
haveasmallclip-onunitsupplied theFlash-upbuttontoaccess manualorautofocus. allowingdepth-of-fi eldtobemore
alongwiththecamera.Flash additionalflashmodes,ratherthan 7)Self-timerlamp:Visually easilyassessedontheLCDmonitor
coverageisusuallygoodenoughfor needingtousethemenusystemto indicatestheself-timercountdown. thanispossiblewiththeviewfi nder.
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1)Exposurecompensation: theA33,A35andA55)havean butit’sbesttoswitchtothespot/ theten/12-secondself-timer,which
Thisisthemostcommonlyused electronicfi nder,asdoCSCsthat partialorcentre-weightedaverage isidealwhenyouwanttobeinthe
exposureoverrideandincreasesor sportaviewfi nder.Wecover pattern,ratherthanusingitwith pictureyourself.Thetwo-second
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byasetamount,usuallyin1/3or 4)AFpointselection:Multi-point 8)Four-waycontrol:Virtually ofshakewhenusingalong
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experience,you’lldiscoverhowits withfocusonoff-centresubjects. four-waycontrolsystemonitsrear, buttonwhenyouwanttoshoot
usesuitscertainscenes,suchas Thisbuttonletsyouswitchbetween asitoffersafastandversatileform usingaremoterelease.
adding+2stopswhenshooting multi-pointAForswitchto ofsettingkeyfunctions.Each 12)AFbutton:Yourcameraoffers
snoworsettinganegativevalue single-pointAF.Choosingonepoint buttonhasitsownprimary atleasttwomainautofocusmodes:
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darkenthebackgroundforadded youneedprecisecontrolofthe allowsthesamebuttonstobeused andservo/continuousAFfor
mood.Whenshootinginmanual focus,suchaswithportraitswhen withthemenudisplaytoscroll movingsubjects.Manyalsohave
mode,pressingthisbuttonallows youneedtobecertaintofocuson throughthenavigationsystem. anAIServo/Auto-AFmode,which
theaperturetobechanged. thesubject’seye.ThecentralAF 9)WhiteBalance:Aswellasthe workslikesingle-shotuntilsubject
Didyouknow? Mostcamerashave pointnormallyboaststhemost defaultAutoWhiteBalance(AWB) movementisdetected,whenit
acustomfunctionthatletsyouset preciseAFsensor,makingitthe setting,yourcamerahasanumber switchesautomaticallyto
whetherchangesaremadein½, bestchoice. ofpresetsfordifferentlighting continuousfocus.
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buttonsarebecomingincreasingly learningitsset-upwhenyoufi rst customWhiteBalanceyourself DSLRsandCSCs,thatshoothigh
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