Basic Photography Using a Digital Camera

by Jongpil Cheon

Read here Read at LibreTextsPDF

The courses are designed teach the basics of good photography and to take advantage of the leaps in technology that have put some amazing digital imaging within reach of darn near everyone. In addition to learning traditional photographic techniques like effective use of shutter speed and how to work with depth of field, you’ll also learn to work using Photoshop as a “darkroom” to create digital photos that reflect classic photographic values.

Description from LibreTexts.

Publisher
Texas Tech University
Subjects
Humanities, Photography
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

LibreTexts writes equations in TeX, and here they show as TeX; the PDF has them typeset.

  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Understanding the terminology used for the digital camera
  7. 1.1: What is a CCD?
  8. 1.2: What is a ISO?
  9. 1.3: What is a DSLR camera?
  10. 2: Acquiring basic knowledge of taking a picture with the digital camera
  11. 2.1: Section 2.1-How to press the shutter button
  12. 2.2: Good composition of photos
  13. 2.3: White balance setting
  14. 2.4: Exposure values compensation
  15. 2.5: Flash control
  16. 2.6: Shutter speed priority mode
  17. 2.7: Selective focus
  18. 3: Using different methods in accordance with various situations
  19. 3.1: Taking photos of people
  20. 3.2: Taking photos of landscapes
  21. 3.3: Taking close-up photos
  22. 3.4: Taking Photos at Night
  23. 4: Appendices
  24. 4.1: Review of Important Settings
  25. 4.2: How to take good photographs
  26. 4.3: Assessment
  27. Back Matter
  28. Index
  29. Detailed Licensing