Busch - Digital SLR Cameras and Photography For Dummies

Digital SLR

Cameras &

Photography

5th Edition

Digital SLR

Cameras &

Photography

5th Edition

by David D. Busch

Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies, 5th Edition Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, www.wiley.com Copyright 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction ................................................................ 1

Part I: Getting Started with Digital SLR

Cameras and Photography ............................................ 5

Chapter 1: The Digital SLR Difference ............................................................................. 7

Chapter 2: Safari Inside a dSLR ...................................................................................... 29

Chapter 3: Tracking the Ideal dSLR ............................................................................... 53

Part II: Accessorizing Your Digital SLR ....................... 69

Chapter 4: Saving and Archiving Your Photos ............................................................. 71

Chapter 5: Gearing Up Your dSLR.................................................................................. 79

Chapter 6: Mastering the Multi-Lens Reflex ................................................................. 93

Chapter 7: External Flash Lighting............................................................................... 111

Part III: Oh, Shoot! .................................................. 121

Chapter 8: Taking Control of Your dSLR ..................................................................... 123

Chapter 9: Movies and Special Features of dSLRs ..................................................... 143

Chapter 10: Action, Flash, and Other Challenges ...................................................... 159

Chapter 11: Composition and dSLRs ........................................................................... 179

Chapter 12: Applied Techniques ................................................................................. 199

Part IV: Fine-Tuning Your Output .............................. 211

Chapter 13: Working with RAW and Other Formats.................................................. 213

Chapter 14: Fixing Up Your Images ............................................................................. 231

Chapter 15: Hard Copies Arent Hard .......................................................................... 261

Part V: Part of Tens ................................................. 271

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Improve Your dSLR Photography .................................... 273

Chapter 17: Ten Things You Never Thought of Doing with Your Digital SLR ........ 287

Chapter 18: Ten Online Showcases for Digital SLR Photography ............................ 303

Index ...................................................................... 315

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................. 1

About This Book .............................................................................................. 2

Foolish Assumptions ....................................................................................... 2

Icons Used in This Book ................................................................................. 3

Beyond the Book ............................................................................................. 3

Where to Go from Here ................................................................................... 4

Part I: Getting Started with Digital SLR

Cameras and Photography ............................................. 5

Chapter 1: The Digital SLR Difference............................7

dSLR: dNext Great Digital Camera ................................................................. 8

Resolution: Peak or plateau? .............................................................. 10