Better Available Light Digital Photography : How to Make the Most of Your Night and Low-light Shots

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Better Available Light Digital Photography How to Make the Most of Your Night and Low-Light Shots Second Edition Joe Farace Barr ...

Associate Acquisitions Editor: Valerie Geary Publishing Services Manager: George Morrison Project Manager: Mónica González de Me ...

Contents Introduction ix The “gasp factor” ix This one’s for you xi It’s all about the photographs xii ...

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Chapter 1 What is available light? What’s new xii The golden hour Zap! Weather tips from Barry Light is light What is exif and ...

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Introduction When making photographs, never forget the “Gasp Factor.” —Dick Stolley, former Time-Life managing editor When learn ...

x Introduction and in the telling we hope to help you improve the photographs you make using available light. Dick Stolley, who ...

Introduction xi Third, because most photographs are made during the middle of the day, taking the time to search out other than ...

xii Introduction that we used. The photo gear that we use is based on our prefer- ences, so vive la différence and use whatever ...

Introduction xiii will cover topics not included in the fi rst edition, including how to deal with white balance, digital noise, ...

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1 What is available light? A kind of golden hour one remembers for a lifetime... Everything was touched with magic. —Margaret Bo ...

2 Better Available Light Digital Photography Although the early bird usually gets the worm, the key word here is usually. This i ...

What is available light? 3 In the fi rst edition of this book, the fi rst image was “Mexican Sunset” by Barry Staver, and was sh ...

4 Better Available Light Digital Photography When will the sun set in your photographs? In a broad sense, it depends on your loc ...

What is available light? 5 All sunsets are different, and although some produce great warm colors, others produce just lots of c ...