Digital Photography in Available Light

essential skills: digital photography in available light

extreme 103–4
light 101
panoramas 165–6
post-production editing 128, 132
Copy, photo-essays 216
Correct exposure 38–9
Creative controls 79–92
Cropping
camera RAW 27
design considerations 193
Curves 75

Data distribution 62
Daylight 95
Decisive moment 72
Dedicated fl ash units 117
Depth of fi eld 82–3, 164
environmental portraits 195
framing the image 76
landscape 183
panoramas 163
shutter speeds 89
Design techniques 77, 193
Diagonal lines 75
Diffusion of fl ash 120
Digicams
comparison with DLSR cameras 8–18
prosumer cameras 5–7
Digital and analogue cameras comparison 5
Digital asset management 20
Digital cameras 1–18
Digital manipulation 215
Digital negatives 54
Digital shutter 42
Digital single lens refl ex see DLSR
Direction of light 100
Direction of subject 199
Distance see depth of fi eld
Distribution, photo-essays 216
Documentary 177
Dodge & burn 129, 137
Dominant tones 47
Double exposures 124
DSLR (digital single lens refl ex) cameras
digicam comparison 8–18
resolution 3
sensor size 8
speed 4
weight 7

Duration of exposure 40–3

Dust 132

Dynamic range sensors 12

Early light 100

Edges of panoramas 167

Editing

images 30

post production 127–52

sequential 130–9

story 214

Electronic viewfi nder see EVF

Elements, color space 61

Emerson, Peter Henry 175

Environmental portraits 191–202

Equipment familiarity 80

Establishing image 209

Ethics 215

Evans, Walker 177

EVF (electronic viewfi nder)

cameras 6, 14

manual focus 17

resolution 16

Expose right concept 63

Exposure 37–52

compensation 105–7

double 124

duration 85–8

landscape 186

long 10

multiple 63

panoramas 162–3

TTL modes 44–5

Expression

landscapes 180–4

subject 199

Extended shutter speeds 88

Extreme contrast 103–4

F-number and aperture 41

F-stops 40

F64 176

Familiarity

connection with subject 198

equipment 80

Farm Security Administration (FSA) 177, 205

Fast shutter speeds 85

Feininger, Andreas 184

Figure and ground 69