Lighting digital field guide
Essential lighting guide for users of compact cameras and dSLRs One of the most important aspects of photography is lighting, but getting the lighting right is tricky. When should you use flash? Are a camera's automatic settings dependable? Should you use reflectors or diffusers and where do y...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Indianapolis, Ind. :
Wiley Pub., Inc
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Digital Field Guide
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628286406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Lighting Digital Field Guide; About the Author; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Understanding Light; What Is Light?; Ambient light; Hard light; Soft light; Diffusion; Diffraction; Lens flare; Luminance and efficiency; Specularity; Direction of Light; Front lighting; Side lighting; Overhead lighting; Backlighting; Color of Light; Color temperature (Kelvin scale); White balance; Daylight; Tungsten; Fluorescent; Neon and special light sources; Setting a custom white balance; Chapter 2: Camera Controls of Light; ISO; ISO and light sensitivity; Digital noise
- High ISO noise reductionShutter Speeds; Fast shutter speeds; Medium shutter speeds; Slow shutter speeds; Aperture; Large apertures; Medium apertures; Small apertures; Camera Exposure Modes; Programmed Auto mode; Shutter Priority mode; Aperture Priority mode; Manual mode; Camera Metering Modes; Scene metering mode; Center-weighted metering mode; Spot metering mode; Exposure Compensation; Bracketing Exposures; Using the Histogram; Brightness histogram; RGB histogram; File Formats; RAW; JPEG; TIFF; Chapter 3: Controlling the Light with Shutter Speed; Choosing a Shutter Speed; Freezing the Action
- Time ExposuresPanning the Camera; Chapter 4: Controlling the Light with Aperture; Choosing an Aperture; Depth of Field; Selective focus; Controlling depth of field; Shallow depth of field; Midrange depth of field; Maximum depth of field; Variable and Constant Aperture Lenses; Variable aperture lenses; Constant aperture lenses; Macro Lenses, Aperture, and Depth of Field; Chapter 5: Working with Flash; Flash Systems; Pack-and-head system; Monolights; Speedlights; Flash Techniques; Direct flash; Bounce flash; Fill flash; Camera and flash settings; Setting lighting ratios
- Using Speedlights with RemotesPocketWizards; RadioPoppers; Speedlight Accessories; Close-up Photography with Speedlights; Chapter 7: Lighting Equipment; Light Modifiers; Umbrellas; Softboxes; Octagonal softboxes; Beauty dishes; Ring lights; Reflectors; Diffusers; Gels; Grids and snoots; Cookie cutters; Flags; Backgrounds and Background Stands; Seamless paper backdrops; Muslin backdrops; Canvas backdrops; Background stands; Light stands; Space Considerations; Setting up for indoor shoots; Setting up for outdoor shoots; Traveling with Your Lighting Equipment
- Chapter 8: Action and Sports Photography
