Langford's basic photography the guide for serious photographers

This seminal photography text, now in its 10th edition and celebrating its 50th anniversary, has been revamped, reorganized, and modernized to include the most up-to-date, need to know information for photographers. Ideal for students, beginners, and advanced users wanting to brush up on the fundame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Langford, Michael, 1933-, author (author), Agossou, Marie-Josiane (-), Bruce, Andrew (Photographer), Fox, Anna, Smith, Richard Sawdon
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Focal Press 2015.
Edición:10th ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629917906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Picture credits; 1 WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHY?; Why Photography?; How Photography Works; Picture Structuring; The Roles Photographs Play; Changing Attitudes Toward Photography; Personal Styles and Approaches; Measuring Success; 2 LIGHT: HOW IMAGES ARE FORMED; Light Itself; Wavelengths and Colors; Shadows; When Light Reaches a Surface; Light Intensity and Distance; Making Light form Images; 3 LENSES AND FILTERS: CONTROLLING THE IMAGE; Photographic Lenses; Aperture and f-numbers; Depth of Field; How Depth of Field Works
  • Depth of FocusUsing Different Focal Length Lenses, Camera Kits; Why Change Focal Length?; Lens Kits; Image Stabilization; Close-up Equipment; Lens Care; Essentials and Extras; Which Kit Works for You?; Filters-How They Work; 4 CAMERAS; The Essential Components; Camera Types-Which is Best?; Getting Started with Digital Cameras; Digital Cameras; Film Cameras; 5 EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; Factors that Determine What Exposure to Give; Measuring Exposure for Continuous Light; Practical Exposure Tips; Measuring Exposure for Flash; Practical Flash Exposure Tips; Exposing Different Film Types
  • 6 ORGANIZING THE PICTURENoticing Subject Features; Structuring Pictures Through the Camera; Where Photographs Go; 7 LIGHTING; Principles and Equipment; Basic Characteristics of Lighting; Lighting Equipment; Practical Lighting Problems; Special Subjects; 8 DIGITAL WORKFLOW; Before Making your First Photographs; During the Shoot; Downloading your Images; Processing Raw Files; Digitizing Film; Filing for Output; Archiving; 9 DIGITAL POSTPRODUCTION; Photoshop; Working with Color and Contrast; Color; Retouching Tools; The Crop Tool (C); Panoramic Joiners with Photomerge; Actions
  • Useful Photoshop Shortcuts10 FILM AND FILM PROCESSING; Silver Halide Emulsions; Features Common to all Films; Choosing Films for Black and White; Films for Color Photography; Storing Film-Before and After Exposure; So Which Film is ""Best""?; Film Processing; Processing Black and White (Silver Image) Negatives; Processing Chromogenic (Color and Black and White) Negatives; Processing Color Slides and Transparencies; Permanence of Processed Results; 11 BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING: TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES; Making a Print; Printing Papers; Safelighting and Printing Paper Sensitivity
  • Developing PrintsMaking Contact Prints; ""Straight"" Enlarging; Controls During Enlarging; Common Print Faults; Variations; Chemical Afterwork; Retouching; Toning; Tinting; Etching; Image Reduction and Bleach-Out; Permanence and Archiving; Darkroom Organization; Equipment: The Enlarger; 12 MOVING IMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY; Introduction; Approaching Moving Images; Moving Image Essentials; Working for Offline and Online Screen Display; Capturing and Remapping Time with Time-lapse Photography; Basic Time-Lapse Photography Production; Shooting DSLR Video; Animated GIFs and Derivatives
  • 13 FINISHING AND PRESENTING WORK