Understanding Photography: Master Your Digital Camera and Capture That Perfect Photo

by Sean T. McHugh

Comprehensive, heavily illustrated volume introduces the concepts and techniques of digital image capture, including exposure, composition, histograms, depth of field, advanced lighting, lens filters, shutter speed, and autofocus.Learn the core concepts and techniques you need to know to take better photos, from choosing the best lens for your stylistic goals to selecting the right camera settings for different lighting conditions.With clear explanations and highly visual examples, Sean T. McHugh takes you from basic concepts like exposure and depth of field to more advanced topics, such as how camera lenses and sensors capture light to produce images. You'll learn not only which camera settings to use in different situations but also the reasons why.Learn how Choose lenses that give greater control over perspective- Minimize image noise by understanding how digital sensors work- Get the exposure you want even in fog, mist, or haze- Improve hand-held shots by mastering shutter speed and autofocus- Use tripods, lens filters, and flash to enhance image captureWhether you want to understand digital photography at a deeper level or simply want to take better photos, Understanding Photography will help you get the most out of your camera.

Genres: Photography

241 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2018

Reviews

[Carlos Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buena guía para iniciarse en la fotografía .

[Shirsendu · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started this book and expected it to act as a supplementary for one of my research tracks. However, I ended up reading it all. This book is pretty clear and concise when it comes to explaining various terminologies pertaining to the world of photography. I like the constructed roadmap that kicks off with the fundamentals and delves deeper into various aspects of the field. Each topic in a chapter follows a definitive pattern; starting with some with comprehensive text on the general theory and principles before signing off with some conventional Dos and Dont's. The illustrations and images describing the nitty-gritty reinforces the reading experience and is the prominent reason why I got hooked to it. In my personal opinion, it would have been a complete book, had a few other topics like diffraction, airy disks, tilt-lens, HDR imaging, etc been included. In any case, this is a great introduction to the technical details for photographers.

[Jacob Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides a lot of good information. Depending on what information and what level of photographer you are, it does have a lot of good ideas. The chapters on equipment and cleaning of your camera are very valuable, though I can't say I'll be trying to clean my own camera, basically due to fear of messing up my sensor and other components. This book does go over various techniques that in the long run will improve your photographer.

I would recommend this book to go along with another photography book. These two combine would be great and really help improve anyone photography skills in general.

[Chester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid clear explanation for beginner or an easy to read refresh for those with more experience. This book was a gift. It would not be a book I would choose but I enjoyed the read.

[William T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad compromise between beginners and experts.