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The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography Lorna Yabsley

The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography By Lorna Yabsley

The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography by Lorna Yabsley


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This is the only complete guide to photography that is designed specifically for women looking to improve their photo skills. With inspirational case studies and examples from professional and semi-pro women photographers, user-friendly explanations and image critiques, this book is a practical toolkit for busy girls who enjoy photography.

The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography Summary

The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography by Lorna Yabsley

This is the only complete guide to photography that is designed specifically for women looking to improve their photography skills for pleasure and profit. With inspirational case studies and examples from professional and semi-pro female photographers, user-friendly technical explanations and image critiques, this book is a practical and useful toolkit for busy girls who enjoy photography. Becoming an accomplished and competent photographer needs to be approached in three stages: - Understand your camera and learn how to drive it - Composition - tune in and understand your subject - Post production - share and print However, rather than explain every technical function from the outset, the aim of this book is to demystify the jargon and take you, step by step, back to the basic fundamental principals of photography; first putting you in control of the camera which will, in turn, free up the composition and creativity. The more advanced features of the camera and in-depth processes can be explored once the basic principals are understood. This is a fun, contemporary photography book that will become your essential tool for taking your passion for photography to the next level.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section 1 Understanding your camera
This section is a guide to understanding the different types of cameras and lenses, modes and functions. Learn how to use the camera and lenses - 'getting off auto' using A 'aperture priority' and S 'shutter priority' and M 'manual' taking full control of exposure. Understanding ISO and how to use the meter.
TOP TIPS Providing more detailed explanations on the more technical aspects of each subject.

Cameras - smart phone, compact, bridge, micro system, DSLR, medium & large format
Lenses - prime, macro, wide angle, zoom, telephoto
Exposure - controlling ISO, aperture, shutter & using your meter
Composition - basic composition guides, recording an image, file types and image quality:
Selecting metering modes
Selecting focus mode
Evaluating exposure and using a histogram

Section 2 Composition and approach by subject
The principals of composition. How to tune in and 'ways of seeing'. Aspect ratio and the nonsense of 10x8. Using your gear to best effect. Pushing boundaries and breaking rules.

Subjects
The subject chapters are full of great images with explanations on how the images were achieved from a composition perspective and tips on how to approach each subject matter.
people - babies, children, teens and families
events - weddings, parties, celebrations
animals & wildlife - landscape & nature
travel
product & still life

Section 3 Understanding post production
A step-by-step, basic guide
Photo software explained
What you do and don't need to know
An introduction to lightroom

File types - jpeg, raw, tiff advantages of shooting RAW files and introduction to RAW processing
Workflow - downloading & backing up, cataloguing your images and understanding meta-data
Basic post production - digital manipulation, print/sharing basic editing, cropping, colour correction and retouching.
Print & sharing - exporting for print and email.

Section 4 Turning pro and profitable - busy girl case studies
Lemon Zebra - Two mums who have specialise in a school photography business.
Rona Wheeldon - photography for flower arranging business.
Lola Rose - Creative wedding photographer.

Additional information

GOR006023952
9781446303160
1446303160
The Busy Girl's Guide to Digital Photography by Lorna Yabsley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
David & Charles
20131025
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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