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Rice, Patrick (Patrick G.)

Master guide for professional photographers / Patrick Rice.

Buffalo, N.Y. : Amherst Media, ©2006.

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

"Get the solid technical footing you need to build a career in professional photography. Packed with tips and techniques from industry leaders, as a well as over a hundred inspiring images, this book will put you on the path to success! Features: Understanding the hardware and software used in professional photography, Mastering the skills needed to understand and control light for flawless images of any subject, Composing powerful images that will catch viewers' eyes, Posing techniques for appealing portraits, Professional techniques for focusing, controlling depth of field, and getting the right exposure, Tips for enhancing your images with filters and image-editing software. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Photography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Includes index.

Image Capture -- Film -- Negative vs. Positive -- Color Balance -- Black & White Film -- Anti-Halation -- Film Speed -- Reciprocity -- Storage -- Processing -- Digital Images from Film -- Film Cameras -- 35mm Cameras: Point & Shoot vs. SLR -- View Cameras -- Medium Format Cameras -- Digital Cameras -- Megapixels and Resolution -- Burst Rate -- Shutter Lag -- CCD vs. CMOS Sensors -- CCD (Charge Coupled Device) -- CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) -- Digital Storage Media -- Microdrives -- CompactFlash Cards -- Card Readers -- Image File Formats -- TIFF (.tif) -- JPEG (.jpg) -- RAW (.raw) -- ISO Ratings -- Viewfinders and LCDs -- Flash Photography -- Batteries -- Lenses -- Qualities of Lenses -- Focal Length -- Normal Lenses -- Wide-Angle Lenses -- Telephoto Lenses -- Prime Lenses vs. Zoom Lenses -- Maximum Aperture -- Close-up Photography -- Teleconverters -- Macro Lenses -- Close-up Lenses -- Extension Tubes and Bellows -- Specialized Lenses -- Fisheye Lens -- Perspective Control Lenses -- Lensbaby -- Focusing -- Manual Focus -- Autofocus -- Lens Flare -- Lens Cleaning -- Exposure and Metering -- Aperture -- Shutter Speed -- Light Meters -- Reflected Light Meters -- Incident Light Meters -- Other Options -- Exposure Techniques -- Expose for the Proper Medium -- Bracketing -- Exposure Compensation -- Analyzing the Exposure -- Check the LCD Screen -- Activate the Overexposure Indicator -- Histogram -- Exposure Modes -- Manual Mode -- Automatic Modes -- Additional Exposure Considerations -- ISO -- White Balance -- Light and Lighting -- Type of Light -- Behavior of Light -- Characteristics of Light -- Direction -- Hard or Soft -- Natural Light -- Overhead Light -- Window Light -- Golden Hour -- Flash -- Built-in Flash -- On-Camera Flash -- Studio Lighting -- Strobes -- Monolights -- Power Packs -- Modeling Light -- Continuous Light -- Tungsten Lights -- HMI Lights (Halide Metal Iodide) -- Fluorescents -- Light Modifiers -- Barebulb Flash -- Parabolic Reflectors -- Barndoors -- Snoots -- Softboxes -- Umbrellas -- Lighting Accessories -- Reflectors -- Gobos -- Cookies -- Gels -- Contrast and Light Ratios -- Contrast -- Shooting -- Printing -- Editing -- Light Ratios -- Portrait Lighting Basics -- Lights -- Main Light -- Fill Light -- Hair Light -- Kicker Light -- Background Light -- Basic Portrait Types -- Broad Lighting -- Short Lighting -- Lighting Styles -- Flat Lighting -- Butterfly Lighting -- Loop Lighting -- Rembrandt Lighting -- Split Lighting -- Profile Lighting -- Filters -- Photographic Filter Basics -- Materials -- Gelatin -- Polyester -- Resin -- Glass -- Types -- Filter Factors -- Types of Photographic Filters -- Lens Protection -- Color Conversion -- Color Compensating -- Infrared -- Neutral Density -- Polarizing -- Diffusion -- Close-up -- Digital Filters -- Composition -- Center of Interest -- Contrast -- Leading Lines -- Subject Placement -- Rule of Thirds -- Bakker's Saddle -- Centering -- Common Problems in Composition -- Distracting Elements -- Crooked Horizons -- Crooked Vertical Lines -- Dividing Horizontal Lines -- Improving Composition After the Shoot -- Cropping -- Retouching -- Posing -- Start with the Subject -- Comfort -- Head and Shoulders -- Head Positions -- Facial Views -- Seven-Eights View -- Three-Quarters View -- Profile View -- Head Tilt -- Chin Height -- Posing the Hands and Feet -- Hands -- Feet -- Three-Quarter and Full-Length Poses -- Three-Quarter Poses -- Full-Length Poses -- Group Portraits -- After the Shoot -- Photoshop Techniques -- Color and Contrast Correction -- Evaluating Images -- Setting Your Goals -- Make the Corrections -- Make Additional Enhancements -- Retouching -- Artistic Filter Effects -- Converting a Color Image to Black & White -- Digital Handcoloring -- Toning Photographs -- Photoshop Actions -- Digital Workflow -- Image Storage -- Proofing -- Slideshows -- Paper Proofs -- Retouching and Color Management -- Lab or In-House Printing? -- Printing it Yourself -- Inkjet Printers -- Dye-Sublimation Printers -- Photographic Exams and Certification.

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