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Jawaharlal Nehru Library | 770 LAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | NPH/20-25/IN-00609, 05/03/2025 | Available | 394776 |
Foreword
Introduction
Picture Credits
Chapter 1. What is Photography?
Why Photography?
Changing Attitudes Toward Photography
Art and documentation
How Photography Works
Picture Structuring
The Roles Photographs Play
Personal Styles and Approaches
Measuring Success
Chapter 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
Chapter 3. Lenses and Filters: Controlling the Image
Photographic Lenses
Aperture and f-numbers
Depth of Field
How Depth of Field Works
Depth of Focus
Using 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
Chapter 4. Cameras
The Essential Components
Camera Types – Which is Best?
Getting Started with Digital Cameras
Digital Cameras
Film Cameras
Chapter 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
Chapter 6. Organizing The Picture
Noticing Subject Features
Structuring Pictures Through the Camera
Where Photographs Go
Chapter 7. Lighting
Principles and Equipment
Basic Characteristics of Lighting
Lighting Equipment
Practical Lighting Problems
Special Subjects
Chapter 8. Digital Workflow
Before Making Your First Photographs
Capture
Downloading Your Photographs
Processing Raw Files
Digitizing Film
Image processing for output
Archiving
Chapter 9. Digital Postproduction
Photoshop
Working with Color and Contrast
Color
Retouching Tools
The Crop Tool (C)
Composite Images with Photomerge
Actions
Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
Chapter 10. 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
Chapter 11. Black and White Printing: Techniques, Equipment, and Facilities
Making a Print
Printing Papers
Safelighting and Printing Paper Sensitivity
Developing Prints
Making 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
Chapter 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 Mirrorless and DSLR Video
Animated GIFs and Derivatives
Chapter 13. Finishing and Presenting Work
The Permanence of Prints
Mounting Methods and Framing
Spotting/Retouching
Getting your Work Noticed
Pictures on the Internet
Building your Own Site
Chapter 14. The Expanded Digital Photography Field
Introduction
Digital Processing and Computer Generated Images
The non-visible spectrum and spectral capture
2.5 and 3D Reconstruction
Appendices
Appendix A: Optical Calculations
Appendix B: Camera Movements
Appendix C: Expressing film response
Appendix D: Chemical formulae
Appendix E: Health and Safety concerns
Appendix F: Digital Notebook
Appendix G: Photography timeline
Glossary
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