TY - BOOK AU - Langford, Michael , Bruce, Andrew and Fox, Anna TI - Langford's Basic Photography The Guide for Serious Photographers SN - 9781032397580 U1 - 770 PY - 2025/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Journalism N1 - 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 ER -