Digital SLR Photography All–in–One For Dummies

7 BOOKS IN 1 Getting Started with Digital SLRs Going Through the Looking Glass Hey, Your Exposure's Showing Lighting and Composition "Spiffifying" Your Shots Shooting Movies Getting Specific About Your Subject Learn all about your dSLR, take great photos and movies, and improve your technique Do you enjoy photography? This book will become your best friend! If you've just bought a dSLR, you can learn the basics in the first few minibooks. If you have experience changing lenses and controlling exposure, jump into the minibooks about composition or editing techniques. Are you intent on making movies? You can find that information here, too. This book will meet you wherever you are! Model doesn't matter — learn to use the features common to all dSLR cameras, whether you have a Nikon, Canon, or other brand Take control — set the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to give your photos more creative depth Be composed — discover how composition separates good photos from great ones and how to arrange the elements of your image The final touches — review photo-editing software, learn to process raw exposures and JPEGs, and explore HDR imagery A bag of tricks — explore the dSLR lens, flash, and filter options that improve your photos Open the book and find: A tour of dSLR menus, buttons, and controls Tips on handling, cleaning, and caring for your camera When to use a zoom, macro, or telephoto lens Exposure and focus tips How to compose stand-out shots Cool editing tricks Steps for shooting a movie with a dSLR Specific techniques for shooting action, portraits, and panoramas

Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Digital SLRs 5 Chapter 1: What’s So Special about Digital SLRs? 7 Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Digital SLR 41 Chapter 3: Menus and Settings Extravaganzapalooza 71 Chapter 4: Handling and Cleaning Your Camera and Gear 89 Chapter 5: Say Cheese: Taking Pictures with Your dSLR 127 Book II: Going Through the Looking Glass 153 Chapter 1: Focusing on Versatility 155 Chapter 2: Casting a Wide–Angle Net 169 Chapter 3: Going to Extremes 185 Book III: Hey, Your Exposure’s Showing 207 Chapter 1: Working with Apertures 209 Chapter 2: Go, Shutter Speed, Go! 225 Chapter 3: Hi–Ho, Hi–Ho, Choosing an ISO 243 Chapter 4: Fabulous Filters 261 Chapter 5: Strategizing Exposure 277 Book IV: Lighting and Composition 309 Chapter 1: Flash Fundamentals 311 Chapter 2: Using an External Flash and Accessories 323 Chapter 3: Deconstructing Design 345 Chapter 4: Taming the Frame 367 Book V: “Spiffifying” Your Shots 383 Chapter 1: Blue–Collar Photo Management 385 Chapter 2: Cooking Up Raw Photos 407 Chapter 3: Showing Mad Photo–Editing Skills 433 Chapter 4: Home, Home on the High Dynamic Range 461 Chapter 5: Panoramically Speaking 493 Chapter 6: Chroma Chameleon: B&W 513 Book VI: Shooting Movies 543 Chapter 1: Setting Up for Movies 545 Chapter 2: Making Movie Magic 565 Book VII: Getting Specific About Your Subject 581 Chapter 1: People and Animals 583 Chapter 2: Landscapes and Nature 589 Chapter 3: Sports and Action 595 Chapter 4: Buildings and Cities 601 Chapter 5: Close–Ups 609 Index 615

Robert Correll is a creative professional whose skills include photography, music production, and design. He has focused much of his career on photographic education and is the author of High Dynamic Range Digital Photography For Dummies as well as coauthor of HDR Photography Photo Workshop .