1st Edition

Digital Camera Techniques

By Jon Tarrant Copyright 2003
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

The best photographs start with proper attention behind the camera before you take them. Jon Tarrant shows you how to achieve this by fully explaining how digital cameras work so you too can achieve professional-looking results without having to resort to image manipulation on a computer. Jon explains all the basics of digital cameras: their anatomy; an outline of broad classes, indicated by... Read more
Introduction; Digital world; Basic features; Digital features; Camera settings; Exposure & lighting; Digital technicalities; File formats; Camera problems; Pictures of people; Other subjects; Printing systems; Printing problems; Storage and filing; E-mail and the internet; Imaging software; Colour management; Epilogue

Biography

Jon was previously a freelance press/editorial photographer and has worked on location and in studios for national newspapers, trade publications and multi-national companies.

"Digital Camera Techniques lives up to Focal Press's solid reputation of quality photography books."
www.photocrack.com

"Tarrant digs into pure digital photography which happens inside the camera. This approach makes a lot of sense, because it reveals the real possibilities that never existed in analog photography. And it uncovers serious drawbacks of pure digital photography. Tarrant puts these problems into a realistic perspective, and presents partial or complete solutions."
www.photocrack.com

"Overall this book would appeal to those people relatively new to photography and thinking of turning to digital media. It includes jargon free text and covers all the basics, enabling the reader to absorb and appreciate what I still consider to be, the exciting world of digital photography."
John Shaw, Timeless Digital Imaging