Creative Composition

Take your best shots with this invaluable guide to composition for DSLR cameras Sometimes you get the best results by breaking the rules, but first you have to know what the rules are! In this indispensable photography guide, renowned photographer Harold Davis first walks you through the recommended guidelines for composing great shots with your DSLR camera-and then shows you how to break free, build your own unique style, and compose beautiful images with confidence. * Provides practical composition basics as well as the artistic tips and tricks eagerly sought by digital SLR camera lovers, who are growing in number as DSLR camera sales continue to grow * Explores the fundamental rules of composition-then how to break those rules to take captivating and unique images * Informs and inspires you with the author's own gorgeous examples of landscapes, portraits, close-ups, and other photos that illustrate his concepts * Helps you jump-start your creativity by showing you new ways to see Go beyond the basics and create a photography style that's all your own with this must-have guide.

ISBN 0470527145   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780470527146 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 654 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd   Published in Chichester Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 16 Oct 2009   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY 775   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

		Introduction		8
		Cameras don't take photos, people do		10
		Technique and Composition		12
		Working with Your Camera		14
		Lenses and Focal Lengths		16
		Sensor Size and Focal Length		18
		Using a Fisheye Lens		24
		Working with Macro Lenses		26
		Choosing the Right Focal Length		30
		Understanding Exposure		34
		Using Exposure Modes		38
		Using Exposure Histograms		38
		Creative Exposures		40
		ISO and Noise		42
		Shutter Speed and Motion		44
		Aperture, Focus and Depth-of-Field		50
		Focusing and Hyper-Focal Distance		54
		Working with a Lensbaby		60
		Blur and Bokeh		62
		Understanding Dynamic Range		66
		Extending Dynamic Range		68
		Exposing for the Earth and Sky at Night		70
		Multi-RAW Processing Beyond Landscapes		72
		Bracketing Landscape Exposures		74
		Combining Flower Captures		76
		Extending Focal Range		78
		Workflow and Digital Asset Management		80
		Unleash your imagination		82
		Using Visual Ambiguity		84
		Seeing the Unexpected		86
		The Power of Vision		90
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