A full-color, illustrated adventure into the high-tech wonders inside your digital camera by the author/illustrator team that created the bestselling How Computers Work.   With clear and simple explanations that say, “You, too, can understand this,” and brilliant, full-color illustrations, How Digital Photography Works, Second Edition, gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of digital cameras, professional picture-taking techniques, and even photo-editing software. Some of the topics covered in this groundbreaking book include:   ·         How Digital Viewfinders Frame Your Pictures ·         How Twin Lens Cameras and Tilt-and-Shift Lenses Change the Rules ·         How Cameras Focus on Moving Targets ·         How Exposure Systems Balance Aperture and Shutter ·         How Electronic Flashes Create a Burst of Light ·         How Studio Lighting Creates a Perfect Lighting Environment ·         How Color Calibration Makes What You See on the Screen Match What You See on Paper ·         How Your Camera’s Microprocessor Manipulates Images ·         How Photoshop Expands a Photographer’s Artistry   Contents Introduction  xii Part 1: Getting to Know Digital Cameras  2 Chapter 1         The Workings of a Digital Camera  6 Chapter 2         Inside Digital Video Cameras  14 Part 2: How Digital Cameras Capture Images  22 Chapter 3         How Lenses Work  26 Chapter 4         How Light Plays Tricks on Perception  48 Chapter 5         How Digital Exposure Sifts, Measures, and Slices Light  62 Chapter 6         How Technology Lets There Be Light  84 Chapter 7         How Light Becomes Data  98 Chapter 8         How New Tech Changes Photography  118 Part 3: How the Digital Darkroom Works  138 Chapter 9         How Software Changes Pixels by the Numbers  142 Chapter 10       How Digital Retouching Rescues Family Heirlooms  162 Chapter 11       How the Digital Darkroom Makes Good Photos into Great Fantasies  170 Part 4: How Digital Print-Making Works  180 Chapter 12       How Computers and Printers Create Photographs  184 Chapter 13       How Photo-Quality Printers Work  192 Glossary  200 Index  214  

Author: White, Ron,
Author: Downs, Timothy Edward,
Publisher: QUE
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: How Digital Photography Works
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2007-02-07
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780789736307
Category: Photography : Techniques - Digital