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A Short Course in
Canon
EOS Digital
Rebel Photography
120
pages, black & white book and full-color eBook package
at a special price, or eBook alone.
For
more info
and
to
order online
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New
a Short Courses digital photography book for people who own or
are planning to purchase the Canon EOS Digital Rebel / 300D camera
and want to get better pictures. This beautifully written and
illustrated guide, drawing on the much more comprehensive information
on the Short
Courses Web site, pulls
together answers to the questions you might have about using the
Canon Digital Rebel, including the following:
- Taking
a Picture in Full Auto Mode
- Using
Menus
- Reviewing
Images
- Managing
Your Images
- Giving
a Slide Show on TV
- Selecting
Image Quality
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Changing Exposure Modes
- Using
Image Zone Modes Using
Program AE (P) Mode
- Using
Program Shift
- Using
Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode
- Using
Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode
- Using
Manual (M) Mode
- Using
Exposure Compensation
- Using
Autoexposure (AE) Lock
- Using
Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB)
- Displaying
Histograms
- Using
Histograms
- Using
the Self-timer/Remote Control
- Changing
the ISO
- Increasing
the Sharpness of Moving Objects
- Selecting
a Focus Point Using Focus Lock
- Using
Manual Focus
- Increasing
Depth of Field
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- Using
Auto Depth-of-Field AE (A-DEP)
- Setting
Your Lens to the Hyperfocal Distance
- Zone
Focusing
- Decreasing
Depth of Field
- Capturing
Creative Blur
- Selecting
a White Balance Mode
- Setting
a Custom White Balance
- Using
White Balance Bracketing
- Using
Bulb Exposures
- Mounting
and Unmounting a Lens
- Zooming
a Lens
- Using
Autoflash
- Turning
Red-eye Mode On and Off
- Using
Fill Flash
- Using
Slow Sync Flash
- Preventing
the Flash from Firing
- Using
Flash Exposure Lock
- Increasing
Depth of Field in Close-ups
- Turning
Continuous Mode On and Off
- Using
the Set-up Menu
- Entering
a Print Order
- Selecting
Parameters
- Creating
Parameters
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The
book is designed to work with the Short
Courses site. The book explains how to get
better pictures but you'll find more on that subject on the site.
In addition, there is lots of information on the site about what
you can do with your pictures after you've taken them.
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Chapter
1
Camera Controls and Creativity...6
- The
Digital Rebel Camera...7
- Jump
Start: Using Full Auto Mode...8
- Good
Things to Know...9
- Operating
the Camera...10
- Using
Menus to Change Settings...12
- Managing
Your Images...13
- Selecting
Image Quality and Size...15
Chapter
2
Controlling Exposure...21
- Understanding
Exposure...22
- Choosing
Exposure Modes...23
- Using
Image Zone Modes...24
- Using
Program AE and Program Shift...25
- Using
Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode...26
- Using
Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode...28
- Using
Manual Mode...30
- How
Your Exposure System Works...31
- How
Exposure Affects Your Images...34
- When
Automatic Exposure Works Well...35
- When
to Override Automatic Exposure...36
- How
to Override Automatic Exposure...40
- Using
Histograms...43
- Chapter
3
Controlling Sharpness...46
- Getting
Sharper Pictures...47
- Sharpness
Isn’t Everything...49
- How
to Photograph Motion Sharply...50
- Focus
and Depth of Field...52
- Controlling
Depth of Field...57
- Capturing
Maximum Depth of Field...58
- Using
Selective Focus...60
- Conveying
the Feeling of Motion...61
Chapter
4
Capturing Light &
Color...62
- Where
Does Color Come From?...63
- White
Balance and Color Temperature...64
- Color
Balance and Time of Day...67
- Sunsets
and Sunrises...68
- Weather...70
- Photographing
at Night...72
- The
Direction of Light...74
- The
Quality of Light...76
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Chapter
5
Understanding
Lenses...77
- Canon
Lenses...78
- Zoom
Lenses...82
- Normal
Lenses...83
- Wide-Angle
Lenses...84
- Telephoto
Lenses...86
- Portraits
with a Telephoto Lens...87 Tilt-Shift Lenses...88
- Lens
Accessories...89
- How
a Photograph Shows Depth...90
Chapter
6
Using Automatic Flash...91
- How
Flash Works...92
- Using
Autoflash...93
- Portraits
with Flash...95
- Using
Fill Flash...97
- Using
Slow Sync Flash...98
- Using
Available Light...99
- Controlling
Flash Exposures...100
- Using
an External Flash...102
Chapter
7
Exploring Close-up Photography...104
- Macro
Lenses and Accessories...105
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Focusing and Depth of Field...107
-
Exposures and Backgrounds...108
-
Arranging Lighting...109
- Using
Flash in Close-ups...110
Chapter
8
Other Features and Commands...111
- Continuous
Photography...112
- Using
the Set-up Menus...113 Entering a Print Order...116
- Selecting
and Creating Parameters...117
- Caring
for Your Camera...119
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A
great photograph begins when you recognize a great scene or subject.
But recognizing a great opportunity isn’t enough to capture
it; you also have to be prepared. A large part of being prepared
involves understanding your camera well enough to capture what
you see. Getting you prepared to see and capture great photographs
is what this book is all about. It doesn’t matter if you
are taking pictures for business or pleasure, there’s a lot
here to help you get better results and more satisfaction from
your photography.
To
get better, and possibly even great photographs, you need to understand
both concepts and procedures; the "whys" and "hows"
of photography.
- Concepts
of photography are the underlying principles that apply regardless
of the camera you are using. They include such things as how
sharpness and exposure affect your images and the way they are
perceived by viewers. Understanding concepts answers the "why"
kinds of questions you might have about photography.
- Procedures
are those things specific to one kind of camera, and explain
step-by-step how you set your camera’s controls to capture
an image just the way you want to. Understanding procedures
gives you the answers to the "how" kinds of questions
you might have.
This
book is organized around the concepts of digital photography because
that’s how photographers think. You think about scenes and
subjects, highlights and shadows, softness and sharpness, color
and tone. The procedures you use with the Canon Digital Rebel
camera are integrated throughout the concepts, appearing in those
places where they apply. This integrated approach lets you first
understand the concepts of photography and then see step by step
how to use the Digital Rebel in all kinds of photographic situations.
To
get more effective, interesting, and creative photographs, you
only need to understand how and when to use a few simple features
on your camera such as focus, exposure controls, and flash. If
you’ve previously avoided understanding these features and
the profound impact they can have on your images, you’ll
be pleased to know that you can learn them on a weekend afternoon.
You can then spend the rest of your life marveling at how their
infinite variety of combinations makes it possible to convey your
own personal view of the world. You’ll be ready to keep everything
in a scene sharp for maximum detail or to blur it all for an impressionistic
portrayal. You’ll be able to get dramatic close-ups, freeze
fast action, create wonderful panoramas, and capture the beauty
and wonder of rainbows, sunsets, fireworks, and nighttime scenes.
As
you explore your camera, be sure to have fun. There are no "rules"
or "best" way to make a picture. Great photographs come
from using what you know to experiment and try new approaches.
Digital cameras make this especially easy because there are no
film costs or delays. Every experiment is free and you see the
results immediately so you can learn step by step.
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