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Brief Contents
Section
1
The Basics
1 Our Visual World .......................................................... 4
2 Camera Handling, Care, and Support ........................ 22
3 Commercial Photography .......................................... 54
4 From Pinholes to Pixels ............................................. 78
5 The Camera System .................................................. 96
6 Lenses ......................................................................116
7 Light and Exposure .................................................. 134
8 Image Capture Media .............................................. 162
Section
2
Shooting
9 Making a Picture ...................................................... 186
10 Making Exposure Decisions .................................... 210
11 Action and Event Photography ................................ 230
12 Outdoor Photography............................................... 260
13 Travel Photography .................................................. 294
14 Portrait and Studio Photography .............................. 316
Section
3
Postprocessing
15 Image Input and Scanning ....................................... 340
16 Digital Darkroom Basics .......................................... 360
17 Advanced Digital Darkroom Techniques .................. 390
18 Image Output and Presentation ............................... 422
19 Film and Print Processing ........................................ 446
Appendix ...................................................................474
Technical Vocabulary ............................................... 486
Index ........................................................................ 502