Introduction: THE PICTURE THAT GOT AWAY
PART I: PICTURE COMPOSITION
Chapter 1: CHOOSING YOUR SUBJECT
Chapter 2: POSING PEOPLE
Don't get too far back . . . Move in closer . . . Frame properly . . . Eliminate distractions . . . Avoid sun in your subject's eyes . . . Have your subject look alive . . . Try candid photography . . . Stage your pictures . . . Use picture sequences . . . Try babies and young children.
Chapter 3: WORKING WITH ANIMALS
Photographing dogs . . . Photographing cats . . . Photographing birds and fish . . . Photographing farm animals . . . Photographing zoo animals . . . Photographing wild animals.
Chapter 4: CAPTURING NATURE
Find a center of interest . . . Photographing flowers . . . Making silhouettes . . . Beach and snow photography . . ."Bad day" photography . . . Taking pictures of buildings.
Part II: CAMERA OPERATION
Chapter 1: DISCOVERING HOW YOUR CAMERA WORKS
Parts of a camera . . . Basic versus advanced cameras . . . Types of advanced cameras.
Chapter 2: FINDING OUT ABOUT FILM
How film works . . . Film speed and grain . . . Film sizes
Chapter 3: USING THE SHUTTER
Front and back shutters . . . Shutter speeds . . . Stopping action.
Chapter 4: UNDERSTANDING LENSES AND APERTURES
How a lens works . . . Lens apertures and "f stops" . . . Comparative "f stop" values . . . Describing lenses . . . Normal, telephoto, and wide- angle lenses . . . Lens focus and depth of field . . . Close-up photography . . . Rangefinders.
Chapter 5: COORDINATING CAMERA ADJUSTMENTS
Balancing exposures . . . Exposure meters.
Chapter 6: TAKING INDOOR PICTURES
Using available indoor light . . . Photo floods . . . Flash . . . Flash guide numbers . . . Kinds of bulbs . . . Electronic flash . . . Synchro-sun exposure.
Chapter 7: HANDLING COLOR FILM
Contrast and latitude . . . Kinds of color film.
Chapter 8: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR CAMERA
Analyzing mistakes . . . Some do's and don'ts in operating cameras . . . Filters . . . Other accessories
INDEX
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