Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets

Learn the tips and tricks used by a top photographer in the digital
photography industry in Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography
Secrets. Filled with beautiful photographs and the techniques
Rick Sammon used to capture them, this book offers you motivation
to capture stunning photographs and the tools and tricks you need
to capture them. With more than 100 techniques for use behind the
camera, this book will improve the camera skills of both amateur
and experienced photographers. Additionally, this book includes a
chapter on post-production secrets, and a Rick Sammon DVD Guide
lighting, camera, and digital photography basics. In this 1-hour
DVD, Rick shows you how to get great photos using a variety of
lighting sources, camera-specific techniques, and basic rules of
photography.

Auteur
Rick Sammon has written 31 books as well as countless articles for PC Photo, Outdoor Photographer, and Layers magazines. Each year he gives more than a dozen photography presentations and workshops worldwide, documenting his travels with photos from such divergent locales as the Arctic, New Guinea, Botswana, Antarctica, Nepal, and the Galapagos. Rick has also created lessons for the Canon Digital Learning Center.

Résumé
Learn the tips and tricks used by a top photographer in the digital photography industry in Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography Secrets. Filled with beautiful photographs and the techniques Rick Sammon used to capture them, this book offers you motivation to capture stunning photographs and the tools and tricks you need to capture them. With more than 100 techniques for use behind the camera, this book will improve the camera skills of both amateur and experienced photographers. Additionally, this book includes a chapter on post-production secrets, and a Rick Sammon DVD Guide lighting, camera, and digital photography basics. In this 1-hour DVD, Rick shows you how to get great photos using a variety of lighting sources, camera-specific techniques, and basic rules of photography.

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Preface. About this Book and DVD.

Introduction - 10 Ingredients for Dishing Up Successful Images.

Interesting Subject.

Good Composition.

Creative Cropping.

Careful Focus.

See the Light.

Fine-tune Your Exposure.

Control the Light.

Check Your Camera Settings.

Work and Play with Light.

Have Fun.

Part I - DSLR Must-Know Info.

Data Contacts and Mirror.

Auto Focus vs. Manual Focus.

Be Sensitive to Your Image Sensor.

A Shutter's "Mileage".

Your Eyes vs. Your Camera's "Eye".

Brightness Values and the +/ Exposure Compensation Control.

Control What Your Exposure Meter "Sees".

LCD Monitor Info.

Customize Your Camera.

Cooling Off and Warming Up Images.

sRGB vs. Adobe RGB and RAW vs. sRAW.

Get It All in Focus.

F-stop Info.

Internal Filter Flare.

When Pixels Bloom.

Memory Card Info.

Full-Frame Image Sensor Advantage.

Firmware Updates.

Camera Care.

Check Out Your Camera's Software.

Recovering "Lost" Files.

Cameras Don't Take Pictures, People Do.

The Camera Looks Both Ways.

Part II - Landscape and Scenic Photography.

Be Prepared, Be Patient.

Get It All in Focus.

Pack a Polarizing Filter.

Establish a Sense of Place.

Think in Three Dimensions.

Watch the Edges and Know Your Boundaries.

Crop Creatively.

Watch the Horizon Line.

By the Light of the Moon.

Shooting Sunrises and Sunsets.

More Tips on Sunrise and Sunset Shots.

After the Sun Sets.

When It's Hazy, Hot and Humid.

Golden Hours.

Favorite Wide-Angle Zoom.

Favorite Telephoto Zoom.

Rules of Composition.

Shooting from Above.

Compose for a Cover or E-Card.

Move Around a Subject.

RAW Rules.

Play with Picture Styles.

Shooting on Overcast Days.

Must Use a Lens Hood.

Take Fun Shots.

Using ND Graduated Filters.

Convert to IR.

Check Out a Postcard Stand and Get a Guide.

Shooting by the Sea.

Shooting at Night.

Blurring Night Lights.

Shoot for a Panorama.

Don't Forget the Details.

Envision the End Result.

Photographing Fireworks.

Always Look Up, Down and Back and be Careful!

The Self-Assignment.

Landscapes in HDR.

Take HDR Inside.

Part III - Photographing People.

Fun Facts for Better People Pictures.

Drag the Shutter to Create a Sense of Motion.

Fine-Tune Flash Exposures with Exposure Compensation.

Nice Nighttime Shots Using the Night Portrait Mode.

Make Pictures, Don't Just Take Pictures.

Position the Subject in the Foreground.

Go with the Grain.

Wonderful Window Light Pictures.

Daylight Fill-in Flash Photos.

Painting with Light.

Soften the Light with a Diffuser.

Fill in Shadows with a Reflector.

Get Everything in Focus.

The Classic Head Shot.

Watch the Background.

Capturing Sports Action.

Always Look Back.

Get Up Close and Personal.

Add Catch Light to the Subject's Eyes.

Don't Crop at the Joints.

Choosing a Background.

Pan to Create a Sense of Action.

Avoid Hard Flash Shadows.

Dress for Success.

Evaluate Shooting at Eye Level.

Break the Rules.

When You Hand Over Your Camera.

Don't Be a Dummy.

The Home Studio. Get Inv...