Here is the table of contents
for the first edition of Thinking
book.
Table
of Contents
Preface:
What you are Getting Into Here
1.
First Things First: Why Go Digital at All?
Digital, Smigital…What’s
It All Mean, Alfie?
Learning Digital Photography
2.
Digital Image Acquisition
Exposure
Film
Speed / Chip Speed
Exposure
of What?
Hand
Held Light Meters with Digital Cameras
Exposure
Components
Depth of Field Review
Focusing an LCD Viewfinder
Using
Auto Focus
Depth
of Field Planning and Preview
Composition
Digital-Specific Considerations
Which
Camera or Back to Get
Imaging
Chips Ahoy: Size, Resolution, layout
Chip
size
Resolution
vs. Resolution
Resolution
vs Color
Acutance
in the Digital Realm
Digital
Lenses vs. Film Lenses
Graphic Files, Formats, and
Compression
Storage media and transfer
Field
Storage
Camera Menu Options
Camera Body functionality
Thinking Digitally
The Zone System in Digital
Photography
Using
Digital in the Studio
Color
Balancing and Synch issues
Trigger Voltage Dangers
Acquisition Phase
Conclusions
3.
Digital Pre-Processing / Scanning
Shooting Film
for Digital Output
Scanning Considerations
Flatbed
Scanners vs. Film Scanners vs. Drum Scanners
Positive
vs. Negative Film Originals
Optimizing the Scan
The
Negative Carrier
Focusing
Exposure
/ Noise
Gamma,
Levels and Curves
Color
Correction and Management
Resolution:
Input and Output
4.
Digital Editing
Prepping/Editing
the Image
It’s
A Process
What’s
in a Name?
Color
Space
Copying
to a Master File
Cropping
Assigning
Profiles
8-bit
or 16 bit?
Editing
With Layers
Checking
Levels
Using
Curves
Color
Correction
Size
and Scale
Enlarging
With Math
Enlarging
With Geometry
Enlarging
With Scanners
The
Digital “Look”
Sharpening
Dust
Spots and Other Cleaning Issues
Index
Prints
Making a Version for Printing
Calibration
and Profiling
Desktop Printing
Inkjet
Printers
Types
of Inks
Numbers
of Ink Colors
Printing
Resolution
Dye
Sublimation Printers
Laser
Printers
Studio
and Fine Art Presses
Making a Version for
Reproduction
OffSet
Printing
Half-tone
Screens
CMYK
Color Space and Color Separations
Resolution
Settings for Offset Printing
Making a Version for computer
or Web Display
Archiving and Organizing
5.
Digital Printing for Display
Types of
Printers for the Home Lightroom
Types of Papers
Making Real Photo Prints from
Digital Files
Fuji’s
digital photo printing
Making
a Paper Negative
6.
Displaying Digital Prints
Drying Your Prints
Image Stability and Longevity
Matting, Mounting, and Framing
Hanging it on the Wall
The Ethics of Selling a Digital
Image
7.
The Impact of the Digital Image
Loosing History
Trusting the Evidence of History
A Changing View of the
Photographic Image as “Real”
The increased Demands on the
Photographer
The Myth of Time-Saving Technology
8.
WRAPPING IT UP
Appendix
A: Digital
Zone System Techniques
Exposure
(Digital and film)
Development
(Film)
Hand
Held Light Meters
Review
of Zones
Film
Scanning
Development
(Digital)
Appendix
B: Suggested
Further Reading
Suggested
Text Books on Digital Photography
Suggested
PhotoShop books
Appendix
C: Creating a Digital “Light Room”
The
Computer
Peripherals
USB
and/or Firewire Ports
Scanner
CD/DVD
Burner
Graphics
Tablet
Printer
Network/modem
Connections
Removable
Disk Drives
Working
Environment
Appendix
D: About The Author
Index
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