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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