Ebook: Digital SLR Photography eLearning Kit For Dummies

Contents note continued: Connecting to your computer through a card reader -- Connecting your camera to your computer -- Starting the transfer process -- Viewing Your Pictures -- Viewing your images as a slide show -- Connecting your camera to a TV -- Sharing Your Pictures Online -- Sharing via e-mail -- Sharing pictures through photo-sharing sites -- Sharing pictures via social networking sites -- Printing Your Pictures -- Preparing your pictures for printing -- Printing on your home printer -- Printing online or at a photo store -- Printing at home versus via commercial services -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 8 Capturing the Shot -- Setting Basic Picture-Taking Options -- Mastering Exposure -- Controlling shutter speed -- Controlling aperture -- Working with Exposure Variables to Take Great Photos -- Portraits -- Posing portraits -- Shooting portraits -- Lighting portraits -- Capturing Action -- Blurring action -- Freezing action -- Freezing action indoors.;Machine generated contents note: About This Kit -- How This Book Is Organized -- How This Book Works with the Electronic Lessons -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Kit -- Class Is In -- Lesson 1 Getting to Know Your dSLR -- Figuring Out Just What a dSLR Is, Anyway -- Looking inside your dSLR -- Looking around your camera -- Getting Ready to Take Pictures -- Charging and loading the battery -- Inserting the memory card -- Choosing a file type (JPEG quality and size, TIFF, Raw) -- Setting Vibration Reduction -- Attaching a tripod when necessary -- Shooting in Full Auto Mode -- Reviewing Your Shots -- Deleting Images from Your Camera -- Getting to Know the Scene Modes -- Composing Better Pictures -- Using the Rule of Thirds -- Exploring some other useful tips on composition -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 2 Understanding and Mastering Exposure -- Introducing the Elements of Exposure Control -- Introducing shutter speed.;Contents note continued: Setting White Balance -- Using standard white balance options -- Setting white balance by Kelvin value -- Setting a custom or preset white balance -- Fine-tuning white balance -- Bracketing white balance -- Choosing sRGB or Adobe RGB Color Space -- Adjusting Color with Picture Styles -- Setting a picture style -- Editing a picture style -- Playing with the Monochrome picture style -- Defining your own picture styles -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 4 Getting Fancy with Focus -- Choosing an Autofocus Point -- Focusing with Automatic Autofocus (AF) Point Selection -- Choosing a single focus point -- Choosing an Autofocus Mode -- Focusing on a Stationary Subject -- Setting up to shoot stationary subjects -- Shooting a stationary subject -- Practicing with autofocus on a stationary subject -- Focusing on a Moving Subject -- Setting up to shoot moving subjects -- Shooting a moving subject -- Practicing with autofocus on a moving subject.;Contents note continued: Introducing aperture -- Combining shutter speeds and apertures -- Setting Shutter Speeds and Apertures in Your Camera -- Measuring light with your camera's meter -- Using Programmed autoexposure mode -- Using Shutter Priority autoexposure mode -- Using Aperture Priority autoexposure mode -- Setting exposures and shooting manually -- Locking exposure -- Choosing ISO Sensitivity -- Keeping it on the down low -- Looking at typical ISO settings -- Setting ISO sensitivity on your camera -- Reviewing and Making Exposure Adjustments -- Reviewing pictures for exposure -- Understanding your camera's light meter -- Selecting a metering mode -- Applying exposure compensation -- Using auto-exposure bracketing -- Fixing Common Exposure Problems -- Dealing with high-contrast scenes -- Photographing backlit subjects -- Exposing for high-key subjects -- Exposing for low-key subjects -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 3 Working with Color.;Contents note continued: Panning your camera -- Photographing Scenery -- Working with Close-Ups -- Painting with Light -- Using light to make patterns -- Using light to illuminate dark objects -- Just Having Fun -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- About the CD -- System Requirements -- Launch Instructions -- Operation -- Troubleshooting -- End-User License Agreement.;Contents note continued: Focusing Manually -- Understanding Factors That Affect Depth of Field -- Factor 1 The aperture affects depth of field -- Factor 2 The focal length affects the depth of field -- Factor 3 The focus distance affects the depth of field -- Focusing at Hyperfocal Distance for Landscapes -- Taking a Portrait with a Shallow Depth of Field -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 5 Using Your Camera Flash -- Getting to Know Your Camera Flash -- Deciding when to use flash -- Understanding flash sync speed -- Investigating flash range -- Using your built-in flash -- Making Flash Exposure Adjustments -- Locking Flash Exposures -- Reducing Flash Red-Eye -- Diffusing Your Flash -- Controlling Your Flash Manually -- Setting your flash power level manually -- Taking a flash picture manually -- Using aperture to control flash power -- Using shutter speed to control background brightness -- Playing with Flash Effects -- Taking portraits at night.;Contents note continued: Dragging the shutter -- Understanding the first and second curtains -- Solving Flash Exposure Problems -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 6 Learning about Lenses -- Understanding Focal Length -- Understanding How Lenses Work -- Putting Focal Length into Perspective -- Discover Common Types of Lenses -- Normal lens -- Wide-angle -- Telephoto -- Zoom versus prime -- Exploring Special Lenses and Attachments -- Macro lenses -- Extension tubes -- Close-up lens -- Teleconverter -- Tilt/shift lens -- Fisheye lens -- Optical filters -- Matching Lenses with Your Sensor -- Choosing the Right Lens for the Job -- Type of photography -- Cost -- Size and weight -- Cropped or full frame -- Zoom or prime -- Maximum aperture -- Original manufacturer or third-party lenses -- Summing Up -- Know This Tech Talk -- Lesson 7 Transferring, Sharing, and Printing Your Photos -- Transferring Your Pictures to Your Computer.