A full-color, illustrated adventure into the high-tech wonders inside your digital camera by the author/illustrator team that created the bestselling How Computers Work.
With clear and simple explanations that say, “You, too, can understand this,” and brilliant, full-color illustrations, How Digital Photography Works, Second Edition, gives you detailed information on the hidden workings of digital cameras, professional picture-taking techniques, and even photo-editing software. Some of the topics covered in this groundbreaking book include:
· How Digital Viewfinders Frame Your Pictures
· How Twin Lens Cameras and Tilt-and-Shift Lenses Change the Rules
· How Cameras Focus on Moving Targets
· How Exposure Systems Balance Aperture and Shutter
· How Electronic Flashes Create a Burst of Light
· How Studio Lighting Creates a Perfect Lighting Environment
· How Color Calibration Makes What You See on the Screen Match What You See on Paper
· How Your Camera’s Microprocessor Manipulates Images
· How Photoshop Expands a Photographer’s Artistry
Introduction
Part 1: Getting to Know Digital Cameras
Chapter 1 The Workings of a Digital Camera
Chapter 2 Inside Digital Video Cameras
Part 2: How Digital Cameras Capture Images
Chapter 3 How Lenses Work
Chapter 4 How Light Plays Tricks on Perception
Chapter 5 How Digital Exposure Sifts, Measures, and Slices Light
Chapter 6 How Technology Lets There Be Light
Chapter 7 How Light Becomes Data
Chapter 8 How New Tech Changes Photography
Part 3: How the Digital Darkroom Works
Chapter 9 How Software Changes Pixels by the Numbers
Chapter 10 How Digital Retouching Rescues Family Heirlooms
Chapter 11 How the Digital Darkroom Makes Good Photos into Great Fantasies
Part 4: How Digital Print-Making Works
Chapter 12 How Computers and Printers Create Photographs
Chapter 13 How Photo-Quality Printers Work
Glossary
Index