Preface | Comments
from Readers | About the
author
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Part III :
Postprocessing
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Chapter
1 : Introduction
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Chapter
10 : Fundamentals of Image Processing
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1.1 Introduction
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10.1 Zooming, Cropping,
and
Resolution
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1.2 A Note about
Editions
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10.2 Pixels and Bits
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1.3 Brief Outline
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10.3 Image Layers
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Part I : Equipment
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10.4 Visual Qualities
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Chapter
2 : Cameras
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10.5 Editing History
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2.1 DSLR Cameras
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10.6 Selection
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2.2 Point-and-shoot
Cameras
and Digiscoping
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Chapter
11 : Common Tasks
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2.3 Megapixels and Crop
Factors
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11.1 Reducing Noise
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2.4 Brands
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11.2 Fixing Blown
Highlights
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2.5 ISO
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11.3 Correcting Exposure
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2.6 Autofocus
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11.4 Eye Shine and
Catchlights
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2.7 Bells and Whistles
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11.5 Removing Unwanted
Items
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2.8 Cleaning your DSLR
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11.6 Sharpening
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Chapter
3 : Lenses
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11.7 Correcting Color,
Saturation and Tilt
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3.1 Focal Length and
Aperture
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Chapter
12 : Developing a Workflow
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3.2 Zoom versus Prime
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12.1 An Example Workflow
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3.3 Special Glasses and
Coatings
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12.2 Structuring Your
Archive
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3.4 Teleconverters and
Extension Tubes
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12.3 Filtering
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3.5 Image Stabilization
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12.4 Conversion from RAW
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3.6 Third-party Lenses
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12.5 Separation of
Subject
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3.7 Sharpness and Bokeh
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12.6 De-emphasizing the
Background
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3.8 Bells and Whistles
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12.7 Sizing and
Signatures
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3.9 Cleaning Lenses
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Chapter
13 :
Advanced Techniques
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3.10 Buying Lenses Used
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13.1 Replacing the
Background
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3.11 Lens Calibration
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13.2 Adding Artificial
Clouds
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3.12 Carrying Lenses in
the
Field
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13.3 HDR and Tone
Mapping
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3.13 Other
Considerations
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13.4 Simulating Motion
Blur
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Chapter
4 : Accessories
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13.5 Merging Poses
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4.1 Tripods
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Part IV :
Distribution
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4.2 Tripod Heads
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Chapter
14 :
Making and Selling Prints
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4.3 External Flash
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14.1 Practical Printing
Issues
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4.4 Other Accessories
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14.2 Matting and
Framing
Prints
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Chapter
5 :
The Digital Darkroom
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14.3 Putting Your
Photos on
Display
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5.1 Choosing a Computer
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14.4 Selling Bird Photos
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5.2 Choosing a Monitor
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Chapter
15 :
Making a Slideshow DVD
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5.3 Hard Drives
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15.1 Software for DVD
Production
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5.4 Options for
Backup
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15.2 Image Quality
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5.5 Card Readers
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15.3 Obtaining
Royalty-free Music
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5.6 Image Processing
Software
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15.4 DVD Duplication
and
Packaging
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Part II : Technique
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Chapter
16
:
Sharing Your Photos
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Chapter
6
: Operating the Camera
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16.1 Photo Hosting Sites
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6.1 F-stops, Shutter
Speeds,
and ISO
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16.2 Building a Custom
Web
Site
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6.2 Exposing to the Right
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16.3 Advertising Your
Site
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6.3 Exposure Modes
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Appendix
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6.4 Metering Modes
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A.
Additional Sources of Information
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6.5 Autofocus Modes
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Subject Index
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6.6 Drive Modes
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Photo
Gallery
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6.7 Selecting AF Points
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6.8 Rapid Exposure
Adjustments
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6.9 Exposure Bracketing
and HDR
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6.10 RAW Versus JPG
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6.11 Mirror Lock-up and
Live
View
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Chapter
7
: Using Flash
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7.1 Why Use Flash?
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7.2 How Flash Works
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7.3 Built-in Versus
External
Flash
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7.4 Powering Your Flash
Unit
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7.5 Flash Settings and
Exposure
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7.6 Fill Flash Versus
Flash as
Main Light
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7.7 Freezing Hummingbirds
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7.8 Dealing with Red-eye
and
Steel-eye
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7.9 Flash Extenders
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7.10 Avoiding a Meltdown
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7.11 Other Issues
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Chapter
8
: Field Techniques
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8.1 General Composition
Principles
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8.2 Angles and Light
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8.3 Poses and Aliasing
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8.4 Getting Close
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8.5 Steadying the Camera
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8.6 Being Flexible in
the Field
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8.7 Some Popular Bird
Photography Locations
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8.8 Planning a Bird
Photography Trip
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8.9 Photographing
Warblers
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8.10 Photographing
Birds in Flight
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Chapter
9
: Turning Your Yard into a Studio
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9.1 Natural and
Artificial
Perches
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9.2 Rustic Embellishments
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9.3 Backgrounds
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