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• Sections 1 - 4: Introduction >
• 1 - Introduction >
• 1.1 - Goal
• 1.2 - Things to Do
• 1.3 - What's Not Here
• 1.4 - Things to Buy
• 1.5 - Visual Notes
• 2 - Confusing Terms >
• 2.1 - Introduction
• 2.2 - Camera Feature Terms
• 2.3 - Digital Data Terms
• 2.4 - General Terms
• 3 - Camera >
• 3.1 - Accessibility
• 3.2 - Focus
• 3.3 - Focus Problems
• 3.4 - Shutter Release
• 3.5 - Two Viewfinder Problems
• 3.6 - Select the File Format
• 3.7 - Default Settings >
• 3.7.1 - Introduction
• 3.7.2 - Change EV Stops & Display Grid
• 3.7.3 - Automatic Focus Area Selection
• 3.7.4 - Light Meter
• 3.7.5 - Automatic ISO Increase
• 3.8 - Checklist
• 3.9 - Lens & Sensor Cleaning
• 3.10 - Deleting Photographs
• 4 - Computer >
• 4.1 - Download Your Photographs (From Camera to Computer)
• 4.2 - Get Organized!
• 4.3 - Backup!
• 4.4 - Backup on the Road
• 4.5 - Migrate Your Files
• Sections 5 - 8: Light >
• 5 - Light >
• 5.1 - Introduction
• 5.2 - Snow Analogy
• 5.3 - Sensitivity
• 5.4 - Encouragement
• 5.5 - Take Pictures Out Your Window
• 5.6 - Take Pictures of a Newspaper
• 5.7 - Play with a Light
• 5.8 - Watch an Old B&W Movie
• 5.9 - WYSINWYG
• 6 - Lighting Contrast >
• 6.1 - Introduction
• 6.2 - Detrimental Contrast
• 6.3 - Beneficial Contrast
• 6.4 - See Like Your Camera
• 6.5 - Averaging Doesn't Work
• 6.6 - Film, Curves, & Paper
• 6.7 - Change the Lighting
• 6.8 - Polarizing Filter
• 6.9 - Graduated Neutral Density Filter
• 7 - An Advanced Light Topic
• 8 - Light Summary
• Sections 9 - 15: Exposure >
• 9 - Exposure Introduction
• 10 - ISO
• 11 - Lens Opening
• 12 - Shutter Speed >
• 12.1 - Introduction
• 12.2 - Slow Shutter Speeds
• 12.3 - Shutter Speed Example
• 12.4 - Two Kinds of Blur
• 12.5 - Shutter Speed Resources
• 13 - Setting Exposure >
• 13.1 -The Light Meter
• 13.2 - More about Light Meters
• 13.3 - Exposure Modes
• 13.4 - Exposure Mode Icons
• 13.5 - Bracketing
• 13.6 - Exposure Compensation
• 13.7 - Histograms
• 13.8 - How to Use Histograms
• 13.9 - Autoexposure Lock
• 14 - The Language Called Stop >
• 14.1 - Introduction
• 14.2 - Definitions
• 14.3 - Example
• 14.4 - More Examples
• 14.5 - Three Countries
• 14.6 - Stop & ISO
• 14.7 - Stop & ISO Example
• 14.8 - Stop & Lens Opening
• 14.9 - Stop & Shutter Speed
• 14.10 - Trading Stops
• 14.11 - Moon Exercise
• 15 - Light Meters Are Stupid >
• 15.1 - Introduction
• 15.2 - The World Isn't 18% Gray
• 15.3 - Why Are Light Meters Stupid?
• 15.4 - Getting the Correct Exposure
• 15.5 - Be Careful with Backlighting
• Sections 16 - 21: More >
• 16 - Depth-of-field >
• 16.1 - Introduction
• 16.2 - Lens Opening
• 16.3 - Distance from the Subject
• 16.4 - Sensor Size
• 16.5 - How to Get Less
• 16.6 - A Reason for Poor Backgrounds
• 16.7 - Depth-of-field Myth
• 16.8 - Diffraction
• 17 - Focal Length >
• 17.1 - MMs
• 17.2 - Odds & Ends
• 17.3 - Lens Factor
• 17.4 - Flare
• 17.5 - Volume & Background
• 17.6 - Portraits
• 18 - Filters >
• 18.1 - Introduction
• 18.2 - Clear
• 18.3 - Polarizing
• 18.4 - More about Polarizing Filters
• 18.5 - Graduated Neutral Density
• 19 - White Balance (WB) >
• 19.1 - Introduction
• 19.2 - Is AWB the Best Method?
• 20 - Composition >
• 20.1 - Introduction
• 20.2 - Guidelines
• 20.3 - The Frame
• 20.4 - Planes
• 20.5 - Other factors
• 21 - Flash >
• 21.1 - Pros & Cons
• 21.2 - Fill Flash
• 21.3 - Flash Exposure Compensation
• 21.4 - Red Eye
• 21.5 - Catch Lights
• Assignments >
• Introduction
• #1 - Mundane Object
• #2 - Contrasts
• #3 - Depth-of-field
• #4 - Shutter Speed
• #5 - Portrait Sitting
• #6 - Interior
• #7 - Night Photography Excursion
• #8 - Your own Assignments or Project
• Instruction Manual Assignments >
• Introduction
• #1 - Flash
• #2 - ISO
• #3 - Shutter Speed
• #4 - Lens Opening
• #5 - White Balance
• #6 - AEL (Autoexposure Lock)
• #7 - Expoasure Compensation
• #8 - Focal Length