Photography for the Web: Discover how easy it is to create stunning photographs

183 Pages·2016·15.9 MB·English

by  Duncanson P.

Summary of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

1. About Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. Photo Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3. Advanced Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4. Storing and Managing Your Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

5. Editing Your Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

6. Sharing Your Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

7. Further Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Photography for the Web
by Paul Duncanson
Copyright © 2010 SitePoint Pty. Ltd.
Expert Reviewer: Simon Pollock Editor: Kelly Steele
Technical Editor: Raena Jackson Armitage Indexer: Fred Brown
Technical Editor: Andrew Tetlaw Cover Design: Alex Walker
Chief Technical Officer: Kevin Yank
Printing History:
First Edition: May 2010
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About the Author
Paul Duncanson has been playing around with cameras for far more years than he cares to remember. When
digital cameras became as good as film (but without the waiting and the messy chemicals) he started taking it
seriously. He began taking photos professionally before finishing his studies at Melbourne’s Photography
Studies College (http://psc.edu.au) and now works as a freelancer, covering advertising and other commercial
photography, along with the occasional wedding.
About the Expert Reviewer
Simon Pollock is the community manager for the Digital Photography School
(http://digital-photography-school.com/) and a live music photographer based in London, England. Starting
out as a musician who enjoyed taking pictures, Simon has switched it around and now photographs musical
artists ranging from Paolo Nutini to Counting Crows to Metallica—though he still enjoys playing his guitar
from time to time. Simon writes about his music photography experiences and other camera-related ramblings
on his blog at http://www.gtvone.com, and can be found on Twitter most hours of the day at
http://twitter.com/gtvone/.
About the Technical Editors
Raena Jackson Armitage is an Australian web developer with a background in content management, speaking,
and training. When she's not thinking about the Web, she loves knitting, gaming, all-day breakfasts, and cycling.
Raena’s personal website is at http://raena.net.
Andrew Tetlaw has been tinkering with websites as a web developer since 1997. At SitePoint he is dedicated
to making the world a better place through the technical editing of SitePoint books, kits, articles, and newsletters.
He is also a busy father of five, enjoys beer, and often neglects his blog at http://tetlaw.id.au/.
About the Chief Technical Officer
As Chief Technical Officer for SitePoint, Kevin Yank keeps abreast of all that is new and exciting in web
technology. Best known for his book, Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site Using PHP & MySQL, he also
co-authored Simply JavaScript with Cameron Adams and Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! with
Rachel Andrew. In addition, Kevin hosts the SitePoint Podcast and co-writes the SitePoint Tech Times, a free
email newsletter that goes out to over 240,000 subscribers worldwide.
Kevin lives in Melbourne, Australia and enjoys speaking at conferences, as well as visiting friends and family
in Canada. He’s also passionate about performing improvised comedy theater with Impro Melbourne
(http://www.impromelbourne.com.au/) and flying light aircraft. Kevin’s personal blog is Yes, I’m Canadian
(http://yesimcanadian.com/).
About SitePoint
SitePoint specializes in publishing fun, practical, and easy-to-understand content for web professionals. Visit
http://www.sitepoint.com/ to access our blogs, books, newsletters, articles, and community forums.
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For Raena, this book's other biological parent,
with thanks.
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Table of Contents

Preface
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Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

What’s in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Where to Find Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

The SitePoint Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

The Digital Photography School Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

The Book’s Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

The SitePoint Newsletters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

The SitePoint Podcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Your Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Tips, Notes, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Chapter 1 About Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Types of Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What do all these bells and whistles do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Aperture and Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Onboard Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Preset Scene Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

What happens when you push the button? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Half-press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Full-press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Take Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2 Photo Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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