Table Of Content

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Quick Tips Take Lots of Pictures (and Delete Most of Them) Try Different Viewpoints Ditch the Lens Cap, Camera Bag Read the Manual Learn to Use Fill Flash and Bounce Flash Use your Pictures Know Your Final Format Get another Opinion Edit Your Pictures Make Pictures, Don’t Take Pictures Evaluate Your Photography Don’t Worry So Much about the Equipment and Settings Chapter 2: Composition The Rule of Thirds The Rule of Space The Focal Point Simplifying Angle of View Showing Scale Lines Patterns Frames Symmetry Showing Depth Panoramas Practice Chapter 3: Lighting and Flash Hard and Soft Lighting Directional Lighting How Your Environment Changes Light The Golden Hour Controlling the Sun Using Flash White Balance Silhouettes & Shooting into the Sun Practice Chapter 4: Controlling your Camera Focus Shutter Modes Aperture Other Ways to Control Depth-of-Field Shutter Speed ISO Exposure Compensation Understanding Exposure Use Raw Practice Chapter 5: Problem Solving Blurry Pictures Low Light Noisy Pictures Bad Color Spots in Pictures/Dust on Sensor Washed-Out Pictures Crooked Horizons Low Camera Batteries No Memory Bad Weather Short Flash Battery Life or Long Flash Recycle Times Flash Sync Problems Chapter 6: Portraits Portrait Styles Portrait Lengths Portrait Photography Lenses Outdoor Portraits Indoor Portraits Clothes Group and Family Photos Sidebar: Shooting Sports by Brendon Code, Junior High School Photographer Posing for Portraits Working with Kids Studio Portraits Corrective Posing and Lighting Using Studio Lighting Outdoors Taking Self-portraits Putting Lights in the Frame Post-Processing Female Portrait Checklist Male Portrait Cheat Sheet Practice Chapter 7: Weddings Shot Checklist Practice Chapter 8: Animals Eye Contact Approaching Animals Planning Your Pictures for Great Shots Flash Using Motion Sensors and Timers Pets Birds Insects Zoos Post-Processing Practice Chapter 9: Landscapes, Cityscapes, and Nature Compositional Elements Planning Adapting Finding a Location Camera Settings Cityscapes Sunsets and Sunrises Flowers Forests Streams, Rivers, and Waterfalls Mike Laird (lairdphoto.com), Landscape Photographer Practices Chapter 10: Night Gear Taking your First Night Photo Taking your Second Night Photo Taking your Third Night Photo Processing your Photo The Difference 5.9 Seconds Makes Hand-holding Urban Night Photography Rural Night Photography Stars and Meteors Fireworks Including People Light Painting Practice Chapter 11: High Dynamic Range (HDR) HDR Overview The HDR Process Bracketing Challenges HDR Software HDR Portraits Practice Chapter 12: Close-up/Macro Photography Understanding Minimum Focusing Distance Macro Photography Equipment Macro Techniques Focus Stacking Practice Chapter 13: Underwater Equipment Testing the Equipment Preparing for the Dive Technique Underwater Portraits Practice Glossary Introduction Welcome eBook readers! Find out about new videos and updates by liking our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/northrupphotography/. If you use the lessons from the book to take a great picture, or you want some feedback about a picture, share it with us by adding it to our wall. Facebook is also a great way to send us questions, comments, or corrections about the book. You can also e-mail me at