Book description
Through easy-to-follow lessons, this handy book offers a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D. This is not your typical camera guide: rather than just show you what all the buttons do, it teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel's features to make great photographs -- including professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots, HD video, and more.
With Ben Long's creative tips and technical advice, you have the perfect, camera-bag-friendly reference that will help you capture stunning pictures anywhere, anytime. The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion will show you how to:
- Take creative control and go beyond automatic settings
- Learn the basic rules of composition
- Capture decisive moments, including fast-moving objects
- Discover ways to use a flash indoors and outdoors
- Learn about different lenses, and the best time to use them
- Understand the options for shooting RAW, and whether it's right for you
- Use the Digital Rebel's ability to shoot high definition video
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Table of contents
- The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Getting to Know the Rebel T1i
- 2. Anatomy of the Rebel T1i
- 3. Playing Back Images
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4. Image Transfer
- Media Cards
- Transferring from Your Camera
- Installing the Canon Software
- Transferring Images to a Windows Computer
- Transferring Images to a Macintosh Computer
- Transferring Images Manually Using Windows or the Mac
- Using the Camera to Select Images for Transfer
- Organizing Your Images
- After Youâve Transferred Your Images
- 5. Photography 101
- 6. Program Mode
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7. Advanced Exposure
- The Light Meter Revisited
- Using Exposure Compensation to Over- or Underexpose
- Using the Histogram
- Using Priority Modes to Control Exposure
- Manual Mode
- Exposure Bracketing
- Peripheral Illumination Correction
- Scene Modes Revisited
- Picture Styles
- Creating a Better Exposure with Fill Flash
- A Word About Dynamic Range
- Which Mode Should You Choose?
- 8. Finding and Composing a Photo
- 9. Specialty Shooting
- 10. Flash Shooting
- 11. Raw Shooting
- 12. Customizing the T1i
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i/500D Companion
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596803636
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