Book description
In bright light, it is easier to take a beautiful photograph with your DSLR. When the sun starts to go down or you are shooting indoors, a whole new skill set is needed. This new addition to the successful Field Guide Series will help you shoot what potentially could be the most lovely image without the help of natural light. No more harsh flash photographs with dreary backgrounds and no more blurry night shots that were exposed too long. Opening with a section on the qualities of different kinds of low light, the book then deals with ways of overcoming gloomy situations, whether you are shooting hand-held or on a tripod. Post-production fixes are also covered, allowing you to turn difficult shots into real works of art.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
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LOW LIGHT
- Light on the Sensor
- Thresholds and Trade-offs
- The Range of Light Sources
- Contrast Issues
- Restoring Highlights
- Revealing Shadows
- Shadow Realism
- Color Temperature
- White Balance and Hue
- Key Camera Settings for Low Light
- Natural Low Light
- Artificial Low Light
- Color Temperature Blending
- Selective Color Change
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HANDHELD
- Handheld or Locked Down
- Steadying Techniques
- Steadying Equipment
- Stabilizing Technology
- Fast Lenses
- Focus at Full Aperture
- Defining Sharpness
- The Technical Edit
- Identifying Blur for Repair
- Repairing Focus Blur
- Repair to Extend Focus
- Repairing Motion Blur
- Gross Motion Blur
- Frame Selection and Layer Blending
- Tracking for Sharpness
- Making Motion Blur Work
- Raw for Low Light
- Double-Processed Raw
- Handheld HDRI
- Pseudo-HDR
- Types of Noise
- Noise-Reduction Software
- Adding Flash
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LOCKED DOWN
- Tripods
- Tripod Management and Techniques
- Heads: Range of Models
- Clamps and Alternatives
- Motion Blur with Tripods
- Long-Exposure Noise
- Multiple-Exposure Contrast
- Manual Blending
- High–Low ISO Blending
- Blending Software
- HDR Imaging
- HDR Generation
- Tone Mapping
- Photomatix
- Photoshop
- HDR Efex Pro
- FDR Tools
- Ghosting
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Low Light Photography Field Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2014
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136110054
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