Photographic Techniques and Effects- PDF ebook

The Photographic Techniques ebook will help you discover techniques that can help take better photos.

Good photography is not accidental. Good photographs are created by a person with the ability to identify the photographic potential of a situation, and use that potential (plus the tools at their disposal), to create an outstanding image. It could be likened to the way a sculptor sees the possibility of a sculpture in a piece of stone, and uses the tools available (hammer and chisel), to create a final piece of artwork.

This 91 page ebook is intended to help you understand and develop a unique and  successful approach to photography; in effect to help create a “style of your own”.

ISBN: 978-0-9874834-7-8

Pages: 91

Images: 140

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Style and creativity
Aspects of style
Basics of good photography

Chapter 2 candid or contrived photography

Chapter 3 Using colour
Colour
Colour rules
Using the colour wheel
Understanding light

Chapter 4 Photography in: the dark, at sunrise or sunset , indoor, or at night.
The moon
Bracketing and HDR photography

Chapter 5 People photography
Early portrait photography
Photo journalism vs portraiture
Portraits
Lenses
Filters
Lighting
Types of light source

Chapter 6 Legalities
Check your right to take photos
The use or publication of photographs

Chapter 7 Photographing places
Buildings/architectural photography
Landscapes

Chapter 8 Sport photography

Chapter 9 The natural world – plants and animals
Photographing plants
Photographing animals
Risk management in nature photography

Chapter 10 Photographing things
Commercial photography

Chapter 11 Photographing water

Chapter 12 Extraordinary off-beat photography
Illusion photography
Abstract photography

Chapter 13 Camera techniques
Depth of field or focus
Using filters for landscapes
Lenses

Chapter 14 Special effects – manipulation
Multiple exposures
Processing photos

Chapter 15 Being a successful photographer
Learning
Finding opportunities
Ability to impress
Where can you sell your services?
Willingness to adapt
Typical job profile of a photographer
How to become a photographer

Appendix