TOMANG London, New York, Melbourne, Munich, and Delhi contents Senior editor Nicky Munro Designer Sarah-Anne Arnold Editorial team Hannah Bowen, Diana Vowles, Bob Bridle US editor Jenny Siklos US senior editor Shannon Beatty Design team Joanne Clark, Angela Won-Yin Mak, Sharon Spencer Creative retoucher Adam Brackenbury Producer, pre-production Lucy Sims Producer Linda Dare Jacket designer Mark Cavanagh Jacket editor Manisha Majithia Jacket design development manager 8 introduction Sophia Tampakopoulos Managing editor Stephanie Farrow Senior managing art editor Lee Griffiths Publisher Andrew Macintyre Art director Phil Ormerod Associate publishing director Liz Wheeler mastering your camera Publishing director Jonathan Metcalf FSierscto Anmd eArmicearnic eadni teiodnit,i o2n0,0 280 13 tutorial 1 | key camera controls Published in the United States by 12 shutter settings DK Publishing, 4th floor, 345 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 14 depth of field 13 14 15 16 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 image analysis 001-192336-August/2013 18 quality settings Copyright © 2013 Dorling Kindersley Limited 20 color settings Text copyright © 2013 Tom Ang All rights reserved 22 image sharpness Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, 24 image analysis no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or 26 Assignment: city lights introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. tutorial 2 | exposure control Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited 30 auto-exposure and mid-tones A catalog record for this book is available from the 32 under-exposure Library of Congress. 34 image analysis ISBN 978-1-4654-0856-3 36 over-exposure DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fundraising, or educational use. For 38 using exposure meters details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 4th floor, 345 Hudson 40 image analysis Street, New York, New York 10014 or [email protected]. 42 Assignment: still life Printed and bound by South China Printing Company, China Discover more at www.dk.com tutorial 3 | tonality and contrast 98 image analysis 100 suggesting movement 46 increasing contrast 102 working with picture planes 48 dynamic range 104 image analysis 50 reflectors and fill-in 106 position and perspective 52 image analysis 108 composing with color 54 Assignment: high dynamic range 110 image analysis 112 Assignment: composition on location tutorial 4 | obtaining the best image 58 lens qualities tutorial 7 | perfecting your timing 60 methods of focusing 116 catching the moment 62 zoom and perspective 118 image analysis 64 image analysis 120 time of day 66 zoom or prime lenses 122 the waiting game 68 aperture and working distance 124 image analysis 70 image analysis 126 Assignment: pet portrait 72 Assignment: urban nature tutorial 8 | using available light tutorial 5 | obtaining ideal color 130 low light levels 76 seeing color 132 image analysis 78 white balance 134 hard and high light 80 key colors 136 direction of light 82 saturated color 138 using shadows 84 image analysis 140 image analysis 86 Assignment: city streets 142 Assignment: light and shadow developing your skills tutorial 9 | portable sunlight 146 full and fill flash tutorial 6 | mastering composition 148 off-camera lighting 150 multiple lights 92 format and proportion 152 image analysis 94 balance and imbalance 154 Assignment: flash portrait 96 shapes within the image the digital darkroom tutorial 12 | advanced manipulation tutorial 10 | perfecting the image 216 the power of layers 218 layer blend modes 160 shape and crop 220 masks and selections 162 histograms 222 step by step: hand-coloring 164 curves and tone 224 highlights and shadows 166 burn and dodge 226 high dynamic range 168 white balance correction 228 step by step: elaborating the landscape 170 hue and saturation 234 step by step: portrait makeover 172 step by step: curves and tone 240 Assignment: montaging images 174 step by step: adjusting shape and color 176 noise and dust 178 sharpness and blur advancing your photography 180 refined sharpening 182 step by step: clean up and sharpen tutorial 13 | travel photography 184 working in RAW 186 processing RAW images 246 substance over style 188 Assignment: basic image enhancement 248 in conversation: Clay Enos 251 images in depth 254 Assignment: a revealing angle tutorial 11 | manipulating the image tutorial 14 | portrait photography 192 color to black and white 194 toning the image 258 new faces, new clients 196 duotone and multitone 260 in conversation: Eolo Perfido 198 step by step: converting to monochrome 263 images in depth 202 removing distractions 266 Assignment: capturing character 204 practical filters 206 filter effects 208 step by step: recasting an image 212 Assignment: image effects tutorial 15 | documentary photography tutorial 19 | wildlife photography 270 freedom of choice 318 gaining access 272 in conversation: Altaf Qadri 320 in conversation: Marion Hogl 275 images in depth 323 images in depth 278 Assignment: a day in the life 326 Assignment: inspiring vision tutorial 16 | landscape and nature photography tutorial 20 | fine art photography 282 individual vision 330 vision over record 284 in conversation: Tamao Funahashi 332 in conversation: Emily Allchurch 287 images in depth 335 images in depth 290 Assignment: spirit of place 338 Assignment: creative expression tutorial 17 | sports photography 294 beauty and power 296 in conversation: Duane Hart 299 images in depth 342 system set-up 302 Assignment: essence of sport 344 import and metadata 346 handling and archiving tutorial 18 | architecture photography 348 image output 350 glossary 306 fidelity to spirit 354 index 308 in conversation: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre 360 acknowledgments 311 images in depth 314 Assignment: exploring light introduction For a few years, photography resembled a building site. We walked between piles of rubble from the ruins of once-great manufacturers who had not adapted to the new digital climate. We gazed upon the abandoned edifices of established practices, wondering what was to become of them, their glory days over. Between the destruction and emptied spaces, however, new structures were springing up— unpredictable shapes and unfamiliar forms. In fact, the new order was growing so quickly that we could see it burgeon as we watched. Now the transformation of photography is complete. While the digital phenomenon was once seen as the enemy of traditional photography, then became accepted as its greatest boon, the disorder of change became the springboard for the most exuberant growth and vigorous expansion ever seen in the history of photography. If you are one who has been newly entranced by photography, you are part of this truly tremor-inducing cultural, social, and visual revolution. And this book is written for you. It is for those of you who enjoy the creative rewards photography can deliver; those who simply delight in making photographs, and those who choose to succumb to it as an obsession. It is also for the many of you who will, by now, have tried your hand at manipulating your images too. You are all joined by a yearning to take your photography further.