Creative night : digital photography tips & techniques / Harold Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Harold, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Night photography.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Take a well-timed shot in the dark with this invaluable guide to night photography Shooting in low light and at night is challenging, but it can result in stunning images, so don't put that digital camera away after the sun goes down! Start capturing eerie and intriguing photographs at all levels of light with this information-packed guide from renowned photographer and author Harold Davis. He provides pages of field-tested techniques to help you find the proper exposures, including the best settings for ISO, aperture, and shutter. Don't miss the intriguing examples of his own work,

Contents:

Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Becoming a creature of the night; Benefits of Night Photography; Kinds of Night Photography; Planning for Night Photography; Safety Precautions; Cameras for Night Photography; Tripods; Power Sources; Lenses; Focusing at Night; Using Manual Exposure; Bulb Photography; Exposing at Night; Shutter Speed; Aperture; ISO; Using the Exposure Histogram at Night; Light Painting; Chapter 2: Colors of the night; Photographing Cityscapes at Night; Buildings at Night; Bridges and Water Reflections; Industrial Scenes

Light and Motion at NightPhotographing the Ocean; Fog at Night; Clouds; Photographing the Moon; Night at Home; Everyday Objects; Extending Dynamic Range; Night in Black and White; Chapter 3: Lonely spaces of the night; Freedom of the Night; Nightscapes by Moonlight; Making Night Look Like Day; Understanding the Night Sky; The Night Landscape; Flowers of the Night; Chapter 4: Watches of the deep night; Long Exposures in the Night; Minimizing Noise; Post-Processing Noise; Capturing Star Trails; Night Music; Chapter 5: Stacking star trails; Understanding Stacking; Stacking Software

Combining a Stack in PhotoshopProgramming an Interval Timer; Resources and Websites; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612314612

9781118076156

111807615X

9781282314610

1282314610

9780470591161

0470591161

OCLC:

516485820