A Book on Photography
by David Salomon
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Book Description
The fact that current compact cameras produce good (or at least, adequate) pictures in most photographic situations is at the root of this book. The main aim of the book is to show how such a camera can be operated and its controls tweaked to cover many different photographic conditions and requirements. (To put it another way, the chief goal of the book is to convince the reader that large, expensive cameras are absolutely necessary in only rare situations.) In addition, this book discusses the science of photography-including topics such as optics, lenses, colors, human vision, image sensors, exposure, and white balance-and explains the main types of cameras. Mathematics is used whenever it helps to illustrate a term or a concept, because it is my belief that the use of mathematics may greatly illuminate many subjects. However, the mathematical background required is minimal and is limited to angles, similar triangles, and basic algebraic manipulations.This open book is licensed under a Open Publication License (OPL). You can download A Book on Photography ebook for free in PDF format (325.0 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Light and Optics
Chapter 2
Digital Cameras
Chapter 3
Camera Types
Chapter 4
Compact Cameras
Chapter 5
High Dynamic Range
Chapter 6
History of Photography
Chapter 7
Computational Photography
Chapter 8
Image Composition
Appendix A
Camera Controls
Appendix B
Glossary of Photographic Terms
Appendix C
Compact Cameras Feature Guide
Appendix D
Legal Issues
Appendix E
JPEG and TIFF
Appendix F
The Shape of a Lens
Appendix G
Pixels
Book Details
Title
A Book on Photography
Subject
Art
Publisher
Self-publishing
Published
2020
Pages
1325
Edition
13
Language
English
PDF Size
325.0 MB
License
Open Publication License
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