Contents

• Features and Functions
  • Focus Modes
  • Light Metering
  • Exposure Modes
  • Shutter Priority
  • Aperture Priority
  • Flexible Program Mode
  • Automatic Exposure Lock
  • Exposure Compensating
  • Multiple Exposure
  • Bracketing

• How to Load The 35mm Camera

• How to Hold The
  Camera

• Erect Image Viewing and The SLR

• Depth of Field Preview Button

• Mirror Lock Up

• The Battery

• Fully Automatic Cameras
  • How To Modify Exposure With An Automatic Camera
  • Kodak APS,Advanced Photographic System
  • Medium and Large Format Cameras

• Aperture Or f-stop
• Shutter Speed

• An Example From the Beach
• Photographic Exposure
• Tying It All Together

• Focal Length
• Angle of View
• Wide Angle Lens
• The Normal Lens
• The Telephoto Lens
• The Zoom Lens

• Color Slide Film
• Color Print Film
• Black and White Film
• Chromogenic Black and White Film
• Film Processing
• ISO
• DX Coding
• Color Temperature

• Automatic Flash
• Manual Flash
• Determining Exposure
• Flash Technique
• Bounce Flash
• Daylight Flash
• Using a Kicker

• Filters for Lens Protection
• Filters For Color and Black and White Photography
• Neutral Density Filters
• The Polarizing Filter
• Filters for Color Photography
• Filters for Black and White Photography
• The Color Wheel
• Filter Affect On Primary Colors
• Filters To Lighten or Darken

• How To Check A Used Camera
• How To Check A Used Lens
• How To Check A Used Electronic Flash

• What To Photograph
• Traveler's Aids
• The Travelers Camera Bag
• Specific Equipment

• Ways To Improve Your Photos
• How To See Artistically

• Badminton
• Billiards, Pool, and Snooker
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Diving
• Fencing
• Field Events
• Foot Races and Marathons
• Golf
• Greyhound Racing
• Field Hockey
• Horse Racing
• Ice Hockey
• Tennis
• Motor Sports
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Skating, Figure
• Skating, Racing
• Skiing
• Steeplechasing
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Wrestling

• How Do Digital Cameras Work
• ISO Speed and Gain
• fStops
• The Shutter
• Focal Length
• Color From Bits and Photons
• How Many Pixels?
• Resolution of Digital Images
• Taking The Picture
• Image Editing
• Digital Graphic File Formats

• Photographing a Television or Computer Monitor
• Focus On Nothing To and Render Your Subjects Razor Sharp

• Appendix A Questions
• Appendix B Self Assignments
  • Self Assignment 1 Learning To See
  • Self Assignment 2 The Portrait
  • Self Assignment 3 Outdoor Photography
• Appendix C Problems and Their Solution
• Appendix D Equipment Care and Handling
• Appendix E Further Reading
• Appendix F Model Release