Digital SLR photography all-in-one for dummies

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"Covers the basics of DSLR mechanics and explains how settings affect the final photo -- Reviews lenses and walks you through choosing and applying the right lens for your situation -- Discusses how aperture, shutting speed, and ISO combine to determine how your photo will look -- Demystifies how to light a photo, from using natural light to flash to artificial lighting -- Helps you shooting high-quality video and film"--Publisher's website. Introduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Digital SLRs 5 Chapter 1: What's So Special about Digital SLRs? 7 Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Digital SLR 41 Chapter 3: Menus and Settings Extravaganzapalooza 71 Chapter 4: Handling and Cleaning Your Camera and Gear 89 Chapter 5: Say Cheese: Taking Pictures with Your dSLR 127 Book II: Going Through the Looking Glass 153 Chapter 1: Focusing on Versatility 155 Chapter 2: Casting a Wide-Angle Net 169 Chapter 3: Going to Extremes 185 Book III: Hey, Your Exposure's Showing 207 Chapter 1: Working with Apertures 209 Chapter 2: Go, Shutter Speed, Go! 225 Chapter 3: Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Choosing an ISO 243 Chapter 4: Fabulous Filters 261 Chapter 5: Strategizing Exposure 277 Book IV: Lighting and Composition 309 Chapter 1: Flash Fundamentals 311 Chapter 2: Using an External Flash and Accessories 323 Chapter 3: Deconstructing Design 345 Chapter 4: Taming the Frame 367 Book V: "Spiffifying" Your Shots 383 Chapter 1: Blue-Collar Photo Management 385 Chapter 2: Cooking Up Raw Photos 407 Chapter 3: Showing Mad Photo-Editing Skills 433 Chapter 4: Home, Home on the High Dynamic Range 461 Chapter 5: Panoramically Speaking 493 Chapter 6: Chroma Chameleon: B&W 513 Book VI: Shooting Movies 543 Chapter 1: Setting Up for Movies 545 Chapter 2: Making Movie Magic 565 Book VII: Getting Specific About Your Subject 581 Chapter 1: People and Animals 583 Chapter 2: Landscapes and Nature 589 Chapter 3: Sports and Action 595 Chapter 4: Buildings and Cities 601 Chapter 5: Close-Ups 609 Index 615