73% of digital camera owners wish they had more control over their camera
These results from a recent poll of readers highlight a challenge that many camera owners face – they’re unable to use their camera to its fullest potential because they don’t understand the basics of how to use it.
If you wish you had a better understanding of your camera and how to get it working to its potential – we’ve developed a resource for you.
Discover How Your Camera Works and Take Better Photos Today
Photo Nuts and Bolts is a brand new downloadable PDF E-Book designed to help you know your camera and take better photos.
This resource has been written by regular contributor to DPS – Neil Creek and works through a series of 10 lessons centered around the basics of photography.
10 Lessons to Give You Control Over Your Camera
Buying this book – you’ll be walked through the following topics:
Lesson 1 – Light and the Pinhole Camera
Lesson 2 – Lenses and Focus
Lesson 3 – Lenses, Light and Magnification
Lesson 4 – Exposure and Stops
Lesson 5 – Aperture
Lesson 6 – Shutter
Lesson 7 – ISO
Lesson 8 – The Light Meter
Lesson 9 – White Balance
Lesson 10 – Metering Modes and Exposure Compensation
Table of contents
- Introduction 3
- About the Author 3
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- Lesson 1. Light and the Pinhole Camera 5
- About Light 6
- The Camera Obscura 7
- The Pinhole Camera 8
- Homework, Resources, Comments 9
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- Lesson 2. Lenses and Focus 10
- Bending Light 11
- Lenses 12
- A Simple Experiment 12
- Focusing 13
- Homework, Resources, Comments 14
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- Lesson 3. Lenses, Light and Magnification 15
- The power of lenses 16
- Brightness and f-ratios 16
- f-ratio 17
- Magnification and Field of View 18
- Homework, Resources, Comments 20
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- Lesson 4. Exposure and Stops 21
- What it 'exposure'? 22
- The 'Stop' 23
- Controlling Exposure 24
- Trade-offs 24
- Homework, Resources, Comments 25
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- Lesson 5. Aperture 26
- Aperture 27
- f-ratio revisited 27
- Depth of Field 28
- Examples 29
- Homework, Resources, Comments 30
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- Lesson 6. Shutter 31
- The Shutter 32
- Fast shutter speeds 33
- The shutter's effect on your photos 33
- Examples 34
- Homework, Resources, Comments 35
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- Lesson 7. ISO 36
- The Sensor Chip 37
- Signal vs Noise 37
- The ISO's effect on your photos 38
- Examples 39
- Homework, Resources, Comments 40
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- Lesson 8. The Light Meter 41
- What is the Light Meter? 42
- How to use the Light Meter 43
- Exposure Mode Examples 44
- Medium Grey 46
- Homework, Resources, Comments 47
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- Lesson 9. White Balance 48
- Colour of the Light Sources 49
- It's very subjective 50
- White Balance 50
- Working with the White Balance 51
- Homework, Resources, Comments 52
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- Lesson 10. Metering Modes and Exposure Compensation 53
- Metering Modes 54
- Exposure Compensation 57
- Homework, Resources, Comments 58
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- Appendices 59
- How to read optics diagrams 60
- Glossary 61
By the end of it you’ll understand how your camera works and be in a much better position to be able to make decisions on how to best use it rather than just sit in Auto mode.
Photo Nuts and Bolts Features:
- Takes you back to basics and builds your camera knowledge from the ground up
- Smoothly animated diagrams, right in the page, showing complex concepts simply and clearly
- Photographic theory made accessible
- Demonstrates how technical concepts relate directly to taking photos
- All lessons are written with a focus on helping you to be a better photographer
- Diagrams, photographs, analogies and lists makes the book fun and accessible
- Each lesson comes with homework and exercises that you can go away and DO to make what you learn stick
- All lessons come with extra resources for you to go away and learn more about the topics covered
Who is Photo Nuts and Bolts For?
- Photo Nuts and Bolts is for any photographer who feels that they would like to know more about how their camera works, and how to become more confident at using it to take better photos.
- The E-Book is directed at Digital SLR camera owners, but the principles explained apply to every camera, from the humblest pinhole to the most sophisticated DSLR.
- You will get the most out of this book if your camera allows you to take control of the settings (including many point and shoot cameras), but owners of fully automatic cameras will better understand how to deal with the limitations of their camera.
- This book is for those who are willing to read the manual, to understand the nitty gritty, to become the best photographer they can be, rather than those who are happy to cruise by on auto, with their manual gathering dust and their photos staying mediocre.
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- Pay by PayPal or Credit Card
Our Guarantee to you that this eBook will be a Great Investment
If you’re not satisfied that Photo Nuts and Bolts has helped to improve your photography within 60 days, just let us know, and we’ll refund your money in full.
That’s how confident we are that this resource will help you improve your photography.
Download Your Copy Today
Be among the first to secure your copy of Photo Nuts and Bolts and discover the secrets to how your camera operates today for just $29.99 USD. Grab your copy today – Payment is via PayPal or Credit Card.
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