Aperture Digital Photography Fundamentals.pdf

Taken from Preface:Aperture is a powerful digital photography application designed to help you produce the best images possible. However, many factors outside of Aperture can affect the quality of your images. Being mindful of all these factors can help prevent undesirable results.

The following chapters explain how your camera captures a digital image, how images are displayed onscreen and in print, and how cameras, displays, and printers measure image resolution.

Contents:

• Preface: An Introduction to Digital Photography Fundamentals
• Chapter 1: How Digital Cameras Capture Images [ Types of Digital Cameras ~ Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) ~ Digital Rangefinder ~ Camera Components and Concepts ~ Lens ~ Understanding Lens Multiplication with DSLRs ~ Understanding Digital Zoom ~ Aperture ~ Understanding Lens Speed ~ Shutter ~ Using Reciprocity to Compose Your Image ~ Digital Image Sensor ~ Memory Card ~ External Flash ~ Understanding RAW, JPEG, and TIFF ~ RAW ~ Why Shoot RAW Files? ~ JPEG ~ TIFF ~ Shooting Tips ~ Reducing Camera Shake ~ Minimizing Red-Eye in Your Photos ~ Reducing Digital Noise ]
• Chapter 2: How Digital Images Are Displayed [ The Human Eye's Subjective View of Color ~ Understanding How the Eye Sees Light and Color ~ Sources of Light ~ The Color Temperature of Light ~ How White Balance Establishes Color Temperature ~ Measuring the Intensity of Light ~ Bracketing the Exposure of an Image ~ Understanding How a Digital Image Is Displayed ~ Additive vs. Subtractive Color ~ Understanding Color Gamut ~ Displaying Images Onscreen ~ The Importance of Color Calibrating Your Display ~ Apple Cinema Displays Are Proof Perfect ~ Displaying Images in Print ~ Printer Types ]
• Chapter 3: Understanding Resolution [ Demystifying Resolution ~ Learning About Pixels ~ Learning About Bit Depth ~ How Resolution Measurement Changes from Device to Device ~ Mapping Resolution from Camera to Printer ~ Camera Resolution ~ Display Resolution ~ About the Differences Between CRT and Flat-Panel Display ~ Printer Resolution ~ Calculating Color and Understanding Floating Point ~ Learning About Bit Depth and Quantization ~ Learning About the Relationship Between Floating Point ~ Understanding How Aperture Uses Floating Point ]

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