Name: Nikon D90 Digital Field Guide By J. Dennis Thomas
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Nikon D90 Digital Field Guide by J. Dennis Thomas

The essential, full-color guide to the Nikon D90--one of the first DSLRs to create high-definition movie clips Boasting a 3-inch high-resolution LCD screen, 11-point autofocus, and 12.3 megapixels, the Nikon D90 is packed with extraordinary potential for under $1,300 for the body and lens. This new Digital Field Guide helps photographers take their pictures to the next level, offering full-color example photographs and step-by-step techniques for taking great portraits, candids, sports shots, travel photos, and more. The book also includes valuable guidance on the new D-Movie feature, which allows users to create their own high-definition video clips, and offers coverage of everything from choosing lenses and using camera features and functions to adjusting white balance, autofocus, and exposure. J. Dennis Thomas (Austin, TX) is a freelance photographer who has won numerous awards for both his film and digital photography. He is the author of five Digital Field Guides and his work has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers. His blog is deadsailorproductions.blogspot.com.

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"...offering explanations and techniques that go beyond the basic...The chapter on lighting, in particular, is rather good." (Amateur Photographer, July 18th 2009)

About J. Dennis Thomas

J. Dennis Thomas is a professional photographer and author based in Austin, TX. He owns Dead Sailor Productions and has photographed for many notable clients. He has authored seven Digital Field Guides and has published articles in national photography magazines.

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Quick Tour. Selecting a Shooting Mode. Focusing. Using the Playback Mode. Downloading Images. Part I: Using the Nikon D90. Chapter 1: Exploring the Nikon D90. Key Components of the D90. Top of the camera. Back of the camera. Front of the camera. Sides and bottom of camera. D90 CMOS Sensor. From analog to digital. CMOS versus CCD. Pixels. Viewfi nder Display. Control Panel. Shooting Info Display. Chapter 2: Nikon D90 Essentials. Exposure Modes. Programmed Auto. Aperture Priority. Shutter Priority. Manual. Scene Modes. Release Modes. Metering Modes. Matrix metering. Center-weighted metering. Spot metering. Focus Modes. How the D90 autofocus works. AF-C mode. AF-S mode. AF-A mode. Manual mode. Autofocus Area Modes. Single Point AF mode. Dynamic Area AF mode. 3D Tracking mode. Auto Area AF. ISO Sensitivity. Auto ISO. Noise reduction. White Balance. What is Kelvin? White balance settings. Picture Controls. Original Picture Controls. Custom Picture Controls. JPEG. Image Size. Image Quality. NEF Files. Live View. Chapter 3: Using the Nikon D90 Menus. Playback Menu. Delete. Hide image. Display mode. Image review. Rotate tall. Pictmotion. Slide show. Print set (DPOF). Shooting Menu. Set Picture Control. Manage Picture Control. Image quality. Image size. White balance. ISO sensitivity settings. Active D-Lighting. Color space. Long exp. NR. High ISO NR. Active folder. Multiple exposure. Movie settings. Custom Setting Menu. Reset custom settings. CSM a Autofocus. CSM b Metering/exposure. CSM c Timers/AE lock. CSM d Shooting/display. CSM e Bracketing/flash. CSM f Controls. Setup Menu. Format memory card. LCD brightness. Clean image sensor. Lock mirror up for cleaning. Video mode. HDMI. World time. Language. Image comment. Auto image rotation. Image Dust Off ref photo. Battery info. GPS. Firmware version. Retouch Menu. My Menu. Quick Settings Display. Part II: Capturing. Great Images with the Nikon D90. Chapter 4: Selecting and Using Lenses for the Nikon D90. Lens Compatibility. Wide-Angle and Ultrawide-Angle Lenses. When to use a wide-angle. lens. Understanding limitations. Midrange Zoom Lenses. Telephoto Lenses. Special-Purpose Lenses. Micro-Nikkor lenses. Defocus Control lenses. Fisheye lenses. Using Vibration Reduction Lenses. Chapter 5: Essential Photography Concepts. Exposure Review. Shutter speed. ISO. Aperture. Understanding Depth of Field. Rules of Composition. Keep it simple. The Rule of Thirds. Leading lines and S-curves. Helpful hints. Lighting Essentials. Hard light. Soft light. Chapter 6: Working with Light. Natural Light. D90 Flash Basics. Guide Number. Aperture. Distance. Guide Number/ Distance = Aperture. Flash Exposure Modes. i-TTL mode. Manual mode. Auto mode. Auto Aperture mode. Guide Number Distance Priority mode. Repeating Flash mode. Flash Sync Modes. Sync speed. Front-Curtain Sync mode. Red-Eye Reduction mode. Slow Sync mode. Rear-Curtain Sync mode. Flash Exposure Compensation. Fill Flash. Bounce Flash. Nikon Creative Lighting System Basics. Understanding the Creative Lighting System. Speedlights. Using the Built-In Speedlight. Strobes and Monolights. Continuous Lighting. Incandescent and halogen. Fluorescent. HMI. Light Modifiers. Umbrellas. Softboxes. Diff usion panels. Other light modifiers. Chapter 7: D-Movie. About Video. Progressive versus interlaced. Frame rate. Shutter. Setting up D-Movie. Recording. Tricks, Tips, and Workarounds. Video-Editing Software. Chapter 8: Advanced Shooting Techniques. Action and Sports Photography. Inspiration. Action and sports photography practice. Action and sports photography tips. Architectural Photography. Inspiration. Architectural photography practice. Architectural photography tips. Concert Photography. Inspiration. Concert photography practice. Concert photography tips. Landscape and Nature Photography. Inspiration. Landscape photography practice. Landscape photography tips. Macro Photography. Inspiration. Macro photography practice. Macro photography tips. Night Photography. Inspiration. Night photography practice. Night photography tips. Pet Photography. Inspiration. Pet photography practice. Pet photography tips. Portrait Photography. Studio considerations. Portrait lighting patterns. Posing and composition considerations. Indoor. Outdoor. Portrait photography practice. Portrait photography tips. Still-Life and Product Photography. Inspiration. Still-life and product photography practice. Still-life and product photography tips. Chapter 9: Viewing, Downloading, and In-Cameran Editing. Viewing Your Images. Downloading Images. Using Nikon Transfer. Transferring your images. Using the Retouch Menu Options. D-Lighting. Red-Eye correction. Trim. Monochrome. Filter effects. Color balance. Small picture. Image overlay. NEF processing. Quick retouch. Straighten. Distortion control. Fisheye. Side-by-side comparison. Part III: Appendixes. Appendix A: Accessories. MB-D80 Battery Grip. ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control. MC-DC2 Remote Cord. GP-1 GPS Unit. Tripods. When to use a tripod. Which tripod is right for you? Camera Bags and Cases. Glossary. Index.

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GOR001931790

ISBN 13

9780470449929

ISBN 10

0470449926

Title

Nikon D90 Digital Field Guide by J. Dennis Thomas

Author

J. Dennis Thomas

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Used - Very Good

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John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Year published

2009-01-27

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304

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Nikon D90 Digital Field Guide J. Dennis Thomas

Nikon D90 Digital Field Guide by J. Dennis Thomas

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