Digital Photography Made Easy

By DJ j Pope

This is a non-fiction informational and educational masterpiece about the world of digital photography. In this book you will first learn the history of photography from film to digital. Then you will learn all the secrets, tips, tricks and tools of the trade to become a master photographer. We live in the digital age now and this book explains

• Language: English
• Publisher: DJPIXATL
• Release date: Aug 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088102855

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Introduction

Photographs: our global language.

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e require photographers for the purpose of organizing the world's chaos into images that offer order to the confusion of life. Photographers are the observers and artists who can capture the chaos and beauty that surrounds us.

Without a doubt, photography draws our attention to things we overlook in our daily lives, as well as events and individuals far away from our tiny corner of the globe. We know what we know uniquely and better when they lead our eyes as well as hearts with honesty and clarity. Photographers teach us to look twice—and twice as hard—and to examine the world through their eyes. The individuals who comprise today's dynamic photographic community serve as our eyes and ears around the world. They educate, inspire, astound, and place our world in the larger framework of history, whether they are recognized artists and journalists or enthusiastic rising voices.

However, photographers face significant challenges, including declining sales, greater competition, and a shaky faith in their purpose to enlighten. Too frequently, those circumstances can cause those of us in the photography and photo editing communities to lose track of what motivates us. This is when this book comes into play.

I know you're here because you're passionate about photography. That is why you are ready to endure your fears of a lack of ability, failure in the industry, or lack of motivation. Photography is a passion because it communicates. When I found and later mastered the photographic visual language, I realized that it could enlighten, educate, and move people all over the world without the requirement for a common spoken language. So I completely understand your fears. However, your issue is resolvable. When well-composed, edited, and generally understood, anyone, even you, can learn how to produce a good photo story.

I have faith in light. Photography is about light. The world's boldest and most gifted photojournalists frequently shine that light into the darkest of corners. I've been privileged to sponsor and publish several of their works. For as long as I am able, I aim to continue fostering, encouraging, supporting, cajoling, assisting, advising, appreciating, honoring, and funding for professional photojournalism. I believe in its strength. You, too, believe in it, which is why you bought this book. You simply need a little push, and fortunately, these chapters can assist you.

To generate fascinating and artistically pleasing images, you must first understand the fundamentals of digital photography. You have rules to follow (which, of course, can be disobeyed once you grasp them), choices to make, and tactics and tools to use to get the job done. When you combine all of these elements, your images gain purpose and significance.

You can create stunning images wherever you are and in all conditions once you understand why certain shots seem better compared to others and more successfully communicate their tales. You can approach any scene in a variety of ways, and each photographer will do so uniquely. You want to approach a scene with the assurance of someone who understands how to create beautiful photographs and enjoys doing so.

Whether you're a beginner, a pro, a semi pro, a hobbyist, a scrapbooker, a tourist, an artist, or someone who just got a camera as a present, learning more about digital photography will improve your photos. After all, if you're going to take photos, they might as well be good ones.

Digital photography is a broad field with many conflicting theories and systems of thinking. When it comes to determining what is most important in generating beautiful compositions, many photographers have opposing viewpoints. Some believe that adhering to the guidelines is crucial, while others believe that breaking the rules is necessary to be distinctive. In this book, I will go over guidelines thoroughly (since knowing the rules is essential for properly breaking them). I will also do my best to provide you with the information you need to know for when to follow the rules and when to trust your instincts. This book contains knowledge that covers digital photography fundamentals from every viewpoint. Each chapter in this book contains useful information that might help you recognize potential in what you're photography and capture that potential with your camera. Combining concepts from several chapters will make you a more dynamic photographer, but you may also tackle one chapter at a time, focusing on one skill or method until you're inspired to broaden your photography portfolio.

Finally, you decide what constitutes good composition. Use this book to incorporate new concepts into your innovative thought process, improve your decision-making skills, and comprehend the technical facts required to attain the desired results.

Chapter 1:

The World of Digital Photography

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ou are lucky to be a member of this revolution that lasts for decades: the digital image revolution. This isn't a passing fad that will fade away. In reality, on September 10, 2003, Kodak, the world's largest film company, announced that it would no longer invest in the development of classic film technology (Albright, 2017). The corporation that single-handedly invented photography recognized the trend away from film. Kodak, which has profited tens of billions of dollars for over a century, admitted in a single statement that film, its cash cow, is no longer a growing company. Thankfully, something more fascinating has taken its place: digital!

This chapter will introduce you to digital photography, a fairly young hobby. Read on to find out how you may start capturing and printing digital photos almost immediately without depleting your savings account. The remainder of this book will teach you how to take better photos, import them, and fix them before printing.

Digital photography has now become the norm. The majority of cameras sold today are digital. Except for a few niche uses, analog photography is on its way out. But exactly what is digital photography? In what ways does it outperform analog photography? How did it achieve such dominance?

Every form of photography captures an image by focusing light reflected from something in the world through a lens and recording that image in a medium. The medium of old-fashioned analog photography was a film with light-sensitive chemicals that dimmed or changed color when exposed to light. After processing the film in a darkroom with different compounds, the image appeared in a negative—with the colors inverted—and then light was beamed through the film onto light-sensitive paper, which was then subjected to chemicals to generate a print. The procedure was time-consuming and involved numerous stages where errors were conceivable. It was costly in terms of both materials and labor, but it was the only means to take, process, and preserve images until the introduction of digital photography.

Instead of this analog method, digital photography focuses the light from the lens onto an array of electronic light sensors connected to a computer processing chip to create a digital image that is then stored in digital memory. The saved image can be viewed immediately on the camera's screen, sent to other equipment for storage or additional processing, and digitally shared on the internet, providing significant advantages over analog photography.

There is no risk of losing images due to unintentionally exposing film or making a mistake in the processing process that permanently damages the photograph. In contrast to waiting hours or days for the results, you may see the consequences of your efforts immediately and know if you need to retake a photo. There is no waiting time for the images to be processed. That means you don't have to take as many photographs to be pretty certain of a nice one, but every photo you take costs almost nothing—no film, no developing chemicals, no printing paper, and no slide materials. By making the process more productive and less wasteful, digital photography saves both time and money.

A digital photograph may be perfectly duplicated, whereas analog photographs lose fidelity the more copies of copies are generated. Digital images are captured in the exact format required for digital publication or use in a graphic design program. Switching from one medium to another requires no guesswork, no wondering how a shot that looks terrific in an eight by ten glossy would show on paper.

What Do You Mean When You Say Digital Photography?

Instead of employing silver and light-sensitive dyes like film, integrated circuits that are sensitive to light store images as a grid of pixels in digital photography. CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensors or CCDs are the names given to these integrated circuits (charge-coupled devices). These circuits serve as the foundation of digital cameras. To put it another way, everything revolves around these chips, which record light and then convert it into ones and zeros. When a CCD is charged with energy, the sensors inside the CCD become light sensitive. The CCD chip is composed of millions of detectors that can record light in the same